A Night of Polish & Ukrainian Food, Music & Culture In Eastern European culture, food & music are deeply intertwined, with folksongs filling kitchens as much as the welcoming smells of simmering soups and stews. Maria Rozynska grew up in a Polish & Ukrainian household, and tonight she will be sharing several favourite traditional dishes […]
Anatolia, the region that is now largely the modern country of Turkey, has a Levantine culinary tradition stretching back to the very birth of modern Western civilization. From the 14th up until the early 20th centuries the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul), developed a sophisticated and aristocratic cuisine based on ingredients and influences […]
“The future of gastronomy is being cooked up in Peru.” — Ferran Adria Renowned for its remarkable diversity, Peruvian gastronomy boasts distinctive fusions of Asian, European, African and Indigenous cuisine with a variety of unique ingredients from the jungles of the Amazon, fertile valleys of the Andes and vast coastlines of the Pacific. For this […]
The Dep’s 4th annual Drag Valentine’s with the ever-fabulous Mikiki Make the most of your VD with a haute-trash menu that celebrates the sickly indulgences of meaningful, sustained loving intimate partnerships. Join recently UNSINGLE drag queen Mikiki to throw caution to the wind and dive headfirst into the unmitigated highs and medicated lows of True […]
With Live Music by The Sonny Balcones France has long been associated with love and romance, and its food, music and joie de vivre are all part of the celebration of La Saint-Valentin. Chef Chantal Véchambre has put together a selection of classic (and not so classic) dishes inspired by this romantic notion for a […]
Chinese cuisine in Canada may have come a long way since the days of sweet-and-sour chicken balls, but astonishing breadth and depth of Chinese regional cuisine (estimated at nearly 80,000 dishes!) means that there are countless dishes that we rarely if ever see in local restaurants. Cheng Feng, originally from the province of Guangxi, found […]
For centuries, small, traditional Bosnian storefront restaurants known as Aščinicas have been making and serving family-style meals for sharing. These “small dishes with a spoon” showcase the diversity and depth of rustic Bosnian comfort foods. Tonight Ksenija “The Boz” Hotic will share with you a true taste of old Sarajevo. The evening will be accompanied […]
Portuguese gastronomy includes influences of Asian, European, African, South American and Indian cuisine with a bountiful supply of unique ingredients. All these influences inspired Chefs Annalisa Lattavo and Ryan da Silva of Black Ovis to explore Ryan's background and co-create an elegant dinner exploring traditional Portuguese dishes in a new light. Using techniques honed in […]
This is a story from East to West… A girl born in a small village in Eastern Turkey and grew up on the Western coast near a beautiful seashore; who grew up at the gateway to Asia, and moved to Canada to share her passion for the traditional culinary culture of her home country. The […]
This is a story from East to West… A girl born in a small village in Eastern Turkey and grew up on the Western coast near a beautiful seashore; who grew up at the gateway to Asia, and moved to Canada to share her passion for the traditional culinary culture of her home country. The […]
