Cooking with Spirit: Stories, Flavours, and Traditions from Indigenous Fusion Cuisine

In this talk, Chef David Wolfman will take the audience on a culinary and cultural journey through the pages of his cookbook, Cooking With the Wolfman. Drawing from the traditions of the Xaxli’p First Nation and his decades of professional culinary expertise, David will share stories behind the making of select recipes in the cookbook. He’ll explore how Indigenous foods connect us to the land, to community, and to sustainable living. Participants will also learn how cooking can be an act of reconciliation and cultural preservation. 

At the end and of the program, David will lead a Q&A session and share food samples with attendees.

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David Wolfman, from Xaxli’p First Nation, has reshaped Canada's gastronomic landscape and global perceptions of Indigenous and North American cuisine. David was the first of many to have an Indigenous catering enterprise in Toronto. Outside of the kitchen, Chef Wolfman shares his love of food, family and friendship through education. He leads workshops on Indigenous culinary practices, cultural tourism, and economical family food budgeting. He has done so at youth conferences, business conventions, and through his role as a Culinary Arts professor at George Brown College. Chef Wolfman was also an executive producer and host of "Cooking with the Wolfman" on APTN from 1999 to 2017, where he shared Indigenous Fusion foods to viewers across Canada. Chef Wolfman lives in Toronto and enjoys being walked by his Boston Terrier.