Events - 4 Nov 16

Nova & Beer Garden

Nova & Beer Garden

Thursday, November 3, 2016 to Friday, November 4, 2016    
8:00 pm - 1:00 am
Our first official beer garden ever at Devour! with not only our first official beer–Kino Bier from Spindrift Brewing –but one with wine from Benjamin [...]
04 Nov

Benjamin Bridge (Doors Open For Devour!)

Friday, November 4, 2016    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
For Devour! only, Benjamin Bridge is opening its doors, no appointment needed. Drop in to the beautiful tasting room, just over the hill from Wolfville [...]
Scotiabank Big Picture Program: Wi’kupaltimk: Feast of Forgiveness  w/Bees of the Valley & Made with Local (School Screening)

Scotiabank Big Picture Program: Wi’kupaltimk: Feast of Forgiveness w/Bees of the Valley & Made with Local (School Screening)

Friday, November 4, 2016    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Wi’kupaltimk: Feast of Forgiveness To erase the foodways of a culture is to help erase its history - to feed is to survive and thrive. [...]
Culinary Workshop with Chef Normand Laprise

Culinary Workshop with Chef Normand Laprise

Friday, November 4, 2016    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Exploring food waste and maximizing use of products has always been at the core of the Toqué! philosophy. Chef Laprise will show how to use [...]
04 Nov

Innovation in Culinary Tourism Summit

Friday, November 4, 2016    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presented by the Valley Regional Enterprise Network www.valleyren.ca  What is the importance of culinary tourism to a region? How does it bring both economic prosperity [...]
Nova Scotia Food Truck Pop-Up Rally

Nova Scotia Food Truck Pop-Up Rally

Friday, November 4, 2016    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
This has been CANCELLED due to weather- our apologies! Because why have food trucks make a trip to the valley and only stay one day... [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express

The All You Need is Cheese Express

Friday, November 4, 2016    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hop on our express bus to the Starr's Point Loop–first stop is Planter's Ridge Winery for a guided tasting of both local and award-winning cheeses from [...]
Ceviche's DNA w/Monsieur Oyster

Ceviche's DNA w/Monsieur Oyster

Friday, November 4, 2016    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Ceviche’s DNA (L’ADN du ceviche) Ceviche is more than just fish seasoned with citrus. It starts in the beautiful bays that caress Peru’s shorelines, takes [...]
Culinary Workshop & Lunch with Chef Mary Sue Milliken & Chef Bob Blumer

Culinary Workshop & Lunch with Chef Mary Sue Milliken & Chef Bob Blumer

Friday, November 4, 2016    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Mary Sue Milliken’s Border Grill Restaurants in California celebrate modern Mexican cuisine steeped in rich tradition. Mary Sue demonstrates how to make one of their [...]
First Growth w/Clos Solene

First Growth w/Clos Solene

Friday, November 4, 2016    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
First Growth The making of wine is a tool honed by families. But what does that honing do to families? First Growth looks at how [...]
04 Nov

Makin’ It on the Food Network Panel

Friday, November 4, 2016    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The influence of the Food Network on Cuisine and Career. Many young chefs aspire to ‘make it’ on the Food Network. But what does it [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express

The All You Need is Cheese Express

Friday, November 4, 2016    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Hop on our express bus to the Starr's Point Loop–first stop is Planter's Ridge Winery for a guided tasting of both local and award-winning cheeses from [...]
The Crafty Beer Bus

The Crafty Beer Bus

Friday, November 4, 2016    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Craft beer is all the rage these days – so much so – we just had to board a bus for it! This tour will [...]
Culinary Workshop with Chef Barbara Lynch

Culinary Workshop with Chef Barbara Lynch

Friday, November 4, 2016    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The prune gnocchi is Chef Barbara Lynch’s signature dish at the highly regarded No 9 Park in Boston. The dish is the perfect mix of [...]
Shorts Program: Eat My Shorts w/The Chop, Kill Your Dinner, Rated, Buck & Spoetnik

Shorts Program: Eat My Shorts w/The Chop, Kill Your Dinner, Rated, Buck & Spoetnik

Friday, November 4, 2016    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The Chop A jewish butcher leaves his father’s kosher shop to go work for the halal competition. UK, 2015, 16 minutes Director Lewis Rose Kill [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express

The All You Need is Cheese Express

Friday, November 4, 2016    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hop on our express bus to the Starr's Point Loop–first stop is Planter's Ridge Winery for a guided tasting of both local and award-winning cheeses from [...]
The Bubbles Bus

The Bubbles Bus

Friday, November 4, 2016    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
All aboard The Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley, literally. This tour will feature three tastings per vineyard at two [...]
The Chocolate Case w/ El Cacao (Panel Discussion to Follow)

The Chocolate Case w/ El Cacao (Panel Discussion to Follow)

Friday, November 4, 2016    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The Chocolate Case What would you do if the food you were eating was produced by slaves? Could you be arrested? Watch what happens when [...]
The Crafty Beer Bus

The Crafty Beer Bus

Friday, November 4, 2016    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Craft beer is all the rage these days – so much so – we just had to board a bus for it! This tour will [...]
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere: Cocktails Workshop with Matt Jones & Jeffrey Van Horne

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere: Cocktails Workshop with Matt Jones & Jeffrey Van Horne

Friday, November 4, 2016    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
They’re back! Our resident mixologists Jeff Van Horne (Half Shell) and Matt Jones (Whisky Ambassador, Beam Suntory) are totally pumped to take you on a [...]
Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Friday, November 4, 2016    
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Who will be crowned the chowder champion in 2016? Brought to you by Ocean Wise, this family-friendly event is a signature event at Devour! Ten [...]
Sour Grapes w/Lilac Coconut Cream Tarts

Sour Grapes w/Lilac Coconut Cream Tarts

Friday, November 4, 2016    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sour Grapes The world of wine can be as exciting as a hunt, and one can easily be fleeced. Charismatic Rudy Kurniawan meets all the [...]
Migrant Dreams w/Farmed with Love

Migrant Dreams w/Farmed with Love

Friday, November 4, 2016    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Migrant Dreams Now that we know how our food is grown, the next question is: who is growing and harvesting it, and in what condition? [...]
Industry Happy Hour: Meet the Chefs

Industry Happy Hour: Meet the Chefs

Friday, November 4, 2016    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
There is no fee to attend this event Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Festival Lounge over three days of the [...]
BUGS w/Red-end and the Factory Plant

BUGS w/Red-end and the Factory Plant

Friday, November 4, 2016    
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
BUGS Ben and Josh, two young chefs-turned-scientists, want to save the world and are willing to crisscross the globe to get a taste of every [...]
Celebrity Chef Dinner with John Sundstrom, Dale MacKay, Ray Bear, Andru Branch & Mark Gray

Celebrity Chef Dinner with John Sundstrom, Dale MacKay, Ray Bear, Andru Branch & Mark Gray

Friday, November 4, 2016    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This five-course dinner is inspired by the film Sour Grapes and will be prepared by:   Menu: Mark Gray, Battery Park & Brooklyn Warehouse, Halifax Bacon wrapped scallop [...]
Soul Food Stories w/Strudel Sisters

Soul Food Stories w/Strudel Sisters

Friday, November 4, 2016    
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Soul Food Stories This film takes “food for the soul” religiously, as food becomes the background for a spiritually diverse group of Bulgarians. Bulgaria/Finland, 2013, [...]
Devour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party

Devour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party

Friday, November 4, 2016 to Saturday, November 5, 2016    
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
They’re back! For the fourth year running (how lucky are we?!), our super talented Devour! mixologists, Matt Jones and Jeff Van Horne will serve up [...]