A veteran food entrepreneur and food historian, Abeda will be talking about legacy of the spice trade and its influence on culinary history. "Spice — the very word conjures up visions of exotic places and tastes. For a very long time spices were rare and exotic, sought in far-flung parts of Asia, Africa, and South […]
Mansaf منسف In Canada, the most famous meal for a big holiday family gathering like Thanksgiving would probably be a roast turkey with all the trimmings; in parts of the Middle East, this would be Mansaf. In Jordan, where many people consider this their national dish, it is traditionally made with lamb and rice covered […]
Despite being such an incredible food city, Toronto does not have much in the way of unique, signature dishes. I hereby nominate Chef Greg Couillard's Jump Up Soup as one. For a time this was probably Toronto's most famous dish, inspired by the first Caribana Parade in 1967 - a riot of colour, music and […]
The classic Thanksgiving Dinner: juicy turkey with stuffing and all the fixings, roasted fall vegetables, potatoes and gravy, pumpking pie... There's a lot of reasons that it is a much loved tradtion. But it is a LOT of work, and only rarely does it really live up to its full potential. Well this year, why […]
An all-day cooking workshop on Thanksgiving Monday! Back in the spring, The Depanneur reached out to the Syrian newcomer community and has been delighting in the delicious results ever since. Our Newcomer Kitchen project has become something of a local sensation, serving up 50 meals of traditional Syrian home cooking every week. In that time, […]
El Rgaga (الرقاقه أو المكامير) El Rgaga (aka Al Makameer) is a traditional dish from the countryside around Daraa, a city in the southwest of Syria near the border with Jordan. When there is a big occasion with many guests, groups of neighbourhood women get together and make a big batch. Many layers of thinly […]
Winter is coming and so we all need some comfort food, stat! Carole Nelson Brown from The Yum Yum Factor is back with a decadent menu that will make the dropping temperatures just a little easier to take. Swiss fondue meets mac and cheese for your main course of Fondue Mac with a crispy topping […]
Indian spices are so much more than just “spicy” — in fact, Indian food did not use chili peppers until after the 16th century, when Portuguese traders brought them to their outpost at Goa. The ancient and rich culinary tradition of the South Asian subcontinent boasts an incredible array of spices that are used in […]
Dawood Basha (داوود باشا) Meatballs in tomato sauce; from Italian Polpette to Indian Kofta, nearly every cuisine has some variation of this delicious comfort food staple. In Syria, this dish inherited the name of an Ottoman governor (“pasha”, or “basha” in Arabic, which does not have the letter “p”), Daoud, who administered Mt. Lebanon in […]
Join vegan comfort food maven Emily Zimmerman for a night of old-school Jewish deli flavours with a new-school vegan twist. Mushroom and barley soup $4 Vegan Ruben Sandwich House-made, thin-sliced, peppercorn seitan roast, with our own thousand island dressing and your choice of sauerkraut or kimchi on dark rye bread, Russian potato salad on the […]
