Leyda’s has the key to healthy living
Food is our first medicine, says Dr. DeeDee Maltman.
The longtime physician is out to treat Saskatoon foodies at her new restaurant, Leyda’s, which features a glutenfree and nut-free menu.
Maltman said the restaurant’s logo is a key, which signifies that we each hold the key to our own nutritional health.
But the food also has to be delicious if you are going to get people in the door, she added.
Menu items include mussel appetizers, trout quesadillas, spaghetti squash casserole, pizza, bison burger sliders, black cod and Leyda’s shaved chicken sandwich (with seared pineapple, coconut mayo topped with arugula).
The Ayurvedic soup consists of carrot, ginger, kale, quinoa and curry. There’s also gluten-free pizzas and signature gluten-free bread (which can be purchased on its own).
Besides following the Weil’s anti-inflammatory food pyramid, Leyda’s locally sources as much of its ingredients as possible and grows all its own herbs.
The restaurant is named after Maltman’s youngest child, Tasha Leyda (Leyda being a combination of her grandparent’s names).
“We’d go out to dinner and we used to say, ‘Maybe one day we’ll open a restaurant,’” Maltman said.
Now it has become a reality.
“The restaurant is a huge collaboration of people,” Maltman said, including head chef Miguel De Lucas Sintes.
Other unique features of the restaurant include having water that has run through a reverse osmosis filtration system, providing yoga space for the staff, and offering cooking and educational classes.
Leyda’s does not have a deep fryer and does not use non-stick chemical-lined pans.
Maltman said one of the best compliments she has received is when a customer told her “they felt love in their food.”
Leyda’s is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
LEYDA’S
Owner: DeeDee Maltman
Address: 112 20th St. West Phone: 306-244-0707
Website: www.leydas.com, Facebook
Saskatoon Salsa Dance Co. has found a home of its own on Duchess Street.
“I’ve never had my own space,” said owner Kimberly Parent.
“Now we have expanded into a year-round performance school.”
Salsa Dance Co. primarily teaches Cuban Salsa, but also offer classes such as Bachata, Bollywood and a Brazillian Booty Shake.
“And we have classes for any age and any dance level,” Parent said. “We want to have an inclusive and energetic atmosphere.”
It has six-week recreational classes and performancebased classes. Most classes are in the evenings and Saturdays.
On Oct. 12 the school is bringing in a Latin band from Edmonton, Salsabor, and will offer workshops.
Parent, who always has had a passion for dance, joined a Latin dance group at 18 and
SASKATOON SALSA DANCE CO. said she immediately knew she had found her calling.
“When I heard Cuban music it changed my life,” she said. “It is so rich and complex.”
Back then there was little salsa going on in the city.
Now there is a thriving community, she said. “It is a lifestyle for a lot of people.”
Parent travels often to Cuba to train and dance, including this November when she will take a number of students from the school to train in Havana.
Groups from the school perform all year and can be booked for private, corporate, community and public events.
Early registration for fall programs will be held Aug. 20, 21 and 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at M3-420 Duchess St. Late registration is Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the same location.
Check out www.saskatoonsalsa.ca for class times and schedules.
Owner: Kimberly Parent
Address: M3 420 Duchess St. Phone: 306-241-6967 Website: www.saskatoonsalsa. If you have purchased, started or moved a small business in Saskatoon within the last few months, let us know by calling 657-6293 or faxing 657-6437, attention Scott Larson. Submissions can also be emailed to slarson@thestarphoenix.com. Home-based and temporary businesses, as well as those without physical locations, will not be considered for publication. Businesses must be located in Saskatoon.