2013 Program

For five days, the Merchant Wine Tavern and Library Pub will be THE fest hang out, your home away from home. Before or after a [...]

We kick off Devour with The Five Senses our Opening Gala Reception where eleven of Nova Scotia’s finest chefs come together to create a feast [...]

Hunting for wild game is child’s play compared to hunting for fruit. Rare durian that stink of sewers yet taste of custard, and miracle berries [...]

We’ve seen a lot of bee films, so you have to trust us when we say, you haven’t quite seen THIS bee film. Over the [...]

Seasick A thoughtful little pen and ink animation contemplating a moment in the sea. One most of us have experienced. Canada, 2013, 3 minutes Director: Eva Cvijanovic [...]

Presented by Select Nova Scotia, the hottest food rage in North America hits the streets of Wolfville with fast, delicious accessible food for all from [...]

Foraging for plants, herbs and mushrooms is an exercise in knowing where to look, finding the right places where the conditions are just right. It’s [...]

Ottawa's preeminent Chef (and co-host of Food Network's Chef Off) joins Chef Dave Smart of Front and Central for a celebration of modern cuisine inspired [...]

Lil’s Meatballs A sweet, or rather savoury, little animation where grandma gives up her infamous meatball recipe. Canada, 2012, 2 minutes Director: Sheila Provazza Delicacy In [...]

Are you the next Anthony Bourdain? Padma Lakshmi? Jamie Oliver? Some of the top culinary content creators and producers talk about what it takes to [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Nose to tail is using everything, the way our ancestors always did. Creating delicious food from all parts of the animal–no waste! Toronto's Scott Vivian, [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

In his own words, well-travelled blogger Bonjwing Lee of The Ulterior Epicure is reminded at every turn–show, don't tell. This is a primer for bloggers [...]

Britt has been tending to her cows since she was four. Now 79, and with limited mobility, she refuses to let go of her cows [...]

A dark and at times brooding rumination on the people who put the food in the cans and onto the supermarket shelves, literally. Melancholy at [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Breakfast for Two Breakfast for two people never looked so ethereal. USA, 2013, 1 minute Director: Andrew & Carissa Gallo how beautiful japanese morning is An [...]

The Dong people in southern China are renowned for their rice, so it’s apt that one of the first films in the Dong language is [...]

The truly compelling story of Renato Zucchelli, the last travelling shepherd in a metropolis. Renato moves his flock from pastoral meadows in the Alps to [...]

Two Chips A perfect moment between a couple caught and animated for posterity and the world. USA, 2013, 2 minutes Director: Adam Patch How to Taste [...]

Chef Scott Vivian of Toronto's Beast Restaurant joins Privet House's Jamie Smye for a gustatory experience inspired by the feature presentation The Last Shepherd. Each [...]

Tonight we celebrate the rebirth of cocktail cool with the ultimate Cocktail Pop-Up Party in a heritage barn. The night will feature four cocktails inspired [...]

Fuelled by a spirited soundtrack from Joe Jackson, Hey Bartender trips through some of the world’s most infamous cocktail bars with commentary from their renowned [...]

Fathers and sons have worked side by side in all sorts of trades. Meet Michelin-starred chef Michel Bras and his son, Sebastien. The two prepare [...]

Devour partners with the Wolfville Farmers Market to bring you a decadent browse-around brunch inspired by their vendors’ favourite movies–think Noodles inspired by Tampopo or [...]

OMG–it’s a panel where you don’t have to turn off your mobile device! A close look at the culinary web with an eye on cutting [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Making food look AND taste great. You're a great cook, but somehow it never seems to come together on the plate. Let Chef Michael Blackie [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

In the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, hundreds of volunteers prepare 50,000 free meals every day. Watching food prepped, cooked, served and cleaned up by [...]

Renowned author Kathleen Flinn gives this recipe writing primer with tips on how professional food writers develop recipes, the importance of a finely articulated ingredient [...]

Bill W. serves as a cautionary tale at its best as it reveals the story behind one of America’s most interesting and magnanimous characters in [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

For centuries, Bordeaux has commanded a mythical status in the world of fine wine as a leitmotif of wealth, power and influence. But its prosperity [...]

In this investigative documentary, European bluefin tuna and those who fish them are facing extinction. Once a year, schools of tuna migrate from the Atlantic [...]

Sex is tasty and necessary when it comes to mussels. Mussels In Love delves into the what and how of mussel farming in the Netherlands. [...]

The Knife Maker An act of devotion is one that is imbued with dedication and affection. This is the way in which Joel Bukiewicz makes [...]

Join us for a sensational five-course seafood dinner inspired by the film, Mussels in Love, with Montréal's Chef Danny St. Pierre and Chef Sean Laceby [...]

When director Ramin Bahrani set out to make this film, he spent time living with families featured in Robert Kenner’s documentary Food Inc., about global [...]

This is the story of Megan Boyd and her very unlikely place in history. In this beautifully shot film, in the far reaches of Scotland’s [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Here in Eastern Canada, menus are often inspired by the oceans. We all know that eating seafood is good for us and can be a [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Can I still eat that when we’re done with this session? One of the region’s top food stylists, will take us through all of the [...]

The average age of farmers in Canada is rising into the mid-fifties. But there are still young farmers out there, looking to encapsulate both old [...]

Following in the foot steps of films like Food, Inc., this is a brilliantly woven together food exposé that follows the links in the food [...]

A great opportunity to board the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus for a new experience offering you a TASTE of what the full tour is like [...]

Our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House where you will enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia's most prominent Fromagerie, tastings of both local and [...]

Good, clean and fair food for all. This is the story of Carlo Petrini and the original food movement that revolutionized gastronomy. Today, there are [...]

One of the oldest-known prepared foods in human history, hummus is claimed by multiple Middle Eastern nationalities. When filmmaker Trevor Graham heard of a 2008 [...]

The Devour Awards Ceremony featuring Chef Don Mailman and the Culinary Students of NSCC Kingstec preparing an extraordinary sweet finish to Devour followed by an [...]

Crime. Intrigue. Lies. Deceit. These are the ingredients used to make up The Pastry Chef, a film where the protagonist, Achille Franzi finds himself with [...]