Over the last decade Chef Michael Kirkwood has developed an expressive and adventurous approach to cooking, using fresh, local and artisanal ingredients to explore the possibilities of contemporary Canadian cuisine. This elegant menu is a selection of local and seasonal ingredients put together with the skill and sophistication one would expect from a veteran of […]
In this class, Monique Creary will teach you the secrets of quick and easy white sauce — also known as béchamel sauce — one of the five "mother sauces" of French cuisine. This sauce can be used as a base for a variety of dishes. This hands-on class will introduce you to the technique of […]
One the highlights of the local food year is finally upon us — the arrival of gorgeous, vine-ripe heirloom tomatoes — an annual reminder of just how amazing tomatoes can actually be. Bred for taste, not for transport; sweet, juicy and bursting with flavour, these are the multicoloured beauties that have never seen the inside […]
Every Wednesday - Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman Savoury "sausage" patties made with lentils and okara (a natural by-product of organic tofu making), with golden squash and buckwheat dumplings, served with a side of braised local greens brassica mix and tangy sorrel. $12 (tax-in) #vegan #GF Pay What You Can after 7:30 Dessert: Wild blueberry […]
Feature Cooks for September: Seema Omar & Amreen Omar of Bombay Street Food Last year sisters-in-law Seema & Amreen Omar founded Bombay Street Food, bringing to Toronto some of the amazing variety of traditional street foods found in Bombay (Mumbai). Not only are all their dishes, from the chutney to masala blends, homemade and authentic […]
By popular demand, Chef Vanesha Khadaroo is bringing back more of her authentic Mauritian food — a flavourful fusion of East Indian, African and Chinese influences with distinctive French and English twists — for another fun Drop-In Dinner. Tonight is also the official kick off an exciting new collaboration between La Marmite Mauricienne (The Mauritian Pot) […]
Sorry, but unfortunately this event has been cancelled. Join Jasmin Melissa Taylor for a lovely early Fall dinner that reflects her Jamaican roots and the exciting flavours of her pan-Caribbean travels, and revels in the season's delicious abundance of fresh, seasonal ingredients. Squash Ginger Soup puree of fresh butternut squash with ginger, caramelized onions, and […]
SORRY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. With an unprecedented rise in Celiac diagnoses and a growing awareness of the impacts of the modern Western diet on our overall well-being, more and more people are looking at ways to reduce or eliminate gluten from their diets. But navigating nutritional claims, ingredient labels and restaurant […]
I just love a great pulled pork sandwich. Slowly braised for 6 hours with apple cider and smoky chipotle peppers, pork shoulder transforms into a juicy, succulent pile of tender meat. Dressed with some tangy & spicy homemade BBQ sauce and piled on a fresh bun with cool creamy coleslaw, with a crunchy pickle and […]
Every Wednesday - Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman Catania, an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, is the birthplace of this most iconic of all Sicilian dishes — Pasta alla Norma — supposedly named for the opera Norma by Sicilian-born composer Vincenzo Bellini. Thick-cut chunks of roasted eggplant share […]
