Pick-Up Dinners
Pre-Order Online for Pickup WEDs & FRIs
Every week different guest chefs prepare prix-fixe dinners for 2 or 4.
Your food is packed up warm and ready for you to pick it up at our front window
An “open mic night” for culinary talent
Every WED & FRI, The Depanneur invites guest cooks, amateur or professional, are invited to make their favourite food.
Pick-Up Dinners are prepared by a ever-changing lineup of guest cooks, with a unique menu every week.
Meals are typically a minimum of 3 courses – appetizer, main & dessert – and are available for 2 ($48) or 4 ($90).
Meal are pre-ordered online up to 10pm the night before the scheduled event, and are picked up at the front window between 6-7:30pm.
Wherever possible, we provide vegetarian, vegan and/or gluten-free options. Check event listings for menu details.
NOTE: Pick-Up Dinners occasionally sell out early
Pay It Forward
Help bring fresh meals to a local women’s shelter
Pay It Forward donations can be made when you order one of our Pick Up Dinners. Donations are doubled by The Dep and paid to our guest cooks, who then produce additional meals that are dropped off at Fatima House, a new women’s shelter around the corner from The Dep.
“No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop
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 Pick-Up Dinner at The Depanneur, click here to learn more.
Upcoming Pick Up Dinners at The Dep
Upcoming Events › Drop-In Dinner
October 2021
PICK-UP DINNER: Flavours of Damascus by Syrian Sisters
Pre-order online until THU Oct 21, 10pm Pick up on FRI Oct 22, 6-7:30pm In early 2016, shortly after hundreds of Syrian refugee families arrived in Toronto, The Depanneur reached out with an invitation to share our kitchen. From that small gesture of hospitality emerged Newcomer Kitchen, which evolved into a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating social and economic opportunities for newcomer women while enriching the culinary landscape of our city. Now, 5 years and thousands of meals later, a…
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PICK-UP DINNER: Dia de los Muertos by Erika Araujo
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a two-day festival that takes place every November 1 and 2. Although most strongly identified with Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Latin America and in many places with a Latino population. Dia de los Muertos has its origins in both Aztec tradition and Catholic observance of All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2). Although trick-or-treating has become more common on Dia de los Muertos, the holiday actually has nothing to do with Halloween, which is a Northern European tradition. Dia de los Muertos celebrates death as a part of the human experience. Tradition holds that the dead would be offended by grieving and sadness, so festivities honor them with laughter and joy. Join Chef Erika Araujo for a meal that welcomes you to celebrate the flavours and traditions of authentic Mexican cuisine.
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PICK-UP DINNER: Enak Sekali by NaiNai
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a two-day festival that takes place every November 1 and 2. Although most strongly identified with Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Latin America and in many places with a Latino population. Dia de los Muertos has its origins in both Aztec tradition and Catholic observance of All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2). Although trick-or-treating has become more common on Dia de los Muertos, the holiday actually has nothing to do with Halloween, which is a Northern European tradition. Dia de los Muertos celebrates death as a part of the human experience. Tradition holds that the dead would be offended by grieving and sadness, so festivities honor them with laughter and joy. Join Chef Erika Araujo for a meal that welcomes you to celebrate the flavours and traditions of authentic Mexican cuisine.
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