Picadillo a la Habanera by Chef Fayad Martin with live Cuban music by Papalote

Name: Picadillo a la Habanera by Chef Fayad Martin with live Cuban music by Papalote
Start: 2025-09-06T18:30:00-04:00
Location: The Depanneur

Schedule

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Depanneur | Toronto, ON

Cuba has a remarkable history. Consider that Havana was a diverse, multicultural, global capital of universities and opera houses back when New York City was little more than wooden village. Over 500 years Cuba developed a rich and sophisticated culinary tradition drawing influences from around the world, from Spain and the Americas, to Africa, the Middle East & China. While more recent history may have hampered Cuba’s reputation as a culinary destination, the fabulous home cooking prepared across the island and abroad remains stuff of legend.
Tonight accomplished Cuban Chef Fayad Martin shares some of his favourite traditional Cuban dishes while talented local ensemble Papalote enchant guests with the seductive rhythms of Cuban Son.
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Grandma's Shrimp Salad
Fresh shrimp with potatoes, carrots, onions, and capers in a garlic and parsley mayonnaise (seasoned with salt and pepper), served chilled with tangerine.
Cuban Chicken Empanadas
Flavourful chicken empanadas served with a vinegary pepper-and-onion criolla sauce and provolone cheese. (Veg option: cheese only)
Habanera Salad
A vibrant green salad topped with sweet fried plantains.
Picadillo a la Habanera
Picadillo is one of Havana’s signature dishes and individual families tend to have their own unique recipe. Ground beef is prepared with Caribbean spices, onion, garlic, peppers and tomatoes, with some versions adding olives or capers for a briny kick.
Lechon Asado
Tender slices of slow roasted pork, prepared in traditional Cuban style with a flavourful mojo of citrus, garlic and spices.
Veg Option: ⁠Parmesan croquettes
Parmesan croquettes are crispy, golden-brown bites made from a mixture of creamy mashed potatoes, finely grated Parmesan cheese, and a blend of herbs and spices.
Served with white rice, Cuban black beans and yuca with Mojo Cubano
Natilla Cubana (Cuban Custard)
A descendent of the rich custards of Spain, such as Crema Catalana and Flan, Natilla is slightly softer and more pudding-like than its European cousins. Sweetened condensed milk is combined with eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and a hint of lemon.
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Fayad Martin is a professional Cuban chef with over 20 years of experience, and is also a certified wine and cigar sommelier. Chef Martin hosted family-style dinners in Havana, Cuba for many years, and is now bringing his skills, warmth and hospitality to Toronto through pop-up and private dining events across the GTA.
havanacheftable.com | @HavanaChefTable
Papalote is a Toronto-based Latin music group that has created a unique sound and repertoire rooted in the Cuban tradition of Son Montuno, with its seductive blend of folkloric poetry and complex rhythms
@papaloteband
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Every weekend The Depanneur invites an amateur or professional guest chef to host a fun, informal dinner party.