Festive Japanese Supper Club with Caroline Ishii
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'Tis the season to gather around the table! Join Caroline Ishii on December 5 for a festive evening of Japanese-inspired comfort food, good company and holiday cheer. Caroline built this menu from some of her favourite dishes, the ones that bring her comfort throughout the year, dressed up with a few festive touches to surprise and delight.
Her inspiration is the Japanese New Year, when homes are traditionally prepared with special decorations and food offerings to welcome Toshigami, the New Year spirits who bring blessings and good fortune for the year ahead. Caroline loves the care behind those preparations and the act of making something beautiful to welcome others, show respect and express gratitude. In that spirit, this menu is her gift to you, prepared with kokoro (heart). The evening finishes with a little singing, and you're welcome to join in or simply enjoy listening.
🌱 The menu is vegan.
Kimchi–Mushroom Dumplings: savoury mushroom gyoza highlighted by the tang and heat of kimchi, in warming mushroom-miso broth, topped with homemade furikake.
Horensō no Goma-ae: lightly blanched spinach tossed in a savoury-sweet sesame dressing and toasted ground sesame seeds.
Japanese Pumpkin Curry Pot Pie: a mild, fruit-based Japanese curry with maple-roasted tempeh, kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) and root vegetables beneath a sumptuous pastry crust. With roasted Japanese potatoes with a miso–yuzu béchamel, homemade Japanese pickles and hot sauce, and creamy ginger–maple kale slaw.
Spiced Chocolate Torte: a dessert with a special history, first served at Caroline's first supper club before she opened ZenKitchen, with cranberry–cherry compote and matcha cream.
A Little Gift to Take Home: a salted chocolate truffle, to carry the evening home with you.
BOOK NOW! - $79 + HST - https://thedepanneur.ca/products/supper-club-festive-japanese-with-caroline-ishii
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Caroline Ishii is a writer, award-winning chef, and storyteller whose work explores food, memory, identity, healing, and belonging. She is the founder and executive chef of ZenKitchen, Canada's first vegan whole-foods fine-dining restaurant, named Best New Restaurant of the Year. At Gold Medal Plates, she earned two silver medals and made history as the first woman chef to compete in Ottawa, and the first to present a vegan dish in the competition's history. She was also host of the 13-part reality-documentary series The Restaurant Adventures of Caroline and Dave (W Network, OWN, Asia Food Channel). Her books include Rendezvous: Stories of Love, Loss, Identity and Belonging, Canadian Vegan Recipes (published in Japanese), and The Accidental Chef: Lessons Learned in and out of the Kitchen. carolineishii.com | @carolineishii
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The Depanneur is where Interesting Food Things happen. For more than a decade The Dep has been showcasing Toronto's remarkable culinary diversity by hosting unique food events. @thedepanneur
Her inspiration is the Japanese New Year, when homes are traditionally prepared with special decorations and food offerings to welcome Toshigami, the New Year spirits who bring blessings and good fortune for the year ahead. Caroline loves the care behind those preparations and the act of making something beautiful to welcome others, show respect and express gratitude. In that spirit, this menu is her gift to you, prepared with kokoro (heart). The evening finishes with a little singing, and you're welcome to join in or simply enjoy listening.
🌱 The menu is vegan.
Kimchi–Mushroom Dumplings: savoury mushroom gyoza highlighted by the tang and heat of kimchi, in warming mushroom-miso broth, topped with homemade furikake.
Horensō no Goma-ae: lightly blanched spinach tossed in a savoury-sweet sesame dressing and toasted ground sesame seeds.
Japanese Pumpkin Curry Pot Pie: a mild, fruit-based Japanese curry with maple-roasted tempeh, kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) and root vegetables beneath a sumptuous pastry crust. With roasted Japanese potatoes with a miso–yuzu béchamel, homemade Japanese pickles and hot sauce, and creamy ginger–maple kale slaw.
Spiced Chocolate Torte: a dessert with a special history, first served at Caroline's first supper club before she opened ZenKitchen, with cranberry–cherry compote and matcha cream.
A Little Gift to Take Home: a salted chocolate truffle, to carry the evening home with you.
BOOK NOW! - $79 + HST - https://thedepanneur.ca/products/supper-club-festive-japanese-with-caroline-ishii
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Caroline Ishii is a writer, award-winning chef, and storyteller whose work explores food, memory, identity, healing, and belonging. She is the founder and executive chef of ZenKitchen, Canada's first vegan whole-foods fine-dining restaurant, named Best New Restaurant of the Year. At Gold Medal Plates, she earned two silver medals and made history as the first woman chef to compete in Ottawa, and the first to present a vegan dish in the competition's history. She was also host of the 13-part reality-documentary series The Restaurant Adventures of Caroline and Dave (W Network, OWN, Asia Food Channel). Her books include Rendezvous: Stories of Love, Loss, Identity and Belonging, Canadian Vegan Recipes (published in Japanese), and The Accidental Chef: Lessons Learned in and out of the Kitchen. carolineishii.com | @carolineishii
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The Depanneur is where Interesting Food Things happen. For more than a decade The Dep has been showcasing Toronto's remarkable culinary diversity by hosting unique food events. @thedepanneur
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