WORKSHOP: Canada Day Syrian Brunch with Newcomer Kitchen

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What better way to celebrate Canada Day Holiday Monday than with immersive, all-day cooking workshop with Newcomer Kitchen on the delights of Syrian brunch? In late 2016, The Depanneur & Butler's Pantry teamed up with the fabulous cooks from Newcomer Kitchen to host Canada's first Syrian Brunch Pop-Up, a sold-out event that reached as far […]

$125

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED July 4, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Yabrak  يبرق Stuffed grape vine leaves can be found on tables all around the Eastern Mediterranean. This Syrian recipe, by Khadija El Ebrahim from the city of Kamishli, features a ground lamb and rice filling seasoned generously with garlic, mint, Aleppo pepper, black pepper, with a bit of pepper paste. The carefully stuffed and rolled […]

$5 – $25

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED July 11, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Molokhia ملوخية‎‎ Molokhia is dish that goes by many names; I’ve come across at least half a dozen English spellings alone. While a popular dish throughout the Middle East, it is virtually unknown in North America. It’s based on the leaves of the jute plant (the same one that produces jute fibre for rope & […]

$5 – $25

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED July 18, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Maldoum ملضوم When researching this dish, I found a lovely description of it on the blog of Tony Tahhan, a Fulbright scholar who has spent time studying the food culture in Aleppo. “One thing I learned about Syrian cuisine is that it is resourceful. Recipes were never exact; more like simple instructions that vary between […]

$5 – $25

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED July 25, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Our last Newcomer Kitchen meal of the summer! We'll be off for August and back in September! Kousa Mahashi كوسا محشي Stuffed zucchinis are a dish cherished by the former Ottoman Empire, and popular from the Balkans to the Levant. The small, young pale green zucchini known as white marrows are the most popular. They […]

$5 – $25

WORKSHOP: Making Kibbeh with Newcomer Kitchen

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A fun, hand-on cooking workshop on Holiday Monday! In the last two 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 for this Holiday Monday, Newcomer […]

WORKSHOP: Fatayers 3 Ways with Newcomer Kitchen

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In the last two 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 now Newcomer Kitchen is offering a hands-on workshop delving into fatayer, a […]

WORKSHOP: Mezze Dips & Flatbread with Newcomer Kitchen

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In the last two 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 now Newcomer Kitchen is offering a fun, hands-on workshop exploring several traditional […]

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED September 5, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

El R'gaga (الرقاقه أو المكامير) El R'gaga (aka Al Makameer) is a traditional dish from the countryside around Daraa, a city in the southwest of Syria near the border with Jordan. When there is a big occasion with many guests, groups of neighbourhood women get together and make a big batch. Many layers of thinly […]

$5 – $25

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — WED September 12, 2018

The Depanneur 1033a College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  PICK UP ORDERS ONLY AFTER 4PM Kibbeh, a dish of bulgur wheat dough wrapped around flavourful fillings, is one of the the most famous of all Syrian dishes… I’ve been told that there are more than 30 types of kibbeh — over 20 kinds in Damascus alone — some eaten raw, others baked, fried […]