For over a decade, The Depanneur hosted thousands of unique Drop-In Dinners, Cooking Classes, Table Talks, and Supper Clubs. The Dep was also the birthplace of Newcomer Kitchen, a non-profit social enterprise that helped create social and economic opportunities for Syrian refugee women through food-based projects.
In 2022 The Depanneur will be exploring new ways to celebrate the incredible diversity of culinary talent we have in Toronto. You can keep abreast of our latest developments and new collaborations via our email newsletter, (subscribe here), or on our Facebook or Instagram pages.
The Depanneur + The Bentway: Communal Table 2022, Jun 16 – Aug 28
The Depanneur and The Bentway are back this summer for a 4th year of diverse and delicious food events. The 2022 Communal Table series is bigger and better than ever, with 20 events running June 16 to Aug 23.
⚠️ NEW DATES: Picnics are now on Sundays ⚠️
THURSDAY nights sit-down Communal Dinners take place at Strachan Gate at The Bentway, and SUNDAY nights are take-away Communal Picnics at The Bentway Studio at Canoe Landing, both featuring some of your favourite Depanneur cooks showcasing flavours from all over the world.
As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering inclusion and accessibility, we will once again be sponsoring a Pay It Forward donation program to help provide fresh meals to The Spadina-Fort York Community Care Program which will be distributed to those in need in the community.
Check out upcoming events details and menus:
August 2022
COMMUNAL DINNER: Indonesian Rijsttafel | Elita Rocka
Dutch for “rice table,” rijsttafel is part of the Dutch-Indonesian colonial heritage, a meal for festive occasions to be enjoyed with family or friends. It consists of serving many small Indonesian dishes, revolving around rice, to be shared with the whole table. Tonight Chef Elita from Nai Nai Indonesian Food curates an exquisite selection of the diverse and delicious dishes from Indonesia’s many cultures and culinary traditions.
Find out more »COMMUNAL PICNIC: Tibetan Picnic | TC Momo
Chef Candace — whose name is Nawatiin Kwe, meaning Calm Water Woman — is an Anishinaabe entrepreneur from Aundeck-Omni-Kaning on Mantoulin Island. Her passion for food started as a child, and continued to grow over the years as she helped prepare foods for lunches, events, and ceremonies in her community. An interest in wellness and nutrition, emerging from more than 10 years as a frontline worker, also informs her approach to sourcing and preparing healthy, local, seasonal foods. Chef Candace has prepared this meal to share with us, inspired by the traditional foods and connection to the land of her First Nation family.
Find out more »COMMUNAL DINNER: Seoul Food BBQ | Greg Couillard
Chef Greg Couillard is best known for his unique and eclectic mix of Caribbean, Asian, Latin, and Indian flavours and ingredients. He has forged a reputation as a fearless culinary innovator, a kind of supercollider of food ideas, smashing them together with incredible force, producing novel and exotic new dishes for lucky diners to marvel at. Chef Greg’s 30+ year culinary legacy has left an indelible impression on fine dining in Toronto, opening eyes, minds & palates to the incredible culinary diversity of our city. For this dinner, Greg casts his net across Asia, reeling in flavours from China, Thailand and Korea, and bringing it all to the table with his inimitable panache.
Find out more »COMMUNAL PICNIC: Mexican Picnic | Erika Araujo
Mexican culture has a profoundly long history, with settlements reaching back to 10,000 BCE, and a pre-Hispanic agricultural legacy contemporaneous with ancient Egyptians. This rich and ancient tradition, combined with centuries of Spanish colonial influence, has evolved into the full glory of contemporary Mexican cuisine. Tonight Chef Erika Araujo of Ixiim prepares a selection of classic Mexican dishes from, a colourful and flavourful picnic perfect for a warm summer night.
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