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A long dining table with a group of people seated along both sides. White plates sit on the table in front of each person and big plates of food filled with food can be seen at the centre of the table. The large plate of food closest to the camera has an element that is on fire.

Eat More Scarborough

Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours tell Scarborough’s food, public art and neighbourhood heritage by hosting engaging and innovative food tours and inter-cultural culinary-neighbourhood experiences.

A group of three men sit at a table together. A fourth man stands near the table with a large camera as he films them. The brick walls surrounding the table are painted black and orange, and a sign hung on the wall reads "Welcome Aleppo Kebab."
Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

A close up image of a plate of food. The plate is white and filled with yellow rice, meat kebabs, vegetables, and an assortment of dips. Containers holding the dips can be seen in the background of the image.
Plate of food offered on Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

Plate of food offered on Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

A tour group stands in front of a restaurant with an awning that reads "Sisaket Thai Kitchen." The tour leader stands with his back to the restaurant while the participants stand with their backs to the camera as the face him in a semi-circle.
Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

Eat More Scarborough Local Food and Art Tours!, May 1, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Muryani Kasdani. Courtesy of Howard Tam.

Project Leads: Derek Spooner and Howard Tam

Project Website 

Date of Release: May 1, 2023

Scarborough Arts and Eat More Scarborough Food Tours tell the heritage stories of Scarborough’s food, public art and neighbourhoods. 

The primary tool used to tell these stories is by hosting engaging and innovative food tours and inter-cultural culinary-neighbourhood experiences. Tour groups of 20-30 people via walking, bus or carpool visit several restaurants and sample specific dishes, discussing the cultural heritage of the food, the culture behind the food and the story of the restaurant. While on the tour, they also talk about neighbourhood stories of Scarborough, the people that built the borough, the architecture that brings Scarborough’s public spaces to life, and the artists and creative stories behind murals/public artworks and creative projects that have shaped Scarborough’s thriving arts scene.

In 2023 alone, they ran six tours including their now-famous Night Tours – exploring Scarborough’s nightlife and “night plazas” (that resemble night markets!) and telling the story of global nightlife cultures that are now embedded right here in the city.

Additional Project Members:

Muryani Kasdani – Marketing & Communications, Eat More Scarborough
Hanna Mersha – Tour Assistant, Eat More Scarborough
Berlin Chen – Tour Assistant , Eat More Scarborough
Emily Peltier – Program Manager, Scarborough Arts
Faith Rajasingham – Program Coordinator, Scarborough Arts
Katie Pearson – Finance & Administrative Officer, Scarborough Arts

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