My International Table

One of the most talented Cookie Chefs I’ve ever encountered. Colleen of Chez Cookies transformed my logo into a special Christmas cookie that I gifted to my clients from the past year. Needless to say there will be many more collaborations between us in the future. Check her out on Facebook and Instagram.

For fabulous catering for your event or an in-home chef service...Yousef from My International Table is the one to call. Your taste buds will be amazed! Maybe you will get a cookie too.

It’s December 1st!
Our Charcuterie Contest enters we’re amazing. Over 300 entered! I wish I could give out more than one prize. Thank you to all who entered. I appreciate all your love and support. The winner was picked out by a impartial online contest support company. Thanks to my IT guy Kai . Our lucky winner for our Christmas charcuterie board worth $225 isssss ! I’ll be reaching out to you for a delivery date and time. Congratulations and Merry Christmas!!!

I’m so proud of this

Thank you to our partners - venue, nosh, door prizes, and event management - for making the 8th annual VIJFF a success! Every detail was appreciated by our attendees, and enhanced the festival going experience.

Chateau Victoria, The Vic Theatre, My International Table, Songhees Events & Catering, The Bikery, PASSION FOR CAKES, John Fluevog Shoes, Deborah B Event Management

Add some fun to your weekend this Saturday night event featuring Jazz duel Elliot Freeman and Ashlin Richardson followed by the film Greener Pastures. A charming isreali comedy about love and longing,crime and cannabis at widowers seniors home. Also included, and back by popular demand, is a Chocolate Babka nosh from . Tickets are free and should be ordered in advance. November 5 7:15 PM Vic Theatre Ticket orders https://vijff.ca

Check this out Victoria people!
I'll be there handing out the Babka.

Add some fun to your weekend with the Saturday night VIJFF event featuring jazz duo Elliot Freedman (baritone guitar) and Ashlin Richardson (bass) from The Elliot Freedman Group, followed by the film "Greener Pastures", a charming Israeli comedy about love and longing and crime and cannabis at a widower’s seniors home.

Also included, and back by popular demand, is a Chocolate Babka nosh from My International Table

Tickets are FREE and should be ordered in advance.
November 5, 7:15pm at the Vic Theatre

More information? Order tickets? https://vijff.ca

Here we go! I'm soo excited to be apart of this great cultural event again. Come and enjoy some great films and food compliments of .

The opening film event of the 2022 VIJFF features local singer/songwriter Marley Biranbaum followed by "Alegria", a Spanish film about a reluctantly Jewish physician who faces her conflicted past when her family arrives to organize her niece’s Orthodox Jewish wedding.
Also included is a delicious nosh [Moroccan Custard-stuffed Bastilla ] specially prepared by chef Yousef Kayal of My International Table.
Tickets are FREE and should be ordered in advance.
November 1, 6:15pm at the Vic Theatre
More information? Order tickets? https://vijff.ca

Premiere charcuterie boards are more frequently being requested. I think in part because of the artisanal products that I use.

Ibérico pork carpaccio, white truffle lebneh, three olive tapenade, handmade Bordeaux wine jelly and Ajvar spread are only some of the premium quality products that are my show stoppers.

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Ahi tuna tartare with an Asian twist. One finely diced shallot, two cloves of garlic minced, half a thumb of ginger minced, one stalk of lemongrass minced, one birds eye chilli finely minced, a half tsp Dijon mustard, one and a half tsps of dark soy sauce, juice of half of a lime, salt and pepper to taste. Fold into 12 to 16oz of cubed ahi tuna. Top with a coddled egg yolk, garden chives and lumpfish caviar. Serve with fresh limes wedges and ciabatta crostinis. So refreshing, zesty and umami at the same time.

Filipino Pancit Canton. Pure comfort food from the Philippines. There are various different kinds of Pancit dishes in the Philippines 🇵🇭 which I will explore in the future. I was only introduced to this dish a day before yesterday and was so intrigued I set out to learn how to make it for myself. Relatively easy to make. Key ingredients are Filipino soy sauce, Chinese oyster sauce and Chinese sausage. Hence the brownish tone of the food. Like most cultures Filipino cuisine is a mashup of cultural ingredients. I started with sautéing in oil four diced cloves of garlic with two small onions cut into slivers. Cubed pork belly (one and half pound). 0ne diced Andouille sausage. I didn’t have Chinese sausage and I was hungry and wanted to get started lol. I put a nice sear on everything and cooked it down. To that I added a quarter cup of Filipino soy sauce, two tablespoons of oyster sauce, half a cup of water give or take, one cup of vegetable stock give or take, two cubes of Knorr pork bullion and salt and pepper. Always better to have more sauce than not. To the bubbling broth I added one full package of pancit canton wheat noodle ( close relative to chow mein noodles) and allowed them to soak pup the broth. That took less than five minutes. Two cups of pacific white prawns join the noodles and cook gently. Before all this I blanched in a pot of water shredded red and white cabbage, shredded carrots and Chinese long beans. The blanched veg all join the noodles and protein and have a little hot tub party. 😂 It’s easy peazy. Packs a lot of flavour and degrees of texture. Very addictive. Only downfall it’s different to photograph for instagram lol but I tried. Gana Sa Pagkain (Bon appétit)

Perfect Mexican Breakfast! 🫓🇲🇽

|Huevos con chorizo +Salsa Verde +Rojo Chiles + Mexican Cheese

Inspired Dinner in Tulum, Mexico 🌴

Picante 5 Chili rojo con Pollo
+Dulce Chile Rice

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It’s a perfect gift to give to experience Yousef’s vast international culinary repertoire.