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...
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 & tasting, 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.
Ticket 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+.
June 25, 2026 | New Indian Basics by Arvinda Chauhan & Preena Chauhan
Arvinda Chauhan’s passion for Indian cooking grew out necessity when her mother passed away when Arvinda was quite young. This adversity led her to develop a deep love for cooking, providing her a lifetime of culinary experience. In 1993 Arvinda, joined by her daughter Preena Chauhan, started teaching home cooks and chefs recipes from their ancestral country India, spanning across its diverse regions.
The mother-daughter duo focused their classes on spices, the cornerstone of Indian cooking, teaching indispensable flavouring techniques so students can achieve exceptional results when recreating these specialties at home. Their spice flavouring know-how is shared in their debut cookbook, New Indian Basics — 100 Traditional and Modern Recipes from Arvinda’s Family Kitchen—a 2023 Taste Canada Awards Silver winner—which is a culmination of their culinary wisdom and recipes from their 30 years of teaching together.
