2014 Program
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Dinner Inspired by Le Chef
Following Le Chef, David Smart will host a dinner inspired by the movie at Front and Central, located on 117 Front St. in Wolfville. Dinner [...]
Sunday, July 20, 2014
20
Jul
Devour! Presents The Big Lebowski
Lion & Bright Café Wine Bar is teaming up with Devour! The Food Film Fest to host an entertaining spin on “dinner and a movie” [...]
Saturday, August 2, 2014
02
Aug
An Afternoon with Devour!: A Moveable Feast
On Saturday, August 2,Nova Scotia’s most famed herb and flower gardens, Tangled Garden, is partnering with Devour! The Food Film Fest to host an afternoon [...]
Thursday, August 28, 2014
28
Aug
Devour! Presents Chef
For the second time this summer, Front and Central Chef David Smart is teaming up with Devour! The Food Film Fest to host an experiential dinner and [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Devour! Opening Gala Reception Featuring The Order of Good Cheer
The fourth edition of Devour! kicks off in grand style with the Devour! Opening Gala Reception. Sixteen of Nova Scotia’s finest chefs come together to [...]
Devour! Opening Gala Film Featuring Anthony Bourdain: Eat Drink Man Woman & Devour! Opening Gala Post-Reception
Devour! Opening Gala Film Featuring Anthony Bourdain: Eat Drink Man Woman Screening and Q&A 8:00-10:30 PM This is Anthony Bourdain’s favourite food film of all time. [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Evolution of Digital Storytelling with The Perennial Plate
Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine, the James Beard award-winning duo behind The Perennial Plate lead this session on storytelling online. There is a reason they [...]
The Rooster of St-Victor w/FOOD
The Rooster of St-Victor (Le coq de St-Victor) Getting up at the crack of dawn to the sound of a rooster may sound bucolic, but [...]
The Cajun-Acadian Express featuring Lunch with Chef Stephen Stryjewski (Pêche Seafood Grill) & Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau)
Just a short jaunt from downtown Wolfville, this moving tour through the history of the Acadian people at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site includes a [...]
Cooking with Game & All the Fun Bits with Chef Jesse Vergen (Saint John Ale House)
Workshop description coming soon, Jesse may be out trapping. Jesse Vergen Hailing from New Brunswick, Jesse Vergen is a passionate chef that has made his [...]
Famous Nathan w/Oh My Rødgrød
Famous Nathan It’s more than a hotdog. It’s an institution, a landmark, a culinary and cultural touchstone for millions of New Yorkers and people around [...]
The Cajun-Acadian Express featuring Lunch with Chef Stephen Stryjewski (Pêche Seafood Grill) & Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau)
Just a short jaunt from downtown Wolfville, this moving tour through the history of the Acadian people at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site includes a [...]
A Year in Burgundy
A Year in Burgundy Fertile land, native Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, paired with a deep history of winemaking are just some of the things [...]
Producing Food Television with Michael Steed, Mind of a Chef & CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Producer, director, co-executive producer... call him what you want, whatever Michael Steed touches turns into much-lauded food television gold. He’s taking time out of his [...]
13
Nov
Food Ways Program: One Minute in Mexico, Smoochie Sauce, Baklava, The Path of Stone Soup, Rice, Cook It Raw Charleston
One Minute in Mexico Sixty seconds demonstrating that there is more to Mexico than tamales and pico de gallo. USA/Mexico, 2014, 1 minute Directors Daniel [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the bubbles bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspareau Valley, literally. This tour will feature three tastings per vineyard at two [...]
The World of Burgundy Wines
Following the screening of A Year in Burgundy, some of the best sommeliers from our region will take you on a tasting tour of one [...]
Select Nova Scotia Food Truck Rally
Presented by Select Nova Scotia, the hottest rage in North America hits the streets of Wolfville. From gourmet burgers to fish tacos and grilled cheese [...]
Gala Screening: El Somni w/People & Plates
El Somni What do you do when your restaurant is famous, your dishes are famous, and the brains behind the operation are famous? You make [...]
Dinner with Chef Chuck Hughes (Garde Manger), Chef Frédéric Tandy (Ratinaud French Cuisine) & Chef Dave Smart (Front and Central)
Dinner inspired by the gala screening of El Somni. Generous wine pairings with every course, taxes and gratuities included. Chuck Hughes Chuck Hughes is the [...]
The Search for General Tso w/Sriracha
The Search for General Tso You’ll find it in Chinese restaurants from coast to coast, but you’ll be hard pressed to find General Tso/Zhou/Zou/Gou chicken [...]
Friday, November 14, 2014
Food for the Camera: How to Cook, Style, Shoot and Translate with Matt Armendariz (MattBites) & Adam Pearson
As a specialized area within the world of photography, food photography strives to stir your hunger, tell a story, teach a process or two, make [...]
The Starfish Throwers w/A Greene Generation
The Starfish Throwers Some people are born to make a difference. The Starfish Throwers follows three of these people; a five-star chef in India, a [...]
The Cajun-Acadian Express featuring Lunch with Chef Stephen Stryjewski (Pêche Seafood Grill) & Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau)
Just a short jaunt from downtown Wolfville, this moving tour through the history of the Acadian people at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site includes a [...]
14
Nov
Nova Scotia Food Trucks Pop-Up
The hottest rage in North America hits the streets of Wolfville. From gourmet burgers to fish tacos and grilled cheese sandwiches with a Nova Scotia [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
Culinary Workshop with Chef Connie DeSousa
Chef Connie DeSousa has embraced all of the #forking fun of Devour! by bringing us the ultimate sausage-making demo. Not for the faint of heart, [...]
Shuckers w/57 Degrees North
Shuckers What’s the big deal with oysters? Montreal restaurateur, Tim Rozon, and oyster shucker, Daniel Notkin, set out on the road to find out. At [...]
The Cajun-Acadian Express featuring Lunch with Chef Stephen Stryjewski (Pêche Seafood Grill) & Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau)
Just a short jaunt from downtown Wolfville, this moving tour through the history of the Acadian people at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site includes a [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
Artisan Chocolate Making with Nicole Evans
For true chocolate lovers. Spend the afternoon with experienced chocolatier, Nicole Evans, to learn the art of tempering chocolate and some of the many ways [...]
14
Nov
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Program: Col Di Rocca, Brew Love, Let's Drink Already, Even More Denmark, Thousands Win, Zio Ninuccio, A Very Old Concept, Meant To Be
Col Di Rocca If a sonnet to prosecco could be pornographic, it would conjure up these images for you to see and drool over. USA, [...]
Traditional Food Writing in the Modern Age with Lucy Waverman, Ivy Knight & Melissa Buote
Gone are the days of publications with big budgets and restaurant critics with expense accounts. With the rise of blogging and daily, ever-shifting world online, [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
Fun with Mixology–Cocktails!
What do you get when you out these two old friends together in a room mixing cocktails? Pure trouble. Jeffrey Van Horne and Matt Jones [...]
GMO OMG w/The Gift
GMO OMG A young father attempting to educate himself on what he is feeding his children sets out to learn all about GMOs. What are [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the bubbles bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspareau Valley, literally. This tour will feature three tastings per vineyard at two [...]
14
Nov
Nova Scotia Food Trucks Pop-Up
The hottest rage in North America hits the streets of Wolfville. From gourmet burgers to fish tacos and grilled cheese sandwiches with a Nova Scotia [...]
Steak (R)evolution
Steak (R)evolution Steak (R)evolution takes you around the world on a mouth-watering search for the world’s best steak. Along the way we meet French butchers, [...]
Dinner with Chef Fabian Geppert (Imbizan, Berlin, Germany) & Chef Jamie Smye (Privet House)
This dinner is inspired by the screening of Steak (R)evolution. Generous wine pairings with every course, taxes and gratuities included. Fabian Geppert Born and raised [...]
Dinner with Chef Jesse Vergen (Saint John Ale House) & Chef Sean Laceby (The Blomidon Inn)
This dinner is inspired by the screening of Steak (R)evolution. Generous wine pairings with every course, taxes and gratuities included. Jesse Vergen Hailing from New [...]
Food Chains w/The Berry Picker
Food Chains Consider the hand that picks your food, at least that’s what director Sanjay Rawal would like you to do in this epic US [...]
Devour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party
Tonight we’re bringing the party to the heart of Wolfville, the Anvil Pub, with the ultimate selection of Devour! inspired cocktails with renowned mixologists Jeffrey [...]
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Devour! The Grills
Divided into three distinctive time slots, Devour! The Grills has something for foodies of all ages! Starting at 8:30 a.m., kick start your day with [...]
How to Generate Tasty Social Media Content to Support Your Business with T4G Kick
How do you make the most of social media AND have time to run your restaurant, food blog or farm? T4G Kick's Lily Sangster & [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
Beautiful Krista w/Neal's Yard Dairy
Beautiful Krista (Die schöne Krista) Meet Krista. She is beautiful. So beautiful that she’s in the running to become Germany’s next top model. Did we [...]
Culinary Workshop with Chef Todd Perrin (Mallard Cottage)
Join Chef Todd Perrin as he demonstrates a Mallard Cottage favorite, Cod Boudin Blanc. It's a twist on the classic French white sausage that includes [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
15
Nov
Celebrating Place in Authoring Cookbooks w/ Chef Craig Flinn (Chives Canadian Bistro, 2 Doors Down) & Simon Thibault
Chef Craig Flinn is a highly regarded chef and entrepreneur (Chives Canadian Bistro, 2 Doors Down), but he is also one of Canada's most prolific [...]
Rabbit Nose-to-Tail with Chef Mark Gray (Brooklyn Warehouse)
Watch out, Thumper! Revered Halifax chef, Mark Gray of Brooklyn Warehouse, takes us on a complete rabbit nose-to-tail adventure. No part of this dynamic little [...]
15
Nov
Urban Farming Program: 3 Acres in Detroit, Homeward, Hands in the Dirt, Green Bronx Machine, ReDane, Grass Water Cows, Brooklyn Farmer
3 Acres in Detroit What do you do when your city is broke, its citizenry is underpaid and undernourished, and its youth have next to [...]
The All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to Fox Hill Cheese House and enjoy a visit to Nova Scotia’s most prominent Fromagerie. This is a great opportunity [...]
The Bubbles Bus
All aboard the bubbles bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspareau Valley, literally. This tour will feature three tastings per vineyard at two [...]
The Family Farm w/Daylily Fritters
The Family Farm In homage to 2014's International Year of Family Farm project, The Family Farm shares the stories of families working on farms across [...]
Which Wine With Your Cheese?
Seasoned sommeliers from Bishop's Cellar will lead this seminar on what wines to have with the ultimate cheese plate. They will circumnavigate the globe with [...]
Brasserie Romantique w/Death by Omelette
Brasserie Romantique (Brasserie Romantiek) This film has everything a romantic foodie could want: romance and food. And lots of it. Brasserie Romantique shows the inner [...]
Dinner with Chef Connie DeSousa (Charcut) & Chef Renee Lavallee (The Feisty Chef)
This dinner is inspired by the film Brasserie Romantique. Generous wine pairings with every course, taxes and gratuities included. Connie DeSousa Dubbed the Primal Ballerina [...]
A Tale of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story w/Pour Retourner
A Tale of Samurai Cooking-A True Love Story (Bushi No Kondate) Not all samurai films are made the same. In A Tale of Samurai Cooking, [...]
Devour! Kitchen Party with Wendy MacIsaac, Brad Davidge & Friends
Join Wendy MacIsaac, Brad Davidge and friends as they raise the roof at our intimate and exclusive Nova Scotia kitchen party. There is no way [...]
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Soul of a Banquet w/A Recipe for Gruel
Soul of a Banquet Even if you’ve never heard of Cecilia Chang, you’ve felt her influence. In 1961, Chang opened The Mandarin, a high end [...]
The Golden Tine Awards Brunch with Chef Todd Perrin (Mallard Cottage) & Chef Martin Ruiz Salvador (Fleur de Sel)
Join Chef Todd Perrin (Mallard Cottage) and Chef Martin Ruíz Salvador (Fleur de Sel) and celebrate this weekend ritual with the very best of our [...]
The Sturgeon Queens w/Pie Lady of Pie Town
The Sturgeon Queens One man, three daughters and one delicatessen. Put ‘em all together and you’ve got the story of Russ & Daughters, a deli [...]
Seeds of Time w/Hands in the Orchestra
Seeds of Time Cary Fowler has made it his life’s work to fight for crop diversity because, as he puts it, we are currently facing [...]
Closing Gala Screening: Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
Zone Pro Site: A Moveable Feast Master Fly Spirit’s dying wish was to pass on his famous recipe book and catering business to his only [...]