Events - 24 Oct 24

The Exclusive Devour! Opening Gala After-Party

The Exclusive Devour! Opening Gala After-Party

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 to Thursday, October 24, 2024    
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Get ready to party until the early hours at Devour! Studios with our special guests, delegates, and sponsors for the 14th edition of Devour! The [...]
GAME CHANGERS–Chefs & Producers Making a Difference in the Global Food Sphere

GAME CHANGERS–Chefs & Producers Making a Difference in the Global Food Sphere

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
We need to rethink the food system! This thought-provoking panel brings together chefs and food producers who are deeply committed to both understanding food sustainability [...]
Send Kelp! w/Between the Tides + added screening of The Root of It All

Send Kelp! w/Between the Tides + added screening of The Root of It All

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Send Kelp! follows Frances Ward, a passionate “Seaweed Nerd” who embarks on a daring journey to establish a kelp farm off Canada’s west coast. With [...]
Foraged Luncheon at Le Caveau w/Chef Stéphane Levac, Jason Lynch & Ray Daniel

Foraged Luncheon at Le Caveau w/Chef Stéphane Levac, Jason Lynch & Ray Daniel

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Maritime Express Chef Stéphane Levac, forager and TV star of Chefs des Bois, and Le Caveau Chef Jason Lynch team up with American Whiskey Ambassador [...]
Culinary Workshop: From the Hill by the Sea - Recipes Inspired by Nova Scotia, Cooked in New York and California w/Seadon Shouse

Culinary Workshop: From the Hill by the Sea - Recipes Inspired by Nova Scotia, Cooked in New York and California w/Seadon Shouse

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Nova Scotia-born chef Seadon Shouse is a runaway superstar on both coasts of the US–as the Executive Chef of Halifax Hoboken (W Hotel, Hoboken, NJ) [...]
Culinary Workshop: Kick-Ass Cookies with Angel Ramirez Betancourt

Culinary Workshop: Kick-Ass Cookies with Angel Ramirez Betancourt

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
​​Internationally renowned pastry chef Angel Ramirez Betancourt, originally from Venezuela and trained at Cordon Bleu in Ottawa, brings his expertise in chocolate and dessert creation [...]
The Pickers w/The Canadian Dream

The Pickers w/The Canadian Dream

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:35 pm
The Pickers offers a poignant look at migrant labourers toiling in European fields, highlighting the harsh realities of exploitation, absence of formal contracts, and unfair [...]
Taste of Nova Scotia Awards Presentation & Reception

Taste of Nova Scotia Awards Presentation & Reception

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Launched in 2008, the Taste of Nova Scotia Awards honour and showcase the culinary excellence of Nova Scotia. These awards shine a spotlight on the [...]
Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Devour! Chowder Smackdown

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us for one of the most highly anticipated events at the festival–the Devour! Chowder Smackdown is a fan favourite, where attendees can sample 8-10 [...]
Spotlight Gala Film: Food, Inc. 2 w/Leonie, Skeet & the Piglets

Spotlight Gala Film: Food, Inc. 2 w/Leonie, Skeet & the Piglets

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:25 pm
In Food, Inc. 2, the sequel to the 2008 Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® award-winning documentary, Food, Inc., the food system is revisited, exposing the tightening grip [...]
Ethical Eating Celebrity Chef Dinner based on the Spotlight Gala Film, Food, Inc. 2

Ethical Eating Celebrity Chef Dinner based on the Spotlight Gala Film, Food, Inc. 2

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
This five-course dinner is inspired by the Spotlight Gala film Food, Inc. 2 and features Michael Palij MW and will be prepared by Chefs Andy Preuss, [...]
One for the Road w/Take Out

One for the Road w/Take Out

Thursday, October 24, 2024    
8:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Mark, a construction manager in Berlin, faces his drinking problem after losing his license due to a police stop. He makes a bet with his [...]
Devour! Speakeasy

Devour! Speakeasy

Thursday, October 24, 2024 to Friday, October 25, 2024    
10:30 pm - 12:00 am
Step into our post-dinner speakeasy, where the atmosphere shifts from lively dining to an intimate space for late-night networking and shenanigans. Our expert mixologists create [...]