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Discover unique food experiences
The Depanneur is a unique venue that celebrates the incredible diversity of culinary talent we have in Toronto by hosting hundreds of pop-up food events like Cooking Classes, Drop-In Dinners, Table Talks, Supper Clubs, Private Events, and Savor, a fabulous new Weekend Brunch.
It’s also the birthplace of Newcomer Kitchen, a non-profit social enterprise that helps create social and economic opportunities for Syrian refugee women through food-based projects.
Learn more about the stuff we do, or how you can get involved.
Up Next At The Dep
Upcoming Events
August 2019
POP-UP: Beko Bruncho
Brunch with a Modern Nigerian Twist SAT Aug 17 + & SUN Aug 18 | 10am-3pm Chef Beko — aka Beko The Food Mixologist — has been reaching into the rich tradition of West African cuisine and combining it with his classical Western training to bring to Toronto a sophisticated take on what Nigerian food can be. ----- Suya Benedict $12 Poached eggs with suya*-spiked hollandaise over homemade cheddar buttermilk biscuits topped with roasted cherry tomatoes, served with a Gang Green…
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CLOSED for Summer Holiday
An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until August 30, 2019
Summer Hours As is our long-standing tradition, The Dep will take a bit of a siesta in August. Our fabulous Brunch will still be on every weekend, and we’re still available for rent for Private Events, but our regular Cooking Classes, Drop-In Dinners & Supper Clubs will be taking a pause until September, when we’ll be back with a whole new roster of Interesting Food Things!
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COMMUNAL TABLE: The Depanneur + The Bentway
An event every week that begins at 6:30 pm on Thursday, repeating until August 28, 2019
Communal Table is a new dinner series curated by The Depanneur in collaboration with The Bentway. Inclusive, diverse & affordable family-style dinners for 50, with live music, in a spectacular outdoor setting near Fort York. Read the full press release. SOLD OUT Pro Tip: This event has a strict no-latecomers policy; any tickets unclaimed by 7:15pm will be given away to people who have put their name on an on-site waiting list that evening. So if you feel…
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BRUNCH: Savor
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until May 27, 2019
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until December 30, 2019
The exciting new Brunch residency at The Dep SAT & SUN 10am–2:30pm A collective of talented chef-friends with diverse backgrounds and eclectic sensibilities bring a lifetime of global travel and food experiences to The Dep. Global flavours meet local ingredients, fresh perspectives and classic techniques… the result is your new favourite brunch! @savor_popup Brunch Menu Shakshuka 12 (v) Eggs poached in spicy tomato sauce, with housemade goat cheese crumbs, crispy baguette, cilantro Arepa 14 (GF) Slow-cooked pulled pork on…
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OFFSITE WORKSHOP: Full-Day Breadmaking Intensive by Leo Baduria
Note that this workshop is NOT at The Depanneur! It will take place at The Paint Box Bistro at 555 Dundas Street East, M5A 2B7 —– LABOUR DAY — Full-Day Bread Making Workshop! 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…
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TABLE TALK: Chef Francoise Briet on Nutrition and Healing
What is nutrition? We all intuitively know that our health and well-being is intimately connected to what we eat, but how much do we truly understand about how and why food affects us? Consumers and the food industry alike are eager for simple, ‘silver bullet’ solutions, but reality is more complicated. With so much competing, often conflicting information out there, it can be challenging to understand how to make the right food choices. Chef Francoise Briet brings three unique perspectives to the…
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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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Host your own PRIVATE EVENT at The Dep
An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Thursday, repeating until December 22, 2019
Host your next culinary event at The Depanneur! Take advantage of our fully-equipped kitchen and turnkey dining room for fun and intimate private dinner parties or workshops for 12-24 people. You can cook yourself, together with your friends, host a potluck, work with a chef or caterer of your choice, or we're happy to connect you with any of the amazing cooks we've worked with in the past. *Other weekday & weeknight slots also available on a first-come, first-served basis FIND…
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SUPPER CLUB: Tunisian Seafood Chermoula by Dali Chehimi
Tunisian cuisine features all the hallmarks of delicious North African food: complex spices, Mediterranean ingredients and a hint of French colonial influence. Tagines, the flavourful stews that range from Morocco to Egypt, get their name from the characteristic conical dishes of the same name that they are most often cooked in. Dali Chehimi has put together a delightful menu featuring several classic Tunisian dishes, many rarely seen in Toronto. ----- Salade Mechouia with Merguez Mechouia is a Tunisian…
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COOKING CLASS: Malaysian Chicken Curry by Grace Chow
Malaysian food reflects the country’s diverse ethnic makeup and cultural history; its renowned Nyonya cuisine emerged from a delicious fusion of Malay ingredients, Chinese techniques and East Indian spices. Grace Chow was born in Malaysia and has been enthusiastically cooking since she was 10 years old. Now retired after teaching for more than 35 years, she is happy to share a lifetime of passion for preparing traditional Malaysian dishes. For this fun, hands-on class, Grace will be teaching how to…
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