Anatolia, the region that is now largely the modern country of Turkey, has a Levantine culinary tradition stretching back to the very birth of modern Western civilization. From the 14th up until the early 20th centuries the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul), developed a sophisticated and aristocratic cuisine based on ingredients and influences pulled from an Empire that stretched from North Africa across the Middle East and into Greece and the Balkans. Tonight’s menu, prepared by Turkish Chef…

“The future of gastronomy is being cooked up in Peru.” — Ferran Adria Renowned for its remarkable diversity, Peruvian gastronomy boasts distinctive fusions of Asian, European, African and Indigenous cuisine with a variety of unique ingredients from the jungles of the Amazon, fertile valleys of the Andes and vast coastlines of the Pacific. For this elegant dinner, local culinary personality and Depanneur veteran Carole Nelson Brown was inspired by the amazing Peruvian dishes prepared by her best friend. Using these…

The Dep’s 4th annual Drag Valentine’s with the ever-fabulous Mikiki Make the most of your VD with a haute-trash menu that celebrates the sickly indulgences of meaningful, sustained loving intimate partnerships. Join recently UNSINGLE drag queen Mikiki to throw caution to the wind and dive headfirst into the unmitigated highs and medicated lows of True Love™ and Junk Food™. ----- Butterflies in the Belly of the Beast Caesar salad with roast pork belly, Rondelles d'Oignons™ & szechuan aioli The Lies…

With Live Music by The Sonny Balcones France has long been associated with love and romance, and its food, music and joie de vivre are all part of the celebration of La Saint-Valentin. Chef Chantal Véchambre has put together a selection of classic (and not so classic) dishes inspired by this romantic notion for a fun and elegant dinner for lovers, set to a intimate acoustic soundtrack of live jazz and French love songs performed by The Sonny Balcones. By…

Chinese cuisine in Canada may have come a long way since the days of sweet-and-sour chicken balls, but astonishing breadth and depth of Chinese regional cuisine (estimated at nearly 80,000 dishes!) means that there are countless dishes that we rarely if ever see in local restaurants. Cheng Feng, originally from the province of Guangxi, found many of his favourite dishes were not available here, so he has put together a menu of recipes passed down from his grandparents that embody…

For centuries, small, traditional Bosnian storefront restaurants known as Aščinicas have been making and serving family-style meals for sharing. These “small dishes with a spoon” showcase the diversity and depth of rustic Bosnian comfort foods. Tonight Ksenija “The Boz” Hotic will share with you a true taste of old Sarajevo. The evening will be accompanied by a thoughtfully curated vintage music playlist, as well as a short poetry reading by Derviš Hotić, Ksenija’s father, who has been writing poetry and…

Portuguese gastronomy includes influences of Asian, European, African, South American and Indian cuisine with a bountiful supply of unique ingredients. All these influences inspired Chefs Annalisa Lattavo and Ryan da Silva of Black Ovis to explore Ryan's background and co-create an elegant dinner exploring traditional Portuguese dishes in a new light. Using techniques honed in some of Toronto’s top fine dining establishments, the two of them are reinterpreting favourite dishes from Ryan's childhood in Little Portugal with a sophisticated, modern…

This is a story from East to West… A girl born in a small village in Eastern Turkey and grew up on the Western coast near a beautiful seashore; who grew up at the gateway to Asia, and moved to Canada to share her passion for the traditional culinary culture of her home country. The taste and flavors of Anatolian cuisine emerge from a mix cultures and traditions spanning more than 70 civilizations who have lived in the region and…