Talk and Taste: Perfect Pairings

Event information beside a photograph of a female Palestinian chef and a female African Nova Scotian chef holding a dish of Lobster Dip with Ka’ak Al-Quds together and a photograph of a close-up of the dish.

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026 
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: In-person event at the Museum
Language: Presented in English
Cost: $25.00

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Sample fusion dishes created by Nova Scotian chefs from different cultural backgrounds and hear their stories of collaboration.

What to expect

  • Taste 6 fusion dishes blending traditions and flavours of the following communities: Palestinian and African Nova Scotian, Korean and Brazilian, Nigerian and Chinese, Venezuelan and Serbian, Jamaican and Ukrainian, and Mexican and Pakistani
  • Hear participants share how they combined their culinary traditions to create new recipes
  • Experience the final showcase of Perfect Pairings before the eat make share: a taste of immigration exhibition closes in Halifax

About Perfect Pairings
This Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 program pairs chefs from different cultural backgrounds to co-create recipes in shared kitchens through storytelling and conversation.