Events - 26 Oct 19

Devour! Italiano Party

Devour! Italiano Party

Thursday, October 24, 2019 to Saturday, October 26, 2019    
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
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 [...]
Devour! Spotlight Gala Party

Devour! Spotlight Gala Party

Friday, October 25, 2019 to Saturday, October 26, 2019    
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
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 [...]
Devour! The Market

Devour! The Market

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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!

The Mayors' Bike Ride for Devour!

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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

From the Wild Filmmaking Intensive w/Kevin Kossowan

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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

Better Together: Italian Wine & Cheese Workshop

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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

Culinary Workshop w/Stella Shi

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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

Shorts Program: Comedy

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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

Pizza Workshop w/Chef Rocco Agostino

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
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

Shorts Program: Slice of Life

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
11:15 am - 1:15 pm
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

Culinary Workshop w/Alida Solomon

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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

Soak Up the Sun: The Wines of Southern Italy

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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 

Whisky Luncheon Workshop with the Whiskey Lassie & Chef Martin Ruiz Salvador 

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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

Shorts Program: Olive Oil

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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

Special to the Program: Sustainable Blue Farm Tour

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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

Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy w/The Dishwasher

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
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.

Daily HAPPY devHOUR! at The Church Brewing Co.

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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

The Bubbles Bus

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
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 [...]
Short Doc Shop Talk with Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot

Short Doc Shop Talk with Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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

The Great Italian w/Hole

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
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

Artifishal: The Road to Extinction Is Paved with Good Intentions w/The Youngest Captain

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
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

Devour! Chefs & Short Gala Dinner

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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

Devour! Down-Home Lobster Supper

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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

Maxima w/Kahawa

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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

Hang Time w/Sweater

Saturday, October 26, 2019    
8:15 pm - 9:45 pm
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

Devour! Cocktail Pop-up Party

Saturday, October 26, 2019 to Sunday, October 27, 2019    
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
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 [...]