There is no surer sign of spring than the first crops of fresh local veggies like fiddleheads, rhubarb, young radishes and baby carrots beginning to pop up all over the city. How to savour these fleeting delicacies for more than just a few brief weeks? By preserving them, of course! Join Christine Manning of Manning […]
Jiggs Dinner (also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner), is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in and around Newfoundland. Variations can be found all around the North Atlantic, from the New England Boiled Dinner, to Irish Corned Beef & Cabbage, to Portuguese Cozido. Jiggs was the Irish central character in a […]
Fogo Island, Newfoundland, is the most north-eastern point of the most north-eastern province in Canada. It's so remote, wild and ruggedly beautiful there, that it feels like you've arrived at the edge of the Earth. Once a thriving fishing outport, Fogo Island saw its population decimated by the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery in […]
Every Wednesday - Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman As the signs of spring are budding, Emily’s making everyone a tasty and timely pizza primavera, traditionally a colourful dish, saturated with herbed tomatoes, yellow peppers, roasted eggplant "anchovies", plus a ramp and spinach pesto. Each plate comes with an arugula, cannellini bean and mushroom salad on […]
A great nut loaf is a truly lovely, if rare creature. Like it's meatloaf cousin, when done right it is a comfort food classic; hearty and warming, tender and delicious. Scott Graham makes a traditional nut roast full of hazelnuts and chestnuts, flecked with aromatic thyme and sage, along with parsnips and sweet potatoes for […]
Artisanal ghee maker Lee Dares of Lee's Ghee returns to the Dep for an intimate Supper Club inspired by her favourite dishes encountered in her travels through India. The meal will be served on banana leaves, and eating with your hands is encouraged! ----- Veggie Samosas Inspired by an amazing restaurant in Hampi in the […]
Join Millennium Kids for a $1.75 supper to raise awareness of Canada's promise to eradicate extreme poverty through the UN Millennium Development Goals. Local youth activism group Millennium Kids is hosting a $1.75 burrito sale at The Depanneur to raise awareness about hunger, poverty and food security issues, and to help raise funds for Make […]
The Depanneur will be closed tonight for a private event.
Defining truly "Canadian" culinary experiences has always been a bit challenging, but anyone who's ever been out for a night of drinking in Halifax knows that what goes down at "Pizza Corner" is about as Haligonian as it gets. A relative of the Greek gyro or Turkish döner - a classic street food that can […]
Sheryl Kirby discusses Canadian foodways and their representation in long-form Canadian food writing (especially essays and fiction), particularly the lack of voices for immigrant and immigrant food stories. Sheryl Kirby is a food writer and editor. She ran the popular Toronto online food magazine TasteTO, and has written for publications such as NOW Magazine, The […]
