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FOOD AS COMMUNITY

Food as Community is a series of hybrid cooking demonstrations, curating a wide range of culturally inspired meals and desserts, while reconnecting our communities through the of sharing cooking tips and expertise, in a time we need it most

FOOD AS COMMUNITY EPISODE 2:
CHEF KAREEMA


COMING FALL 2023 - STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS!

About Food as Community episode 2 chef: Chef Kareema

Chef Kareema, is a first generation Canadian of Trinidad & Tobago decent.  Kareema has over 20 years in the hospitality industry (her tagline is "Mom had me cooking since the 80's"™) and combines her love for Caribbean flavours with her passion for culinary cuisine to create unique tastes of the world.

 

She continues to feed her food vocabulary and passion for cooking.  Chef Kareema seasons her culinary creations with her fun loving, energetic personality and adds her unique touch to every dish.

 

Throughout the years, her pallet for flavours has diversified.  She incorporates flavours from the Caribbean and North America to feed her love of unique dishes.  Kareema creates culinary masterpieces using ingredients ranging from classic to exotic tastes. 

Food as Community hosted by Nadia "MCNadzzz" Chandra from Vibe105!

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Hear why Nadia wanted to host food as community:

"This event says that food is a conduit that can provoke memories and connections to our loved ones and this is spot on! After losing my Mother to Cancer in late June 2022, I feel like every meal she ever taught me connects me to her more and more. Everyday she is gone has not been easy, but the connection to her Guyanese traditions, sayings and teachings, especially when it comes to food, brings me comfort knowing that she will live on through me for this reason. This was why I said yes to hosting the first episode of Food as Community. I also LOVE connecting with the community and I feel like the stars must have aligned when the opportunity presented itself to me shortly after I lost my Mom. Sometimes divine timing has a way of working itself out when dealing with grief and loss. :)"

FOOD AS COMMUNITY EPISODE 1: CHEF PHIL DEWAR

Thank you for supporting our first ever Food as Community episode held on the evening of September 13th at 7:00 pm EDT. Food as Community is a fun-filled opportunity for our community to reconnect over food and to support BFO's work.  

Together we raised over $3,750 towards Grief Support in Halton, Peel and Toronto. 

Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting "Food as Community":

Presenting sponsor of In-Person Kitchen Class with Chef Kareema:

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ABOUT US

The Centre for Grief and Healing

(also known as Bereaved Families of Ontario - Halton/Peel) is a local, registered charitable organization offering compassion and care for individuals dealing with the death of a loved one.  

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We want to acknowledge the land on which we gather, and where the Centre for Grief and Healing (BFO-H/P) operates. This land has been and is still inhabited by many Indigenous Peoples since the last Ice Age which was 13,000 years ago. In particular, we acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek-Ojibway/Chippewa, Huron-Wendat, and Haudenosaunee peoples. The land that is home to the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. We are grateful to now be on the land that is the land of Indigenous Peoples since time began.

The land we are presently on is under the stewardship of the Mississaugas of the Credit, who are the signatories of the treaty and holders of the area. We recognize that the land we are on was taken away through colonization, oppression, and expropriation. In the hopes for a better future and building relationships, we recognize, require, and honour what is in the truth and reconciliation report and the calls to action. We acknowledge and are grateful for having the privilege of being where we are, for this land, and for the Indigenous Peoples who have and continue to inhabit this land.

 

This Land Acknowledgment was created in collaboration with Indigenous Elder, Cat Criger. 

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