Join us for our highly anticipated annual event, where residents of Chappelle Gardens come together to showcase their culinary skills and compete for an exciting grand prize! The judges? It's you—the public! This is a fun, interactive event open to everyone. Attend, sample a variety of mouth-watering dishes, and cast your vote for the creation you think deserves to win. It's a celebration of community, creativity, and, of course, delicious food!
2022
Ingredient: Apple
Winner: Caramel Apple Cake Pops
"We both thought it was a bit ambitious for us to even attempt this," Natasha Aiello and Minna Baker agree. "We just wanted to give it a try, so we strategized in our back alley together to come up with a dish - we didn't even have a name for it for the longest time!" Aiello, a realtor in the community, is neighbours with Baker and the pair often trade baked goods with each other.
What the pair devised was a perfect infusion of two amazing treats: cake pops and caramel apples. Both the cake and the caramel are made from scratch and the quality and care she put into her delights were evident from the first bite.
“Everything at Taste of Chappelle was amazing, but the Caramel Apple Cake Pops really blew me away,” says Kaylie Thomas, Program and Events Manager with the Chappelle Gardens Residents Association. “It was a tight competition, no doubt. Everyone brought their best, and something about what Natasha and Minna created was above and beyond.”
Going over and above for the community is part of what makes Chappelle Gardens a great place to call home. The connection in this community is distinct for a major city – it’s almost like a small town of it own. Only a community with this strong of a connection between neighbours could inspire someone to create a dessert as delightful as a Caramel Apple Cake Pop.
2023
Ingredient: Honey
Winner: Pretzel Chicken Bites with Honey Mustard
"Let's Get Ready to Bumble" took home the prize! The event invited guests to visit three beautifully designed show homes and a sales center, where they had the chance to sample a variety of treats, which added a fun and interactive element to the experience. The icing on the cake, however, was the charitable aspect of the event. All proceeds from the event were donated to a local charity, which meant that attendees weren't just enjoying great food and exploring stunning homes but were also contributing to a good cause, helping to make a positive impact in the community.
2024
Ingredient: Cinnamon
Winner: Nigerian Meat pie
A small twist on the original Taste of Chappelle transformed into Bake of Chappelle, where six teams competed at each of our show homes and the sales center, with a wagon ride leading them to the new park. The carriage ride between locations added an old-world charm, symbolizing a connection across time and shared experiences of togetherness. Bake of Chappelle fosters community engagement by blending local competition with charitable fundraising. This year, participants were able to choose the charity they wanted the proceeds to benefit (the winning team's choice went toward building a park at the local school).