INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB by Taylor Parker and Matthew Anthony Knight-Barton
Schedule
Sat Sep 28 2024 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
The Depanneur | Toronto, ON
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This event takes place at CSI Spadina, 192 Spadina Ave., Suite 501The September instalment of Chef Taylor Parker’s Indigenous Food Lab, his monthly residency at The Depanneur alongside Chef Matthew Knight-Barton, will be a celebration of early harvest of native Ontario ingredients like elderberry and sumac. Falling on the eve of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, makes its especially timely and trenchant. Indigenous food is criminally underrepresented in Toronto’s food scene, without a single Indigenous-owned restaurant for people to patronize. More than ever before, Canada needs to embrace and celebrate its indigenous culinary heritage, and I believe the long path towards reconciliation can and should start at the table.
It is an honour and privilege to offer a space where these chefs can combine their talents to explore the possibilities of an elevated, communal dining experience rooted in First Nations traditions. It is their laboratory to explore and experiment a Canadian concept of terroir – the flavour of a place — to rediscover and redefine what Indigenous food means today.
Their sophisticated tasting menus celebrate local and foraged ingredients, and a deep connection to First Nations foodways, to our land and our shared heritage. Each meal showcases a range of wild ingredients harvested by Chef Taylor. Weather, timing, season, and the caprice of Mother Nature will determine exactly what will be shared with us. Whatever comes to the table, you can be assured that it will be crafted with remarkable skill and creativity of two veteran fine-dining chefs.
Because food in general, and indigenous food in particular, is inherently political, this series will also reconnect with The Depanneur’s Pay It Forward program. Developed to support Dashmaawaan Benmaazinjin (They Feed The People) as part of the Dep+Bentway 2023 Communal Table dinner series, Pay It Forward directed donations from dinner guests to provide fresh, lovingly prepared food to the elderly and unhoused in Toronto’s Indigenous community. Additionally, two tickets at every dinner will be gifted to members of Toronto’s indigenous community, underscoring the literal and symbolic importance of a seat at the table.
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$99 + HST
B.Y.O.B.; no corkage fees
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Taylor Parker is from Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, where he inherited an extensive knowledge of native plants and foraged foodstuffs from his parents. Taylor has spent much of his professional life working in a diverse range of professional kitchens and as a freelance chef, and recently launched FOR4GED Candle Company in Brantford, Ontario.
@turok_parker | @for4ged.candleco
Matthew Anthony Knight-Barton has been cooking and managing kitchens, venues and events for nearly 20 years. Matthew has a passion for all things fresh, and a traditional British style of cooking with a French twist.
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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 through thousands of unique food events as well as the forthcoming Depanneur Cookbook. After more than 10 years at its iconic College Street location, The Dep is now bringing all new Interesting Food Things to exciting venues all across the GTA. @TheDepanneur
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Where is it happening?
The Depanneur, Shinli Cheng Furleather LTD, 184 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T, Canada,Toronto, OntarioEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
