Join us at Joseph Brant Museum for our eat make share speaker series, featuring acclaimed Canadian cookbook authors. Each month, a new speaker will discuss their publication and how their family’s cultural background has influenced their culinary journey. Attendees will also enjoy a recipe demonstration and have the opportunity to view the special exhibit eat make share: a taste of immigration from the Canadian Museums of Immigration at Pier 21. Featured titles will also be available for purchase directly from the author and in the Museum’s gift shop.

Tickets are $25, includes admission to Joseph Brant Museum, speaker presentation (7pm), and light refreshments. The Museum will open 1-hour prior to the presentation at 6pm for those who wish to view the special exhibit eat make share: a taste of immigration. This event is recommended for ages 12+.

April 28, 2026 | The Route to Parsi Cooking by Niloufer Mavalvala

Parsis or ‘the people from Pars’ migrated from Persia to India between the 8th and 10th centuries. It was not just the native language and culture this community adopted, but also the local produce from which emerged the typical Parsi cuisine.

Parsi cooking was shaped from two ancient cultures: Persian and Indian. This unusual historical background gives Parsi dishes their distinct and unique flavours.

Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer’s love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Niloufer gave her first cooking class to a group of school girls at the age of 17; loving the opportunity to meet new people who share her passion for food, she has gone on to give many, many more cooking classes in Dubai, UK, and Canada – where she has lived for the past 16 years with her family. Most recently she was invited as a guest to the prestigious cookery school Le Cordon Bleu London to demonstrate and share her knowledge on Parsi Cooking.