A table for two cultures
One Taste. Two Cultures. One Connection.
A home for the cuisines, stories and people that bring Canada and China to the same table.
Our purpose
Food is more than flavour. It is memory, heritage, and a doorway to one another.
Canada is a country of many cultures. China is a civilisation carried through its kitchens, its seasons and its tables. Between them sits a simple idea: that the most human conversations often begin over a meal.
The Association exists to turn that idea into a practice—bringing chefs, hosts, entrepreneurs, scholars and neighbours together to exchange techniques, stories and points of view. Not to perform culture, but to share it.
17 May 2026
What we do
Three ways to come
to the table.
Exchange is not a single event. It is a practice—built through conversation, craft and community.
Cultural Exchange
Conversations that open doors.
Connecting Canadian and Chinese entrepreneurs, cultural leaders and institutions through shared experience, honest dialogue and long-term relationships.
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Culinary Exchange
Two kitchens, in conversation.
A meeting place for Chinese and Western chefs, restaurateurs and food professionals—sharing technique, ingredients and the stories behind them.
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Community & Public Benefit
Exchange that gives back.
Shared meals, learning and cultural moments that strengthen the communities that make exchange possible—in Markham and beyond.
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The inaugural exchange 17 May 2026
A first gathering.
A lasting table.
More than 100 guests came together at Luna Private Banquets in Markham for the Association’s inaugural Canada-China Culinary Exchange—a day of lion dance, ribbon cutting, conversation and a menu designed to hold two traditions at once.
- Venue
- Luna Private Banquets, Markham, Ontario
- Gathering
- 100+ guests from business, community and media
- Programme
- Culinary forum · lion dance · ribbon cutting
“Culinary culture is not only about pleasing the palate. It connects people, cultures and communities.” Tim Lin, President, Luna Private Banquets
What guides us
Seven values.
One table.
Our work is held together by a set of commitments—to culture, to care, and to the people on both sides of the table.
Read our values →Cultural Exchange
We treat difference as an invitation, not a distance.
Heritage & Innovation
We honour tradition by letting it evolve.
Openness & Inclusion
Everyone has a place at the table.
Community & Public Benefit
Exchange should leave the community better than it found it.
Connection
A meal is how a relationship begins.
Responsibility & Respect
We work with care, honesty and cultural humility.
Global Perspective
Rooted in Markham, open to the world.
Moments
The room was full.
The table was long.
Scenes from the Association’s inaugural exchange, held at Luna Private Banquets on 17 May 2026.
Newsroom
Notes from the table.
There is a place
at our table.
Whether you cook, host, write, teach or simply love to gather—we would like to meet you.