Chefs Tushar Tondvalkar and Mark Singson are reuniting at Kavita on November 17, 2026 for an 11-course dinner exploring Indian and Filipino cooking.
Updated November 4, 2026.
The Mount Pleasant restaurant’s first-anniversary celebrations continue with a return to one of its earliest collaborations. Singson joined Tondvalkar for Kavita’s inaugural pop-up shortly after the restaurant opened in October 2025. A year later, the two are getting back into the kitchen together.
Two culinary traditions across 11 courses
The one-night dinner will draw on the chefs’ different backgrounds and their shared interest in finding new ways to interpret familiar food. It is an appealing way to mark an anniversary: bringing back a collaborator who was there at the beginning, with another year of ideas to work through.
The individual dishes have not yet been announced. The published experience is an 11-course Indian-Filipino menu, priced at $145 per person. An optional $120 beverage pairing will feature Kavita’s cocktails and wines.
A year at Kavita
Tondvalkar named Kavita after his mother; the name also means poetry. The restaurant draws on his upbringing in Mumbai and coastal Malvan, bringing regional Indian cooking together with British Columbia ingredients.
Before opening Kavita, he worked in the kitchens of Gaggan and Gaa in Bangkok, as well as Blue Water Cafe, Bauhaus and The Fish House in Vancouver. Kavita now offers à la carte dining alongside its Ammakase tasting experience.
The November 1 staff-meal gathering has finished. This November 17 reunion is the next anniversary event, with the focus firmly on what Tondvalkar and Singson create together.
Book the Kavita and Mark Singson dinner
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
Location: Kavita, 250 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver.
Menu: 11 courses, $145 per person.
Optional beverage pairing: $120 per person.
Book the Chef Mark Singson X Kavita experience through OpenTable. The booking is listed as prepaid; the reservation page provides available seating times and payment terms.
For more about the restaurant, visit restaurantkavita.com.
