Join Melanie Coates (aka BEEGrrl) to welcome in Spring with a talk about the Birds and the Bees… Over ten years ago, Melanie, along with Chef David Garcelon, were the first in the world to install an urban apiary on the roof of a city centre hotel, at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York, where Melanie remains […]
Musakhan مسخن Over the last 60 years, many people from the Palestinian diaspora have found their way to Syria, bringing elements of their food and culture with them. Musakhan is a traditional Palestinian dish that has become very popular in Syria, especially in the South. Very thin sheets of “taboon” flat bread are filled with […]
All around the world, muslims are celebration the month of Ramadan with fasting, prayers and fabulous late-night meals known as the ifthar ("break-fast"). Chef Mary Freij, drawing on her Palestinian and Lebanese heritage, has put together a delicious menu of Middle Eastern dishes that would be at home on many an Ifthar table. Join us for […]
Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad; an annual event regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. During Ramadan, fasting begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of Suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with the evening meal […]
This menu celebrates Chef Joachim Hayward’s favourite season, and some of the wonderful produce, flavours, and smells that springtime evokes — freshly shucked peas from the pod, the first strawberries of the season, roast spring lamb and elderflowers — an evocation of the adage "What grows together, goes together". A collection of fresh spring ingredients […]
2ND NIGHT ADDED! Monday, June 11, 2018 Elegant and photogenic French macarons have become one of the most popular dessert trends of late, but they have been made in Europe, in one form or another, for centuries. French pâtisserie Ladurée has sometimes been credited with helping Parisian-style macarons become so popular in recent decades. With […]
SOLD OUT — 3rd Night Added Tuesday, Jun 12 Elegant and photogenic French macarons have become one of the most popular dessert trends of late, but they have been made in Europe, in one form or another, for centuries. French pâtisserie Ladurée has sometimes been credited with helping Parisian-style macarons become so popular in recent […]
3rd NIGHT ADDED! Elegant and photogenic French macarons have become one of the most popular dessert trends of late, but they have been made in Europe, in one form or another, for centuries. French pâtisserie Ladurée has sometimes been credited with helping Parisian-style macarons become so popular in recent decades. With their beautiful colours, delicate, […]
Mosakett Batinjan bil Lahmeh مسقعة باذنجان باللحمة Eggplants and tomatoes are at the heart of many wonderful Levantine dishes. This dish, a flavourful eggplant stew with green peppers, chickpeas and beef meatballs is a relative of Greek Moussaka or Lebanese Maghmour. The vegetarian version of this dish is equally popular throughout Syria and Lebanon. […]
A seaside picnic with friends and family is long-standing Mauritian tradition. A mini bus jammed full of friends and family, snacking on finger food (gonaz), playing music and singing on the way to the beach is the stuff of cherished memories. Marie Melanie Anthony brings some of her favourite flavours of Mauritius to the Dep with […]
