Overview
Behind the Apron is a hands-on cooking workshop hosted in collaboration with Feed the Soul YEG and Happy Chutney. The cooking workshop will be led by Ashley Prasad, an Indo-Fijian home cook and cultural storyteller, for an immersive culinary workshop rooted in family, history, and the flavours of the islands. Step behind the apron with Ashley and learn about Indo-Fijian flavours and techniques through a practical and engaging learning experience.

Born from the blend of Indian and Fijian traditions, Indo-Fijian cuisine carries generations of memory — recipes shaped by migration, resilience, and the creativity of a people who found ways to nourish community across oceans. Ashley brings this lineage into the kitchen with warmth and intention, sharing the dishes she learned at the sides of her mother and grandmother.

🍽 Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

🕒 Time: 12-4 PM

📍 Location: The Kitchen at Stanley Milner Edmonton Public Library (Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada)

🎟 Tickets: $75 per person

Over four hands-on hours, participants will chop, simmer, blend, and taste their way through an Indo-Fijian menu created by Ashley.

Curried Shrimp
Coconut Rice
Fresh Chutneys
Family Tea
Surprise Indo-Fijian Treat

While the workshop and hosts are being introduced, you'll be treated to appetizers from Black and racialized restaurants and cafes located downtown. Participants will then move into a guided cooking session with step-by-step instructions from Ashley.

Participants will work in small groups to ensure a hands-on, interactive and fun learning experience. Once the meal is prepared, participants will try their creations while sipping on specially prepared Indo-Fijian tea. Each participant will receive a parting treat before leaving.

Included in your ticket:

All ingredients and cooking supplies
Instruction from Ashley Prasad
Take-home recipe package
Surprise parting gift from Ashley Prasad

Things to Note

By purchasing your ticket, you’re supporting Black and racialized businesses and helping Feed the Soul YEG to amplify the diverse voices and talents within Edmonton’s food community.

We are unable to accommodate food sensitivities or make any modifications to the menu.

We would like to thank The City of Edmonton’s Downtown Vibrancy Fund who awarded Feed the Soul YEG funding to complete this project.

Additional Information:

This event is suitable for all skill levels.
Limited spots available.

Reserve your spot to explore Indo-Fijian cooking and learn techniques you can bring back to your own kitchen.

About Feed the Soul YEG

Feed the Soul YEG is a year-round initiative dedicated to elevating, strengthening and celebrating the diversity of Edmonton's ethnocultural food establishments.

This grassroots organization was created by a volunteer-led and driven team dedicated to promoting and offering safe spaces for local Black-, Indigenous- and racialized-owned businesses to expand their presence in the city. This is done through year-round programming including our Black Futures Month Dining Week, Ten Dolla Deals affordable meals, food tours, pop-ups and catering.

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About Ashley Prasad

Ashley is a first-generation Canadian with deep roots in the Fiji Islands. As an Indo-Fijian, her lineage traces back to ancestors brought to Fiji as indentured labourers under British colonial rule. She has been cooking since the age of six, learning the rhythms of the kitchen from her mother and grandmother.

Over the last two years, Ashley has shared this heritage through community cooking classes across Edmonton — using food as a bridge between generations, cultures, and stories. Through her workshops, she creates space for connection, celebration, and the preservation of Indo-Fijian traditions.

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Indo-Fijian Cooking Workshop with Ashley Prasad

Indo-Fijian Cooking Workshop with Ashley Prasad

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