An intimate series celebrating Stratford’s newest voices

Thursday, May 14, 2026
The Common

80 Wellington St, Stratford, ON

Food carries memory, meaning, and the unmistakable flavour of home. At Flavours of Home, each dish becomes an invitation—an opening into the lived experiences of Stratford’s newcomers. This intimate culinary storytelling series celebrates the cultures and journeys that enrich our community, offering a shared table where flavours meet stories of resilience, identity, and belonging.

Each event features a local newcomer who collaborates with Stratford chefs to create a meal rooted in their region of origin. As guests move through the menu, they are invited into a personal story—of migration, memory, and the evolving meaning of home. Held in welcoming venues across the city, Flavours of Home creates space to gather across cultures, honour lived experience, and connect through the universal language of food.

For this edition, Huong Vo curates a Vietnamese-inspired menu, brought to life in collaboration with the culinary team at The Common.

Born in Vietnam and raised in Kitchener, Huong is part of the 1.5 generation Vietnamese-Canadian experience, navigating identity across cultures and places. She moved to Perth County in 2020 with her husband, and recently welcomed their child at Stratford General Hospital—deepening her connection to the community she now calls home.

A career coach and an emerging poet and spoken word artist, Huong has performed locally and internationally, from open mics to the JAYU Slam at TIFF and the Womxn of the World Poetry Slam. Her work explores identity, memory, and belonging—themes that will also shape the evening’s culinary experience.

Throughout the evening, Huong will share reflections on Vietnamese food traditions, cultural memory, and her own journey, offering guests an experience that is both intimate and evocative—where storytelling, and food come together at the table. 

Doors open at 5:30 with Vietnamese inspired drinks on offer and then dinner begins just after 6:00 PM.

Co-presented with The Common and Asian Heritage Month Stratford

Cost: from $30 per person

 Seating is limited.  Reserve here!