Spend an evening with one of Toronto's culinary icons, learn some fabulous new recipes and end with a lovely summer meal. This intimate, hands-on workshop will feature one of Greg's most famous recipes, Jump Up Soup, probably as close as Toronto has ever come to having a signature dish (Loblaws even tried to package it). […]
Fresh, local & organic cauliflowers get marinated in tandoori masala before roasting to bring out their delightful flavour, served with lemon and a bright mint and coriander chutney. Rainbow chard, onions, garlic, ginger and spices are cooked down to a rich, dark green "saag"-style sauce covering chunks of creamy tofu "paneer" that have been seared […]
Chicken breast poached in sake & ginger is shredded and tossed with crispy blanched Ontario green beans, toasted walnuts and a creamy hoisin mayo. Served cool alongside warm gingered jasmine rice and a crunchy carrot salad. (Gluten-free) $12 Pay What You Can after 7:30 Quinn Cruise is a newly-minted professional cook, fresh from the 2012 […]
Emily revels in the amazing local tomatoes coming to market with this fresh heirloom tomato and basil salad, accompanied by grilled organic tofu in a smoky, savoury lapsang souchong tea marinade. Served with grilled baguette. $12 (Vegan; gluten-free options) SOUP: Sweet Ontario Corn Chowder $3 DESSERT: Stone Fruit Cobbler $4 Emily Zimmerman is the lady […]
There was such an overwhelming response to our recent workshop featuring Greg Couillard's signature Jump Up Soup — the class was sold out, and many people expressed their disappointment at not being able to try this iconic Toronto dish — that Greg has offered to do a special Drop-In Dinner featuring it. Based on a […]
Recently arrived from Spain, German Huici & Ana Guerra are the creative forces behind Ajoblanco, a new culinary project that aims to share a deep love of market-fresh, Mediterranean-inspired cooking with the people of Toronto. This dinner brings the vibrant flavours of the traditional Spanish kitchen to The Depanneur. De picoteo (To nibble) Espárragos verdes […]
Chef Daniel Henderson trained in Japan and on the Canadian West coast, and has spent the last 7 of his 16 years as a chef focussing on sushi. But watching him prepare 1800+ innovative maki rolls for CraveTO was more than enough to impress me with his skill and knowledge of the art of Sushi. […]
We are at the peak of the local veggie season, so let's celebrate with a colourful and satisfying salad chock full of goodies. Start with fresh, local and organic red & green lettuces, add cherry tomatoes, a bit of purple onion, creamy avocado, fresh herbs and some toasted pepitas. Then top with slices of roast […]
Quinn gets inspired by Thai flavours with this tasty dinner of seared chicken thighs in a sweet, garlicky soy glaze, topped with chili, Thai basil and purple shiso leaf. Served with a tangy Som Tam slaw, grilled corn on the cob with miso butter, and brown jasmine rice. $12 (tax-in) (Veg'n & Gluten-free options) Pay […]
Kedgeree is one of the classic Anglo-Indian recipes, a curried rice dish somewhere between a biryani and a fried rice. Emily swaps out the traditional smoked fish for the fantastic flavour of fresh lobster mushrooms which are enjoying their brief season right now. Served with grilled summer veggie kebabs with your choice of tofu 'duck' […]
