2019 Program
Welcome to the 9th edition of Devour! The Food Film Fest–this year’s festival will be held from October 22-27, 2019.
Tickets are available by phone at 1-888-311-9090.
Tickets are also available at all Ticketpro outlets in Nova Scotia, including Cochrane’s Pharmasave (442 Main Street, Wolfville), Wilson’s Pharmasave (100 Station Lane, Kentville), Windsor Home Hardware (50 Empire Lane, Windsor) and Alderney Landing Theatre (2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth). Please note that Ticketpro outlets accept cash or debit only. Ticket prices are listed before tax and service fees.
2019 Box Office Hours at Devour! HQ, 360 Main St., Wolfville, NS:
Monday, October 21, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 22, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 24, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 27, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Here is the 2019 schedule (PDF version) and the full 2019 program (PDF version).
Saturday, October 19, 2019
A Taste of Devour! in Windsor
Devour! is spreading its wings into Hants County with this special pre-festival celebration in Windsor. Come join Windsor and area restaurants and businesses for food, [...]
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
The Scotiabank Big Picture Program: The Pollinators w/BZZZ
The Pollinators tells the story of the controlled migration of billions of honey bees around the US—how they’re used to pollinate the crops that grow [...]
Devour! Kentville: Sip & Savour
Devour! returns to Kentville and doubles in size due to popular demand with this kick-off celebration. Get treated to delectable bites and delicious drinks from [...]
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The Scotiabank Big Picture Program: Duck Academy w/The Old Man and the Pears
Three thousand ducks, one farmer, and an ultimate goal to produce chemical-free sustainable rice. Against all odds, a determined farmer in Thailand trains ducks to [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the [...]
Devour! Opening Gala Reception presented by Taste of Nova Scotia
The ninth edition of Devour! kicks off in grand style with the Devour! Opening Gala Reception featuring 12 of Nova Scotia’s finest chefs coming together [...]
Opening Gala: From the Vine (North American Premiere)
A downtrodden man (Joe Pantoliano) experiences an ethical crisis and travels back to his hometown in rural Italy. He finds new purpose in reviving his [...]
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The Scotiabank Big Picture Program: Dive! w/Hearth & Chef Dylan: How to Make Pizza
Dive! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the [...]
Bourbon Luncheon Workshop w/Ray Daniel & Chef Dennis Johnston
Ray Daniel, BeamSuntory Bourbon Brand Ambassador, will co-host a delicious lunch with dishes from Dennis Johnston paired perfectly with the BeamSuntory Small Batch Bourbon Collection. [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chef Danny Smiles
Chef de cuisine and co-owner (along with cohort Chuck Hughes) of Le Bremner in Montréal, Danny Smiles is no stranger to the screen—with appearances on [...]
Gleaning Expedition with FOUND Forgotten Food
All aboard the gleaning bus on a fall day in Nova Scotia! This expedition will feature an incredible cross-section of individuals working hard on waste [...]
Taste of Nova Scotia Awards Program & Reception
We’re thrilled to once again host the Taste of Nova Scotia Awards. These awards provide an annual opportunity for Taste of Nova Scotia members and [...]
Cocktails & Photography Workshop
Beam Suntory Bourbon Brand Ambassador Ray Daniel—along with official festival photographers Andrew Donovan and Crissie Brenton of Phototype—will co-host an interactive cocktail and photography session. [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chef Michele Forgione
A Canadian force on the culinary scene, Chef Michele Forgione now owns four restaurants—Impasto, Pizzeria Gema, Chez Tousignant, and the newly opened Vesta—and all are [...]
Daily HAPPY devHOUR! at The Church Brewing Co.
Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Devour! Festival Lounge over three days of the festival. Raise a glass and mingle with [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the [...]
Beloved w/Côte de Boeuf
This striking portrait captures the story of 82-year-old Firouzeh, one of the last female sheepherders working in the traditional way in Iran. She’s an indomitable [...]
David Rocco's Dolce Italia w/Off the Beaten Path & Hope in the New Rome
Two episodes of Italian-Canadian Chef David Rocco’s Dolce Italia are in-depth looks at the food and modern culture of Italy. First up is eating like [...]
Devour! Street Food Party
We’re back with the fifth edition of our largest free outdoor event. Look out for some of your favourite food trucks, along with delectable dishes [...]
Special Presentation of Big Night curated by Lidia Bastianich
Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant in New Jersey. However, Primo’s authentic [...]
Celebrity Chef Dinner based on Big Night curated by Lidia Bastianich
This five-course dinner prepared by a slate of all female chefs inspired by the film Big Night. Paola Colucci, Pianostrada Laboratorio di Cucina, Rome Renée [...]
The Game Changers w/Masters
A UFC fighter’s world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had [...]
The Best Sommelier in the World w/The Sommelier
The world’s best sommeliers have three days to demonstrate a lifetime of study at the prestigious World Sommelier Competition. It’s the ultimate expression of a [...]
Devour! Italiano Party
When a moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie...that’s amore! Join us for a party in honour of our Celebrity Headliner Guest, Lidia [...]
Friday, October 25, 2019
Cooking Master Classes for Youth
Under the guidance of instructors and students from prestigious culinary schools across Canada, local students will learn the secrets of great dishes in this hands-on [...]
25
Oct
Book Signing with Lidia Bastianich
Bring your well-used copy of any of Lidia's amazing cookbooks, or pick up a brand new copy of the FELIDIA cookbook for Chef Bastianich to [...]
Cooking Master Classes for Youth
Under the guidance of instructors and students from prestigious culinary schools across Canada, local students will learn the secrets of great dishes in this hands-on [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chefs Melissa Kelly & Renée Lavallée
One workshop and two incredible chef-entrepreneurs—Melissa Kelly of Primo in Maine and Renée Lavallée of The Canteen in Dartmouth—will share the stories behind their success, [...]
Shorts Program: Italian Wines
Wine on Garda Lake - Cantina Malavasi Growing on the shores of Lake Garda, the wines of Northern Italy never looked so good. Italy, 2018, [...]
Zero Waste Workshop w/Bob Blumer
Returning host and longtime festival friend, Bob Blumer, has just become the newest spokesperson for the National Zero Waste Council. Join him for some tips [...]
The Wandering Chef w/Truffles
The Wandering Chef is a heartwarming story of how food can bring people together in times of clarity, confusion, and loss. As Chef Jiho Im [...]
Cooking Master Classes for Youth
Under the guidance of instructors and students from prestigious culinary schools across Canada, local students will learn the secrets of great dishes in this hands-on [...]
Culinary Luncheon Workshop with Pianostrada Laboratorio di Cucina
One of the hottest restaurants in Rome, Pianostrada Laboratorio di Cucina, is helmed by an all-female crew. Join co-owners, chef Paola Colucci and front-of-house manager [...]
Italian Prosciutto & Cheese Tasting with Dario Tomaselli
World-renowned chef Dario Tomaselli has spent almost 40 years criss-crossing the globe with a focus on Italian cuisine. Join him for a tasting of some [...]
25
Oct
Panel on Food Waste
FOUND Forgotten Food hosts this timely panel on food waste. Through their extensive network across the province, they have forged relationships with people who are [...]
Merci Bocuse w/Dish Pigs
Canadian chefs Trevor Ritchie and Jenna Reich head to the prestigious and daunting Bocuse d’Or chef competition in France. The pressure to win has never [...]
Special Program Addition: A 20th Anniversary Underwater Quest w/Maison BeauSoleil & Benjamin Bridge
Benjamin Bridge and Maison BeauSoleil share a vision to showcase to the world the incredible quality that can be sustainably and meticulously produced from their [...]
Virgin & Extra: The Land of Olive Oil w/Tomatoes
This gorgeously shot film explores Jaén, Spain—the “World Capital of Olive Oil”—and the historical relationship it’s had with Italy since time immemorial. Is the best [...]
CBC East Coast Kitchen Party with Mainstreet Live at The Church Brewing Co
Join host Jeff Douglas and the crew from CBC Mainstreet for a live broadcast and kitchen party with musical guests and featured interviews from Devour! [...]
Daily HAPPY devHOUR! at The Church Brewing Co.
Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Devour! Festival Lounge over three days of the festival. Raise a glass and mingle with [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the [...]
Devour! Chowder Smackdown
Who will be crowned the chowder champion in 2019? Ten contestants compete with their chowder prowess, vying for votes from the esteemed panel of judges...and [...]
Stage: The Culinary Internship w/CHEF
The film follows a group of interns during a nine-month apprenticeship at one of the best restaurants in the world, Mugaritz. The extremely high standards [...]
Devour! Spotlight Gala: Food Fighter w/Make Love: Horton Ridge
Filmed across four continents over two years, this is the inspirational story of Ronni Kahn’s one woman crusade against the global scandal of food waste. [...]
Celebrity Chef Dinner based on the Spotlight Gala Food Fighter
This five-course dinner is inspired by the Spotlight Gala film Food Fighter and will be prepared by chefs: Rocco Agostino, Pizzeria Libretto, Toronto Bob Blumer, [...]
Billion Dollar Bully w/Beatz and Eatz
This gripping documentary takes an investigative look into accusations that online marketing giant Yelp! is running a mob-like extortion racket against business owners who refuse [...]
Nose To Tail w/Almost Famous: The King of Fish and Chips
A talented but abrasive chef struggles mightily with his personal demons and the relentless pressures of running a high-end restaurant. It’s an intense film that [...]
Devour! Spotlight Gala Party
Drink, dance, and mingle with new and old festival friends alike into the wee hours! $25 per guest; includes two drink tickets and music by [...]
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Devour! The Market
Festival favourite 'Cincinnati Steve' will grill a delectable vegetable dish on a charcoal grill using fresh seasonal produce from market vendors in the midst of [...]
The Mayors' Bike Ride for Devour!
Regional mayors Jeff Cantwell (Wolfville), Sandra Snow (Kentville), and Peter Muttart (Kings County) will lead a three-hour relaxed morning bike ride from Wolfville to Kentville, [...]
From the Wild Filmmaking Intensive w/Kevin Kossowan
In this day-long workshop, From The Wild filmmaker Kevin Kossowan will lead chefs and filmmakers into the wilds of Nova Scotia to hunt, fish, forage, [...]
Better Together: Italian Wine & Cheese Workshop
Boasting an enormous selection of Italian wines, it is safe to say that the team at Bishop’s Cellar has a love affair with wine from [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Stella Shi
Born in Bari, Puglia, into a second-generation Chinese family, Chef Stella Shi will showcase the cuisine of her restaurant in Rome, Cu_Cina, and her unique [...]
Shorts Program: Comedy
American Marriage Leonardo, a New York Italian immigrant facing deportation, fakes a marriage with Hispanic single mother Nikki, all in an effort to get American [...]
Pizza Workshop w/Chef Rocco Agostino
Pizzeria Libretto is synonymous with pizza in Toronto. Chef-owner Rocco Agostino is credited with bringing the first VPN-certified pizza to Toronto—sparking the infamous “pizza wars”, [...]
Shorts Program: Slice of Life
73 Cows Jay and Katja Wilde are cattle farmers in England who woefully give their herd of cows to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary and take [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Alida Solomon
One of the leading lights of Italian cuisine in Canada—Chef Alida Solomon from Toronto (Tutti Matti)—will talk about what it is to be at the [...]
Soak Up the Sun: The Wines of Southern Italy
From Puglia to Campania, Calabria to the slopes of Etna- Wine Enthusiast Magazine calls Southern Italy one of “the largest grape biodiversity hotspots on the [...]
Whisky Luncheon Workshop with the Whiskey Lassie & Chef Martin Ruiz Salvador
Come spend a few hours where opulence and gastronomy collide, and where scotches are perfectly paired with mouth-watering courses. Join the one and only Whisky [...]
Shorts Program: Olive Oil
AmalaTerra The spread of the disease Xylella is harming not only the Apulian economy, but also its wonderful landscape. More than 60 million olive trees [...]
Special to the Program: Sustainable Blue Farm Tour
Before the film screening of Artifishal, join us at 2 pm for a tour of Sustainable Blue, a leading Canadian producer of sustainably-raised fish of [...]
Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy w/The Dishwasher
Master chef, teacher, and environmental activist Diana Kennedy is living proof that size has nothing to do with strength. Now in her nineties and barely [...]
Daily HAPPY devHOUR! at The Church Brewing Co.
Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Devour! Festival Lounge over three days of the festival. Raise a glass and mingle with [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the [...]
Short Doc Shop Talk with Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot
Ben Proudfoot—award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of Breakwater Studios—takes you on a deep dive into the craft and step-by-step process of short documentary filmmaking, [...]
The Great Italian w/Hole
Gualtiero Marchesi is a chef but also an artist, a revolutionary. His cooking changed the history of Italian regional cuisine forever. For Marchesi, it’s all [...]
Artifishal: The Road to Extinction Is Paved with Good Intentions w/The Youngest Captain
Man has had a profound and damaging effect on the wild fish population, driving it closer to extinction. This film is about what it means [...]
Devour! Chefs & Short Gala Dinner
Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a corresponding short film screened right in the Barrel Cellar at Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery with [...]
Devour! Down-Home Lobster Supper
Back by popular demand, we're hosting a classic lobster dinner with all the fixings. Come and savour an unforgettable and truly Atlantic Canadian experience with [...]
Maxima w/Kahawa
Undeterred by corporate intimidation, subsistence farmer Maxima knows what’s at stake. This landmark film portrays one woman’s courageous journey to stand against the destruction of [...]
Hang Time w/Sweater
A wine movie for millennials! Three 20-something friends get some much-needed hang time when a cancelled wedding reunites them for a long weekend together at [...]
Devour! Cocktail Pop-up Party
For the seventh year running, super talented mixologists will serve up this year’s Italian-inspired signature cocktails at our Devour! HQ. $25 per guest; includes two [...]
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Devour! Golden Tine Awards Brunch
Join us in celebrating the very best of the 2019 festival at our Devour! Golden Tine Awards Brunch hosted by CBC’s Ali Hassan. We will [...]
Foraging Expedition with Chef Nelson Penner
Join local chef and forager Nelson Penner on a one-hour walk through the local forest in search of late fall’s wild foods. Nelson has been [...]
Ghost Fleet w/Hybrids
Ghost Fleet is a haunting documentary that uncovers the vast injustice of slavery in the Thai fishing industry through thrilling escape stories. Thailand supplies a [...]
The Cake General w/Creamed Lobster Nova Scotia-Style
Based on a true story, The Cake General is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the eighties about an eccentric resident of “the most boring [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the [...]
The Great Devour! Chicken Dinner
Devour! is thrilled to return with this annual event for communities in need on the last day of the festival in support of regional food [...]
Honeyland w/Flour, Water, and Salt.
This powerful documentary follows Hatidze Muratova, a Balkan woman utilising ancient beekeeping traditions to cultivate honey in the mountains of Macedonia. When a neighbouring family [...]
T for Taj Mahal w/Thank You Seagulls
In this inspirational charmer, an illiterate villager runs a roadside eatery near the Taj Mahal. He fears that another generation of the villagers will also [...]
Closing Gala: The Biggest Little Farm w/Distance- Short Stories About Food
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and [...]