Learn a new skill, meet some great people and eat something tasty.
The Depanneur hosts fun, hands-on cooking classes on Sunday, Monday and some Tuesday evenings; everything from pickles to pierogis, vegan cheese to whole-animal butchery.
If you’ve got a culinary skill you’d like to share, find out more about hosting a class at The Dep.
NEW! Lunch & Learn weekday workshops at The Depanneur
A whole new way to lunch! The Dep is launching a new Lunch & Learn workshops series on Mondays & Fridays featuring some of our most popular classes — and a few new ones! These classes run from 10am-1pm and include lunch.
Upcoming Workshops at The Dep
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January 2020
LUNCH & LEARN: Winter Soups with Chef Doris Fin
Vegetable soups are fast, flexible, forgiving, and encourage endless improvisation — and winter is the perfect time of year for warm and comforting homemade soups. Winter produce and a bit of creativity can still create delicious soups that are flavourful and nutritious, freeze beautifully and offer incredible value. Join Chef Doris Fin for a fun, hands-on class focussing on the practical skills that will save you time, money and effort while adding 3 new, delicious and healthy recipes to your…
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COOKING CLASS: Intro to Gut Health by Keisha Luke
Though many holistic nutritional practitioners have long emphasized the importance a healthy gut, modern nutritional science is only now beginning to discover the complexity and importance of the role of the digestive microbiome in everything from our immune system to overall well being. Holistic Culinary Nutritionist Keisha Luke has studied a broad range of holistic health practices, and combined with her own experience of profound personal healing, has developed a passion for helping people improve their well being through optimizing…
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MASTER CLASS — Mozzarella & Burrata by Chef Luciano Schipano
Join passionate and knowledgeable Italian culinary expert Chef Luciano Schipano for a unique, in-depth exploration and live demonstration of one of Italy’s most famous cheeses, mozzarella, and its much rarer and sophisticated cousin, burrata. This fun and delicious evening will begin with general introduction to the world of Italian cheeses, and demonstration and tasting of traditional Italian mozzarella knots. We’ll then look at the making of burrata, one of Italy’s unique culinary treasures. Fresh mozzarella is hand-shaped into a small…
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COOKING CLASS: Sourdough Bread by Sonya Gammal
Join Sonya Gammal for this popular sourdough bread baking workshop! Using organic hard wheat and spelt flours, you'll learn about the history of sourdough and its health benefits, how to create and maintain a starter, and be led step-by-step through the process of preparing and forming your dough ready to be baked off into a beautiful, hand-crafted artisanal — and very tasty! — sourdough loaf. Everyone will get to try some freshly baked bread, and take home their very own freshly-baked loaf, plus additional…
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Join Sonya Gammal for this popular sourdough bread baking workshop! Using organic hard wheat and spelt flours, you'll learn about the history of sourdough and its health benefits, how to create and maintain a starter, and be led step-by-step through the process of preparing and forming your dough ready to be baked off into a beautiful, hand-crafted artisanal — and very tasty! — sourdough loaf. Everyone will get to try some freshly baked bread, and take home their very own freshly-baked loaf, plus additional…
MORE »COOKING CLASS: Sourdough Bread by Sonya Gammal
Join Sonya Gammal for this popular sourdough bread baking workshop! Using organic hard wheat and spelt flours, you'll learn about the history of sourdough and its health benefits, how to create and maintain a starter, and be led step-by-step through the process of preparing and forming your dough ready to be baked off into a beautiful, hand-crafted artisanal — and very tasty! — sourdough loaf. Everyone will get to try some freshly baked bread, and take home their very own freshly-baked loaf, plus additional…
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COOKING CLASS: Moroccan Tagine by Dali Chehimi
SOLD OUT! 2nd Night Added MON Feb 10 Moroccan food is complex and layered, influenced by centuries of interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations; a mix of Berber, Arabic, Andalusian, and Mediterranean cuisines melded with European and sub-Saharan influences. One of the quintessential Moroccan dishes is the tagine, a family of fragrant spiced stews traditionally prepared in the unique earthenware cooking vessel of the same name. Join Dali Chehimi for a fun, hands-on introduction to the preparation of…
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LUNCH & LEARN: Traditional & GF Handmade Pastas by Nicole Di Nardo
There is little more satisfying than making and eating hand-made fresh pasta! Italian-Canadian chef and nutritionist Nicole Di Nardo will guide you through making easy and versatile pasta doughs, for both traditional egg pasta as well as a healthy, highly nutritious, full of fibre and protein gluten-free pasta dough from chickpea flour. There will be plenty of expert tips for techniques from rolling pasta dough sheets, to cutting tagliatelle ribbons and shaping elegant stuffed mezzaluna ("half-moon" ravioli). Participants will be…
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SOLD OUT — 3rd Night Added TUE Feb 11 Moroccan food is complex and layered, influenced by centuries of interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations; a mix of Berber, Arabic, Andalusian, and Mediterranean cuisines melded with European and sub-Saharan influences. One of the quintessential Moroccan dishes is the tagine, a family of fragrant spiced stews traditionally prepared in the unique earthenware cooking vessel of the same name. Join Dali Chehimi for a fun, hands-on introduction to the preparation…
MORE »COOKING CLASS: Moroccan Tagine by Dali Chehimi
Moroccan food is complex and layered, influenced by centuries of interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations; a mix of Berber, Arabic, Andalusian, and Mediterranean cuisines melded with European and sub-Saharan influences. One of the quintessential Moroccan dishes is the tagine, a family of fragrant spiced stews traditionally prepared in the unique earthenware cooking vessel of the same name. Join Dali Chehimi for a fun, hands-on introduction to the preparation of a delicious and authentic Moroccan tagine — a…
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