Country Checkup: Toronto and Home-Cooked Meals

country checkup: I was attending a test sitting for the first Syrian pop-up brunch in Toronto.. possibly even the world. photo credit Lisa Kates Since spring of 2016, Ive been documenting the Newcomer Kitchen project -- a food-based social enterprise in Toronto that is creating opportunities for employment and cultural exchange by having Syrian refugee women prepare and sell home-cooked meals, according to Huffington Post Canada. The project has super busy since its inception in April 2016 and, aside from their weekly Thursday meals, have catered events such as Luminato, CBC Cross Country Checkup, and a VIP Iftar dinner with Toronto Mayor John Tory, and continues to evolve. The phrase special brunch being kind of a tautology... I mean, what warm-blooded North American doesnt love brunch, right But, this one was was extra-special. What about a Syrian brunch visionary Newcomer Kitchen co-founder Len Senator found himself dreaming. His well-touted food establishment The Depanneur where interesting food things happen referred to as The Dep by fans has been hosting top Toronto brunches - Zagat-rated ones - for years. If anyone knows how to run a brunch, it Len. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.