The First Fold
Chuck. Brisket. Short rib. Suya Spice. Watermelon. Plantain leaf.
A house begins
before you enter it.
Food, stories and a sense of home.
THE HOUSE
Perhaps we have
misunderstood home.
Not simply a place to return to, but anything that makes room for us to return to ourselves.
A house.
Its people.
A table.
A conversation.
A story.
STEP INSIDE ↓Its people.
A table.
A conversation.
A story.
INSIDE THE HOUSE
A place that
makes room.
AUREZN creates conditions for what we can become, together.
- The people who shape our sense of home.
- Places we inhabit and make our own.
- Things we keep, use and live with.
- Experiences and memories we carry.
- Observations on how we live.
- Food we make and share.
IN OUR OWN WORDS
The house manifesto.
ONE QUESTION
What makes someone
feel at home?
KENNY / HOME COOK
Cooking is my happy place.
CHIMA / COMMUNITY BUILDER
I'm a people person.
Communities grow when we
sit and eat together.
This November, we gather under one roof.
THE FIRST HOUSE
An evening of story,
space and becoming.
A hosted evening of food and conversation, with six offerings and two House Original drinks.
Twenty people.
One house.
An evening around the table.
Burlington.
The First House brings us together through food, stories and conversation. Everyone who joins helps shape what it becomes.
AT THE TABLE
A shared offering.
Six offerings around one table.
Cultural food, with stories to unfold.
Lamination
Potato. Ata dindin. Locust bean.
Yamorphosis
Water yam. Garri. Palm oil.
Mama’s Ember
Tilapia. Pepper. Fire. Moinmoin leaf.
For those who don’t eat fish
Orísun
Yam purée. Steak. Malta Guinness glaze.
Ìsimi
Black tea. Orange. Cinnamon. Sugarcane.
A tea palate cleanser.Ìròlẹ́
Citrus. Milo. Nutmeg. White chocolate. Chin-chin.
$250.00 CAD per person
Let us know about allergies and dietary requirements when choosing your place.
TAKE YOUR PLACE ↓Come as yourself.
Thoughtfully dressed. Comfortably yourself.
These looks are here to inspire. Wear what feels like you.
THE FIRST HOUSE / JOIN US
A place for
your story.
Two evenings. One house.
Join us around the table.
SATURDAYNovember 285:30–9:30 pm
SUNDAYNovember 294–8 pm
$250.00 CAD per person
Six offerings. Two House Original drinks.
An evening of food, stories and conversation.
Burlington, Ontario. The exact address is shared privately after your place is confirmed.