Love of food often runs in the family. Brandon Lim comes by his culinary chops honestly via his internationally acclaimed, Iron Chef-winning mom, Sasi Meechai, and restaurateur father (of renowned Toronto Thai restaurant Mengrai Thai). Join Brandon for a fun, hands-on Thai cooking experience where he shares a lifetime’s worth of great Thai food, ingredients and cuisine, and teaches you some of the spiciest, most flavourful kitchen secrets and skills he’s gleaned working in the family business for over 15 years.

Fresh Salad Rolls

Light, colourful and delicious, these rice paper rolls are stuffed with carrot, cucumber, mango, tofu and Thai basil

Nam Jim Po Piah

A classic Thai dipping sauce with nam pla (fish sauce), lime, palm sugar, chilis and garlic.

Gai Pad Kra Pao

Thai Basil Chicken is Thai street food favourite. Finely chopped chicken stir fried with garlic, chilis, shallots and Thai Basil, served over steamed jasmine rice and topped with crispy fried egg.

Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango

One of the most iconic Thai sweets, so popular that there are many stalls and businesses in Thailand specializing in only this dish.

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$79 +HST

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Brandon Lim is a multi-talented individual whose interests span across programming Martial Arts films at the historic Revue Cinema (@blackbeltcinema), graphic and fashion design (@fatal_stasis), and music (YAMANTAKA // Sonic Titan / Scooter Jay), as well as a lifelong connection to Thai food through his family’s acclaimed Thai restaurant, Mengrai Thai.

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The Depanneur is a place 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 Depanneur Cookbook, featuring 100 recipes from 100 cooks (published by Simon & Schuster and in bookstores now!). 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.