INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB by Taylor Parker and Matthew Anthony Knight-Barton

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Depanneur is proud to launch the Indigenous Food Lab, a new monthly residency with Chefs Taylor Parker and Matthew Knight-Barton, the duo behind The Dep's acclaimed and subversive Canada Day Supper Clubs. It is an honour and privilege to create a space where these chefs can combine their talents to explore the possibilities of an elevated, communal dining experience rooted in First Nations traditions. It is a laboratory to explore and experiment end experience a truly Canadian concept of terroir – the flavour of a place — a place to rediscover and redefine what Indigenous food means today.

$99.00

COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Breadmaking Intensive by Leo Baduria

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join artisanal baker Leo Baduria for a full-day, in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of great bread. You’ll learn how to make your own sourdough starter, and how to prepare different types of dough, using various grains and flours. There will be hands-on practice of the techniques to folding, kneading and shaping dough to make focaccia/fougasse, baguettes, boules, batards and brioches, including challah braids.

$159.00

SUPPER CLUB: Cenaduria Mexicana by Mariel González

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In Mexico, a cenaduria is a small, unassuming place most often run by a family, serving casual fare like pozole and tostadas. There are a countless number of these little spots, each one a repository of family recipes and local traditions, and every Mexican has their favourite ones for specific dishes. Tonight Mariel González of Catrina's Kitchen evokes the spirit of the cenaduria with a very special pozole recipe, passed down across multiple generations, along side a few other authentic specialities from her home state of Nayarit in western Mexico.

$79.00

SUPPER CLUB: Balkan Family Dinner by The Spicy Balkan

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

If you want to get close to the Balkan soul, you will most likely find it gathered around a table, sharing stories, laughter, and the flavours of home-cooked meals passed down through generations. For this event, Milka Subotic of The Spicy Balkan has curated a menu that features her family's homestyle recipes, showcasing the rich culinary traditions of the Balkans. We invite you to join us for a night of good food, great company, and the joy of sharing a rich and deep heritage. Whether you’re reminiscing about flavours from your own childhood or discovering these dishes for the first time, this family-style dinner promises to be a memorable experience.

$79.00

COOKING CLASS: The Ultimate Stuffed Cookies by Alan Zelcovitch

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The class will focus on stuffed cookies: what to put in them, how to create the fillings, and how to seal and bake them properly. You will learn the secrets of a really good cookie, ingredients and how they affect texture and flavour, and the signs of a perfectly baked cookie. Participants will make two types of dough: Chocolate Chip and Soft Sugar Cookie Dough, and then choose from a mouth-watering array of fillings like Lemon Curd, Brownie, Nutella, Peanut Butter, Cheesecake, Caramel, Pecan Pie andChocolate Ganache, as well as decorating techniques like sprinkle toppings and line glazes, to create their own unique cookie masterpieces.

$79.00

COOKING CLASS: Venezuelan Arepas by Luis Manuel Cordoba presented by AluCine

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mexico has its tacos, and Central America loves its pupusas, but in Venezuela and Colombia, it is all about the arepa. Although modern Colombians and Venezuelans eat arepas daily, they enjoy them somewhat differently; Colombians like them thinner and a bit sweeter, commonly made with only cheese or egg, whereas in Venezuela arepas are split open and piled high with a huge range of different fillings. In this workshop, we celebrate the Venezuelan arepa and two of its classic fillings: Pabellon and Reina Pepiada.

$59.00

SUPPER CLUB: Late Harvest by Chef Michael Kirkwood

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kazakh cuisine has been shaped by the nomadic history of its people and the harsh conditions of the arid, rocky steppes. Kazakhs developed a culinary traditions using preserved products that could be stored for long periods, such as smoked, dried, and salted meats, particularly horse and lamb, as well as fermented milk products like kumis and various dried cheeses. Their cuisine also incorporated influences of neighbouring cultures, such as the Uyghurs, Dungans, and Uzbeks. Today, modern Kazakh cuisine is a vibrant mix of traditional nomadic dishes and contemporary recipes adapted to local tastes. Tonight Zhanar Khamitova shares a quintessential Kazakh family meal showcasing the ingredients, traditions and spices of a cuisine seldom seen in Toronto’s food scene.

$85.00

COOKING CLASS: The Art of Challah by Alissa Kondogiannis

Challah — a golden, egg-enriched bread that is often braided, and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat or Jewish holidays — has adorned tables since biblical days. It is an easy, forgiving bread to make; a versatile yeasted dough that can be made sweet or savoury. Ideal for French toast and bread pudding, challah is also the perfect bread with dips like hummus, to mop up soups and stews or just to eat hot and tender, straight out of the oven. In this class, participants will learn how to make a quick, simple, and forgiving yeasted dough and the art braiding bread. Each participant will will make and braid their own challah to take home with them. In addition, there will be demo of shwarma-spiced roasted cauliflower and an easy to make hummus to be a shared as a light lunch with your oven-fresh challah. 

$79.00

INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB by Taylor Parker and Matthew Anthony Knight-Barton

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Depanneur is proud to launch the Indigenous Food Lab, a new monthly residency with Chefs Taylor Parker and Matthew Knight-Barton, the duo behind The Dep's acclaimed and subversive Canada Day Supper Clubs. It is an honour and privilege to create a space where these chefs can combine their talents to explore the possibilities of an elevated, communal dining experience rooted in First Nations traditions. It is a laboratory to explore and experiment end experience a truly Canadian concept of terroir – the flavour of a place — a place to rediscover and redefine what Indigenous food means today.

$99.00

COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Croissants & Viennoiserie Intensive by Leo Baduria

CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join artisanal baker Leo Baduria for a full-day, in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of Viennoiserie, the magical butter-laminated pastry that is at the heart of croissants and many other classic European pastries from France to Denmark. Creating croissants from scratch is a somewhat complex, multi-day process, but Leo has expertly constructed a full-day workshop that will cover the all the steps so that you can begin making them at home. You’ll learn how to make your own brioche dough, and the processes of mixing, kneading, rolling, rising, laminating and shaping required to make Croissants, Pain au chocolat, Pain aux raisins, Kouign aman, Chaussons aux pommes, Palmiers and Brioches.

$159.00