Events - 27 Oct 17

Nova & Beer Garden

Nova & Beer Garden

Thursday, October 26, 2017 to Friday, October 27, 2017    
8:00 pm - 1:00 am
What’s a festival without a beer garden? Join us for an evening in our Festival Lounge courtesy of Benjamin Bridge and Spindrift Brewing. Drop by [...]
Strawberry Days w/The Migrant Kitchen - Chirmol

Strawberry Days w/The Migrant Kitchen - Chirmol

Friday, October 27, 2017    
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Strawberry Days Fifteen-year-old Wojtek travels to Sweden from Poland with his parents to work on a farm picking strawberries. Against all odds he forms a [...]
What is Innovation? Growing agri-food businesses through innovation

What is Innovation? Growing agri-food businesses through innovation

Friday, October 27, 2017    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Food in all its forms builds resilient regions. Join us as we explore how stakeholders in the Annapolis Valley can expand horizons, grow businesses – [...]
Becoming a Visual Storyteller: How to capture nostalgia-filled, hunger-inducing moments through food photography with Dennis Prescott

Becoming a Visual Storyteller: How to capture nostalgia-filled, hunger-inducing moments through food photography with Dennis Prescott

Friday, October 27, 2017    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dennis Prescott returns to the festival for his second time, after a successful launch and whirlwind global tour for his first cookbook, Eat Delicious. His [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chef Joshna Maharaj

Culinary Workshop w/Chef Joshna Maharaj

Friday, October 27, 2017    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Concerned about social justice, food security, sustainability and ethically sourcing food for large-scale institutions like hospitals and community food centres, Joshna is quite literally a [...]
The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

Friday, October 27, 2017    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Aligned with the Good Cheer Trail and featuring members of Taste of Nova Scotia, this spirited tour features stops with sips and tiny bites at [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chef Paul Rogalski

Culinary Workshop w/Chef Paul Rogalski

Friday, October 27, 2017    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Paul Rogalski is renowned for his passion for exceptional cuisine created from homegrown and sustainable food. And as everyone knows a great dish often starts [...]
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry w/Bagels in the Blood

Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry w/Bagels in the Blood

Friday, October 27, 2017    
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry This rhapsodic film celebrates the life, art and activism of award-winning poet, essayist, novelist and farmer Wendell [...]
The Everything Apple Express

The Everything Apple Express

Friday, October 27, 2017    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We’re celebrating everything about the apple in this newest of tasting tours at the Devour! festival. In the agricultural heartland of Nova Scotia, the apple [...]
The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

Friday, October 27, 2017    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aligned with the Good Cheer Trail and featuring members of Taste of Nova Scotia, this spirited tour features stops with sips and tiny bites at [...]
Chardonn-YAY Workshop

Chardonn-YAY Workshop

Friday, October 27, 2017    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
From Chablis to Côte d'Or, California to Canada, experience the great Chardonnay with your friends at Bishop’s Cellar. Taste and learn more about the wines [...]
Culinary Workshop w/Chef Michael Smith

Culinary Workshop w/Chef Michael Smith

Friday, October 27, 2017    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Are you a chef or a cook? Join Chef Michael Smith for his uncompromising life lessons learned from the intersection of being a professional chef [...]
Schumann's Bar Talks w/Hand-cut

Schumann's Bar Talks w/Hand-cut

Friday, October 27, 2017    
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Schumann's Bar Talks Charles Schumann is the man behind Schumann’s Bar in Munich — a writer, model, thinker and traveller in all things to do [...]
The Bubbles Bus

The Bubbles Bus

Friday, October 27, 2017    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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 Everything Apple Express

The Everything Apple Express

Friday, October 27, 2017    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
We’re celebrating everything about the apple in this newest of tasting tours at the Devour! festival. In the agricultural heartland of Nova Scotia, the apple [...]
The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

The Good Cheer Express: Starr's Point Loop Edition

Friday, October 27, 2017    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aligned with the Good Cheer Trail and featuring members of Taste of Nova Scotia, this spirited tour features stops with sips and tiny bites at [...]
Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Friday, October 27, 2017    
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Who will be crowned the chowder champion in 2017? Brought to you by Ocean Wise, this family-friendly event is a signature event at Devour! Ten [...]
Barbecue w/Cook It Raw

Barbecue w/Cook It Raw

Friday, October 27, 2017    
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Barbecue A symphony of meat and fire, Barbecue shows us how an everyday ritual is shared by cultures around the world as a way to [...]
The Essence of a Country w/MacKinnon Brothers

The Essence of a Country w/MacKinnon Brothers

Friday, October 27, 2017    
5:30 pm - 7:15 pm
The Essence of a Country In Québec, maple syrup is a way of life. This poetic documentary tells the story of the Québecois through their [...]
Industry Happy Hour: Meet the Chefs

Industry Happy Hour: Meet the Chefs

Friday, October 27, 2017    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Festival Lounge over three days of the festival, from Thursday to Saturday. We raise a [...]
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, October 27, 2017    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
They’re back! Our resident mixologists Matt Jones (Beam Suntory Whisky Ambassador) and The Clever Barkeep’s Jeff Van Horne and Matt Boyle are totally pumped to [...]
Coffee w/The Ovens of Cappoquin

Coffee w/The Ovens of Cappoquin

Friday, October 27, 2017    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Coffee This rich and often black Altman-like drama follows the intersection of three groups as their lives take a dire turn through unfortunate circumstances. Does [...]
The Devour! Road Show Comes Home: Celebrity Chef Film Dinner  with Chefs Alex Haun, Peter Burt, Julian Bond, Mark Gray, Renée  Lavallée, Adair Scott & Ron Kneabone

The Devour! Road Show Comes Home: Celebrity Chef Film Dinner with Chefs Alex Haun, Peter Burt, Julian Bond, Mark Gray, Renée Lavallée, Adair Scott & Ron Kneabone

Friday, October 27, 2017    
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada, Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery and Bishop's Cellar. Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a corresponding short [...]
The Promise w/Beyond the Break

The Promise w/Beyond the Break

Friday, October 27, 2017    
8:30 pm - 9:45 pm
The Promise A century ago Rogljevo was incredibly prosperous for a remote village in far eastern corners of Serbia. But today this region is poor [...]
Devour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party Under the Stars

Devour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party Under the Stars

Friday, October 27, 2017 to Saturday, October 28, 2017    
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
They’re back! For the fifth year running, super talented Devour! mixologists Matt Jones, Jeff Van Horne and Matt Boyle serve up some of their best [...]