Camilla Wynne preparing her Fall Vegetable Pickles

Christine Manning preparing marmalade

Granola by Laura Repo

Salatet Shmandar (Lebanese Beet & Chickpea Salad) by Sana Mahmoud

Karahi Aloo – Pakistani Curried Potatoes by Nasir Zuberi

Bajan Crop Over Conkies by Shem Barker

Sana Mahmoud and her partner

Doris Fin’s Medovik, a Russian honey cake

Alissa Kondogiannis & her mom preparing latkes

Filipino Arroz Caldo by Hanna Grace Medalia

Tibetan Momos by Tsewang Chodon & Lhundup Gyatso

Seville Orange Marmalade by Christine Manning

The inimitable Chef Greg Couillard

Tunisian Couscous by Fatima Khlifi & Zeyneb Rejeb

Tsewang Chodon

My nieces, Lucy & Grace, enjoying an ice cream out front

Danielle Mitrovic was one of the loveliest people to ever work FOH at The Dep, and not to shabby in the kitchen either, especially when preparing

Cook, musician and activist Kalmplex preparing an Ital (a Rastifarian version of veganism) meal

Sidney Littleton hitching a ride in Celine, The Dep’s late Montrealaise Depanneur delivery bike.

My sister, Stephanie, pretending to cook at her birthday

Lesley & Sara embracing the classic diner waitress vibe

Jonna Pederson was not only our ace brunchatrix for a while, but was also a Korean food wiz, having lived there for many years. Here she is going full Dexter on a batch of kimchi

Ginger Dean hosted brunch and many, many Drop-In Dinners in the early days of The Dep; occasionally her twin sister Yvonne would pop in to help, and it was always a bit trippy to watch them cook in sync.

Dougie Kerr painting The Dep window. Dougie was one of the sign painters for Honest Ed’s, whose iconic signage was a cherished bit of Toronto heritage.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with Esmaeel Aboufakher and Rahaf Alakbani of Newcomer Kitchen

Sara Lapell of Nice Buns was a tremendously talented baker, and neighbour

Lisa Kates (left) was a mentor and inspiration from the very outset of The Dep. She went on to co-found an amazing food charity, Building Roots, which aims to address food insecurity in some of Toronto’s most underserved neighbourhoods. Her whole family is into food; here her two daughters joined her in the kitchen.

Celebrity Chef Eddie Huang of Huang’s World visited The Dep for his episode on Toronto’s food scene.

Maria Rozynska was a school teacher with a love of food. Here’s she’s making sausage from scratch for a night of Berlin-style curry wurst with her chum Agata. Maria eventual left teaching to start her own cooking school, Just Be Cooking.

Margret Hefner, an expert in Mexican fruits & vegetables, goofing around.

My dear friends Abel & Nicky cooking up a Cuban feast

Gervais Nash bringing in a haul of organic tomatoes from Grant McPhereson’s Pairie Boy Farm

A traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony

Quinn Cruise, with her mom. Quinn went on to represent Canada at the International Deaf Culinary Olympics.

The early days of the Rusholme Park Supper Club ©Geoff-Fitzgerald