UPCOMING EVENTS

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* POP-UP DINNERS
* COOKING CLASSES
* INDIGENOUS FOOD WORKSHOPS

Upcoming Pop-Up Dinners

All pop-up dinners are held at our 12 Queen Street East, Cambridge location
If you need to cancel or reschedule, please email [email protected]

Indigenous Night Dining Experience
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025 ~ 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Join us for an unforgettable evening of food, culture, and storytelling with Chef Destiny & the FoodZen team. Indigenous Night is a one-night-only pop-up dinner celebrating the vibrant flavours and traditions of Indigenous cuisine. Enjoy a thoughtfully curated set menu featuring local, seasonal ingredients that are naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, with vegan options available.

As you dine, you'll hear stories rooted in the land and culture that inspire each dish. This is a dine-in experience only, with limited seating.

Cost per person $90.00 - Advance ticket purchase required

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Farm to Table Feast: A Celebration of Local Flavours
FRIDAY, AUG 22, 2025 ~ 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Join us for an intimate pop-up dinner that puts the spotlight on our region’s best seasonal ingredients. From field to fork, every dish tells the story of the land and the hands that grew it. This set menu will feature ultra-local produce, ethically raised proteins, and handcrafted sauces, prepared with care by Chef Destiny and the FoodZen team.

Dine-in only, with limited seating.
Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, with vegan options available.

Cost per person $90.00 - Advance ticket purchase required

Reserve your spot!

Upcoming Cooking Classes

All classes are held at our 12 Queen Street East, Cambridge location
 - Cooking classes are open to anyone 12 years of age and older
 - No experience needed
 - Snacks and refreshments will be available

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please email [email protected]

Meal Prep for Busy People: Chicken Edition
AUG 7, 2025 ~ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

In this 2.5-hour hands-on class, you’ll learn how to roast a whole chicken and turn it into multiple meals using simple, wholesome ingredients. You’ll leave with two ready-to-eat dinners for two to enjoy at home.

Class includes:
How to roast a whole chicken
Cook once, get multiple meals
Recipes
- roast chicken
- chicken fried rice
- chicken fajitas
Two dinners for 2 to take home (total of 4 servings)

Cost per person $65.00

Dietary information:
Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free optional

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Pasta Sauce Basics
SEPT 4, 2025 ~ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Skip the processed jars—learn how to make fresh, healthy pasta sauces from scratch. In this 2 1/2  hands-on class, we’ll teach you the basics of marinara, cheese, and pesto sauces using real ingredients. You’ll leave with 2 litres of wholesome sauce to enjoy at home.

Class includes:
How to make homemade pasta sauce
Recipes
- marinara sauce
- cheese sauce
- pesto sauce
2 litres of pasta sauce to take home

Cost per person $50.00

Dietary information:
Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Cooking Class
OCT 2, 2025 ~ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Sponsored by the Kidney Foundation of Canada and in honour of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, this class offers a hands-on introduction to the Indigenous foods of Canada. In this 2.5-hour hands-on, renal diet-friendly class, you’ll learn to make a hearty Three Sisters & bison chili and a fresh fall harvest salad while exploring the stories behind the ingredients. You’ll leave with dinner for four to enjoy at home.

Class includes:
Learn about the Indigenous foods of Canada
Recipes
- Three Sisters & bison chili
- fall harvest salad
Dinner for 4 to take home

Cost per person $10.00
*Note, this class is offered at a discounted rate thanks to The Kidney Foundation of Canada 

Dietary information:
Renal Diet Friendly, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian Optional

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Meal Prep for Busy People: Ground Meats Edition
NOV 6, 2025 ~ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Save time without sacrificing flavour. In this 2.5-hour hands-on class, you’ll learn how to cook once and turn ground meats into multiple meals. Perfect for busy weeknights.

Class includes:
Learn to cook once, get multiple meals
Recipes
- shepherd's pie
- Korean bowl
Two dinners for 2 to take home (total of 4 servings)

Cost per person $65.00 

Dietary information:
Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian Optional

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Soup & Stew Basics
DEC 4, 2025 ~ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Skip the heavily processed soups and learn the foundations of making soups and stews from scratch. In this 2.5-hour hands-on class, you’ll make a hearty stew and fresh garden salad, and head home with dinner for four, ready to enjoy.

Class includes:
How to start any soup/stew
How to build flavour
How to make a broth from your leftovers
Recipes
- beef/chicken stew
- garden salad
Dinner for 4 to take home

Cost per person $65.00

Dietary information: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian Optional

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Indigenous Food Workshops

Hello & Aanii, my name is Chef Destiny, the founder and executive chef of FoodZen as well as the founder and executive chef of Cedar Spoon Indigenous Catering.

I’m Indigenous on my mom’s side, part of the Ojibwe tribe from Rainy River, ON. My mom was part of the sixties scoop, which means she was taken from her community when she was 4 years old to live in foster care. When she was 6, she was adopted by a family here in Waterloo Region, where I was born and raised.

For many years we couldn’t celebrate our culture because we didn’t know what to celebrate. My grandmothers taught me how to cook at a very young age, and I could always feel the love in their food.

Food is my love language and has become my path to reconciliation, a way for me to heal, and to learn about the Indigenous foods of Canada. Food is holistic, it’s medicine and feeds the soul. No matter our culture, food is something we all have in common. One of the best places to listen and learn from each other is to break bread together and I’m excited to do that with you!

Thank you, Miigwetch 

WORKSHOP OFFERINGS

These workshops take place on-site at your location within Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.

If you would like us to host the workshop at our 12 Queen Street East, Cambridge location, there is an additional fee of $100.00. Please note our kitchen capacity is 30 people max.

Option 1: Hands-On Workshop
Accommodates: Up to 25 participants

Session Cost: $450

During this 1 to 1.5 hour session, we will be making Three Sisters Soup and Wild Rice Salad together.

• The soup and salad are dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free and vegan.
• We talk about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada and how cows, pigs and chickens came with the settlers.
• We talk about the agriculture of Indigenous people with regards to the Three Sisters and food sovereignty.
• We talk about healthy eating and food waste.
• Each participant will enjoy a bowl of soup and wild rice salad. They will also be given a recipe card to recreate at home.
• Upon request, all cutting can be done in advance for the safety of the attendees.
• If there isn't a stove to use to heat the soup, I have a hot plate that is safe to use indoors and doesn't emit harmful radiation. 
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Option 2: Tasting Workshop
Accommodates: Up to 50 participants

Cost: $15/person
Minimum: $500/session

During this 1-hour session, we will listen and learn about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada while enjoying Three Sisters Soup.

• The soup is dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan.
• We talk about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada and how cows, pigs and chickens came with the settlers.
• We talk about the agriculture of Indigenous people with regards to the Three Sisters and food sovereignty.
• We talk about healthy eating and food waste.
• Each participant will enjoy a bowl of soup and be given a recipe card to recreate at home. 

Option 3: Catered Speaking Engagement
Accommodates: Unlimited

Session Cost: Discounted based on
catering cost

During this 1-hour (or more as requested) session, we will listen and learn about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada while you enjoy food catered by Cedar Spoon Indigenous Catering.

• We talk about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada and how cows, pigs and chickens came with the settlers.
• We talk about the agriculture of Indigenous people with regard to the Three Sisters and food sovereignty.
• We talk about healthy eating and food waste.

View Menu, please request a pricing list 

Option 4: Speaking Engagement
Accommodates: Unlimited

Session Cost: Request Quote

During this 1-hour (or more as requested) session, we will listen and learn about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada.

• We talk about the Indigenous ingredients of Canada and how cows, pigs and chickens came with the settlers.
• We talk about the agriculture of Indigenous people with regard to the Three Sisters and food sovereignty.
• We talk about healthy eating and food waste.