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

Upcoming Events › Workshops
Upcoming Events › Workshops
December 2019
MASTER CLASS: Classic Québécois Tourtière by Sonya Gammal
Flash Sale — Save $10 Tourtière – a French Canadian meat pie – is a classic part of the Christmas Eve réveillon and New Year’s Eve meal in Québec. With lots or regional variations including beef, veal, wild game or even fish, the classic Montreal-style features a blend of pork and beef, mirepoix (finely chopped carrots, celery & onion), potatoes, and a traditional spice blend with hints of nutmeg, cloves and sage. In this hands-on workshop, Chef Sonya Gammal, a tourtière aficionado…
MORE »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 —– 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 dough to make focaccia/fougasse, baguettes, boules, batards and brioches,…
MORE »NEWCOMER KITCHEN Holiday Cooking Classes at Evergreen Brick Works!
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Sunday, repeating until December 23, 2019
Over the last four years, Newcomer Kitchen has tapped into the tremendous culinary talent in the newcomer Syrian community to create exciting economic and social opportunities. In that time, many people have expressed interest in learning some of their fabulous recipes. So this December, in collaboration with Evergreen Brick Works’ Winter Village, Newcomer Kitchen will be offering 8 fun, hands-on cooking classes! Holiday Fatayer Workshop Come and share the fun of making savoury Fatayer stuffed flatbreads! These tempting pastries are made with fresh bread…
MORE »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…
MORE »COOKING CLASS: Holiday Chocolates & Truffles by Emily Zimmerman
SOLD OUT! 2nd Night Added MON Dec 16 Just in time for the holidays, Emily Zimmerman is offering this fun, hands-on workshop introducing basic techniques for chocolate and truffle making. Participants will leave with a box full of delicious handmade chocolates made with organic, fairly-traded and locally processed ChocoSol chocolate, as well as a recipe pack, and the skills and inspiration to make all kinds of fabulous sweets of your own. In this class you’ll learn how to make decadent chocolate truffles as well as delicious…
MORE »LUNCH & LEARN: The Art of Challah by Alissa Kondogiannis
SOLD OUT! 2nd Date Added: SUN Dec 15, 12-2:30pm 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…
MORE »COOKING CLASS: Holiday Chocolates & Truffles by Emily Zimmerman
Just in time for the holidays, Emily Zimmerman is offering this fun, hands-on workshop introducing basic techniques for chocolate and truffle making. Participants will leave with a box full of delicious handmade chocolates made with organic, fairly-traded and locally processed ChocoSol chocolate, as well as a recipe pack, and the skills and inspiration to make all kinds of fabulous sweets of your own. In this class you’ll learn how to make decadent chocolate truffles as well as delicious and attractive chocolate bark incorporating a range of sweet, salty,…
MORE »MASTER CLASS: Classic Québécois Tourtière by Sonya Gammal
SOLD OUT! 2nd Date Added SAT Dec 14 — 12-2:30pm Tourtière – a French Canadian meat pie – is a classic part of the Christmas Eve réveillon and New Year’s Eve meal in Québec. With lots or regional variations including beef, veal, wild game or even fish, the classic Montreal-style features a blend of pork and beef, mirepoix (finely chopped carrots, celery & onion), potatoes, and a traditional spice blend with hints of nutmeg, cloves and sage. In this hands-on workshop, Chef…
MORE »MASTER CLASS: Sous Weed — Cooking with Cannabis 101 by Carole Nelson Brown
SOLD OUT! 2nd Class Added SAT Dec 21 — 12-2:30pm Finally medical and recreational cannabis is legal, but not everyone wants to smoke… Cannabis-infused edibles offer a more pleasant, varied and precise way to incorporate the benefits of cannabis into your lifestyle, but uninspired, store-bought gummies or brownies provide less control over dosage or quality of ingredients. If you are curious about understanding the world of “medibles" and want to learn how you can make them yourself, this is the…
MORE »MASTER CLASS: Sous Weed — Cooking with Cannabis 101 by Carole Nelson Brown
Finally medical and recreational cannabis is legal, but not everyone wants to smoke… Cannabis-infused edibles offer a more pleasant, varied and precise way to incorporate the benefits of cannabis into your lifestyle, but uninspired, store-bought gummies or brownies provide less control over dosage or quality of ingredients. If you are curious about understanding the world of “medibles" and want to learn how you can make them yourself, this is the class for you. At the heart of cannabis-infused products is…
MORE »