An “open mic night” for culinary talent
Every week guest cooks, amateur or professional, are invited to The Dep to make their favourite food. In June & July, Drop-In Dinners are on Wednesday nights.
Drop-In Dinners are prepared by a ever-changing lineup of guest cooks, with a unique menu every week. With main courses priced around $10-$14, Drop-In Dinners start at 6pm, and are served first-come, first-served until we sell out, or until around 9pm. No reservations are needed (or taken) – just “drop in”. Seating is at one of the two big tables or at the window counters. Dinners can also be ordered to-go, and you’re welcome to bring your own containers if you like.
Wherever possible, we provide vegetarian, vegan and/or gluten-free options. Check event listings for menu details.
The Dep is not licensed and these events are not BYOB.
NOTE: Drop-In Dinners occasionally sell out before 9pm
We’re always looking for enterprising foodies who’d like to cook for a crowd and make a bit of extra cash. If you’d like to do a Drop-In Dinner at The Depanneur, click here to learn more.
Upcoming Drop-In Dinners at The Dep
Upcoming Events › Drop-In Dinner
September 2019
DROP-IN DINNER: Jump Up Soup by Greg Couillard
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 tropical heat that crashed through the stolid grey of downtown Toronto much like Greg's cooking would do to the restaurant scene in the decades that…
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DROP-IN DINNER: Vegan Summer BBQ with Emily Zimmerman
Emily Zimmerman, The Dep’s favourite vegan maven is back in the kitchen serving up some of her fabulous plant-based goodness with this bbq-inspired late summer meal. "The menu is inspired by all the menu requests I field at my day-job that truly bring home what a multicultural city this is, the way we live to share food together, and a bit of a greatest-hits of Vegan night at the Dep." — Emily Z ----- Chilled Avocado-Cucumber Soup $6 garnished with…
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DROP-IN DINNER: Italian Favourites by Riley Stadnik
"I love cheese. There I said it. I also love meat. Said it again. My secrets are out. There is so much potential with these ingredients and they can lead you in so many different directions that all the possibilities excite me to no end. These dishes from start to finish show off the way in which cheese and meat can shine." —Riley Stadnik Riley Stadnik has been cooking professionally all through his twenties and has fallen deeply in love…
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