"Flavours of Mexico" Multi-Course Dinner with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo from Oaxaco [SOLD OUT]

1st event in "Flavours of the World" Dinner Series

The Chefs’ House Restaurant
George Brown College
presents

"Flavours of Mexico"
Multi-Course Dinner
with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo
from Oaxaco

September 29
TUESDAY
6pm

Doors open at 6:00pm and not before; please plan to arrive at 6:00pm or shortly thereafter. Dinner begins promptly at 6:30pm.

The Chefs' House Restaurant
George Brown College
215 King Street East (on the South side)
Just West of Sherbourne Street
East of King subway station
Map to The Chefs' House Restaurant

Tickets
$50 per person
Food only (multi-course menu available soon; 4+ courses TBA); selected beverages, applicable taxes, and gratuity not included.
general admission

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In the first of our "Flavours of the World" Dinner Series, the focus is on Mexico and Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo from the sun-drenched valley city of Oaxaca. Both Pilar and Oaxaco boast an impressive gastronomic repertoire admired by gastronomes the world over. In her first visit to Toronto, Chef Pilar will be sharing well-preserved traditions and dishes that tell the tales of ancient, native peoples. Oaxacan cuisine is a true labour of love that requires attention, a deft hand, fine-tuned taste buds, and old-world knowledge. Pilar learned the basics of the cuisine's specialities from her mother and grandmother. For this visiting Chef from Mexico, sharing the food of Oaxaca with Torontonians is akin to giving them a glimpse into the place and the dishes that satisfy both body and soul!

Multi-Course Dinner starts at 6:00pm, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at The Chefs' House.

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"Flavours of the World"
Dinner Series 2009-2010

Sept 29 Tues 6pm
"Flavours of Mexico"
Multi-Course Dinner with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo from Oaxaco

Oct 6 Tues 6pm
"Flavours of Chile"
Multi-Course Dinner with Chef Christopher Carpentier from Santiago

Nov 23 Mon 6pm
"Flavours of India"
Multi-Course Dinner with Chef Debu Saha

Watch for announcements of our next
"Flavours of the World" Dinner Series events

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September Celebrates A Taste of Oaxaca in Toronto with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo

The sun-drenched valley city of Oaxaca, in the Mexican state of the same name, is considered by many to be the country’s culinary capital. Apart from being the land of seven moles (pron. mohleh), Oaxaca also boasts an impressive gastronomic repertoire long admired by the rest of Mexico and gastronomes the world over. Working within the state’s rich and proud culinary heritage is one of Oaxaca City’s brightest lights in the food world, Pilar Cabrera Arroyo (in photo holding one of her luscious flans).

This September, Pilar will be visiting Toronto, to share those well preserved traditions with food enthusiasts.

Pilar grew up in Oaxaca City surrounded by the state’s vast food history and ingredients – including chile dusted fried grasshoppers (chapulines) and pre-Hispanic dishes that tell the tales of ancient, native peoples. After completing a food engineering and nutrition degree, she worked in research and development for the food giant Herdez-McCormick before returning to her true passion - cooking. In 1994, she opened her own restaurant, the award-winning “La Olla” (or the Pot), featuring the produce of regional (when possible, organic) farmers who help make her Oaxacan cuisine a living work of art.

Pilar has also found a growing fan-base of intrigued foodies around the globe through her La Casa de los Sabores (House of Flavours) cooking school where banana leaf wrapped tamales, rose petal sorbet and Oaxacan yellow mole have become oft-requested recipes. Oaxacan cuisine is a labour of love that requires attention, a deft hand, fine-tuned taste buds and old-world knowledge. Pilar learned the basics and the cuisine’s subtleties from her mother and grandmother. She’s an excellent teacher and speaks English fluently.

Here’s what celebrated Chef Rick Bayless (of Chicago’s Frontera Grill and Topolobampo) has to say about Pilar:

“I would strongly urge anyone with an interest in Mexican food to take advantage of any opportunity to learn from and experience the Oaxacan cuisine of Pilar Cabrera. She is one of the greats!”

The New York Times and Bon Appetit magazine have echoed similar sentiments.

Those who attend will be able to participate in a raffle for a complimentary week’s accommodations in Oaxaca, to be awarded to two lucky couples.

For Pilar, sharing the food of Oaxaca with Torontonians is akin to giving them a glimpse into the place and the dishes that satisfy both body and soul. For the first time in the chef’s illustrious career, she’ll finally have the opportunity to do just that this September.

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The Chefs' House Restaurant website

George Brown Chef School website

George Brown College Hospitality & Tourism website

La Casa de los Sabores - Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo's Cooking School and Bed & Breakfast, in Oaxaco

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"Flavours of Mexico" Multi-Course Dinner with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo from Oaxaco [SOLD OUT]

The Chefs' House
Tue Sep 29 2009, 6:00pm (SOLD OUT)


Ticket Sales Begin:
Mon Aug 17 2009, 11:00am

Ticket Prices:
per person (food only) - $50.00

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