With Michael Ferguson   While Lebanese food has been ubiquitous across Canada for decades, this presentation/cooking activity moves beyond shawarma, hummus, and tabouleh to take a closer look at the foodways of one particular community in Leamington, Ontario. Hailing largely from the northern Lebanese village of Tourza, they migrated in mid-twentieth century to smalltown southwestern […]

With Hannah Pinilla   In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the intersections of storytelling, music, and cooking through the preparation of Colombian empanadas—an everyday dish rich with regional and familial meaning. Guided by a demonstration of the four key steps, participants will make three variations of empanadas (pollo, carne, and plátano). Because music is […]