Classic
Pomodoro and Gnocchi
T. I’ll make gnocchi from scratch if it’s winter, I’m a bit sad and need some comfort food. But I’ll make store-bought gnocchi if I’m really depressed because I just want to boil it and eat it. Spaghetti is classic, a carbonara - I’ll make that like every day in the winter.
M. My depression noodle, if we’re also including that, would be tortellini.
Miss Christine’s
Growing up we did classic stuff like tea time, when we had breakfast we had large breakfasts with tea and orange juice, the classics. My grandmother was a phenomenal cook and wanted to make British/Jamaican style food all the time. It was really nice coming here and seeing a lot of the food that I grew up on, and it tastes just as good.
Famena’s Famous Roti & Curry
It was always interesting going to school, I never understood why the other kids only ever had like, sandwiches. I was like, ‘where is your rice? Where is your goat meat? I don’t understand, where’s your fufu, do you want some fufu?’
High Tea
There’s a famous hip hop quote, “it ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at.” So my mentality is like, I’m here in Winnipeg, I’m going to represent Winnipeg to the fullest and make sure everyone knows how culturally and artistically astute it is. I want all to know how cool it is. If I’m in Chicago, the same. In New York, pssh, you don’t have to say anything. There’s a lot I miss about New York but I carry those memories with me and a lot of the people I knew there are still part of my world. Out of sight but not out of mind.
Ruby West
I love Filipino food, I’m Filipino so that’s what I grew up with in my home. Shout out to my favourite food which is sinigang - it’s a bone broth stew dish. That would be my last dish ever.
Stella’s
I grew up eating a lot of wild meats and vegetables. My grandpa was a trapper/hunter and my grandma had a really large vegetable garden - carrots, potatoes, onions, things like that.