BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:431@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180829T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180829T213000 DTSTAMP:20180705T140337Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/a-taste-of-devour-in-toronto-2/ SUMMARY:A Taste of Devour! in Toronto DESCRIPTION:In partnership with George Brown College Chefs School\, and in celebration of an award they bestowed upon us in 2017 as a Canadian Treasu re\, we're making a delicious summer stopover in Toronto with a special pu blic preview of the upcoming 2018 program. Join us for a five-course dinn er featuring Devour! Alumni chefs and friends who will create dishes inspi red by short films from the upcoming official 2018 Devour! The Food Film F est program. We will screen five short films throughout the evening in bet ween courses with time for the chefs to introduce their dishes and Devour! organizers to talk about the films &\; festival.\n\nParticipating Chef s: Jason Bangerter\, Michael Blackie\, Charlotte Langley\, Peter Dewar\, J ohn Higgins\, Glenn White &\; Michael Howell\n\nShort films &\; menu coming soon!\n\nPeter Dewar (NSCC\, Nova Scotia)\nPeter started his culin ary career at The Culinary Institute of Canada in Prince Edward Island. Af ter graduation\, he moved to Bern\, Switzerland\, for a two-year apprentic eship. In 2012\, he was a core member of Culinary Team Canada that won gol d at the World Culinary Olympics in Erfurt Germany. Peter is now an instru ctor of Culinary Arts at NSCC in Kentville Nova Scotia\, and a member of C ulinary Team Nova Scotia. He also owns and operates Bespoke Culinary\, a c onsulting company which offers catering\, kitchen design\, and product dev elopment services.\n\nMichael Howell (Devour! Food Film Fest\, Nova Scotia &\; Green Turtle Club\, Bahamas)\nMichael Howell is the founder and Ex ecutive Director of Devour! The Food Film Fest in Nova Scotia\, Canada. He hosts culinary excursions to Italy through Tempestuous Culinary and is cu rrently the consulting Executive Chef at The Green Turtle Club and Marina in Abaco\, Bahamas. Deeply committed to Slow Food and global food literacy \, Michael was named a winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Me dal in 2011 for his contributions to improving the food system for all. He was also Nova Scotia Local Food Hero in 2010 and named Taste of Nova Scot ia’s Culinary Ambassador in 2015.\n\nJason Bangerter (Langdon Hall\, Cam bridge)\nChef Bangerter’s unbridled passion for excellence is fueled by his dedication to supporting and developing sources for sustainable\, resp onsibly produced ingredients. He has successfully crafted a talented team that shares his philosophy and vision. Living by example\, he is equally p roud of his role as an innovator and a mentor\, continuing to have a profo und effect on Canada’s culinary scene. Jason is Executive Chef at Langdo n Hall\, the only restaurant in Ontario to be awarded the AAA/CAA Five-Dia mond rating.\n\nMichael Blackie (NeXT\, Ottawa)\nBorn in Leicestershire\, England\, and raised in Montreal\, Michael has been cooking for over 30 ye ars on three continents. He’s worked at some of the world’s finest hot els including the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto and the Oberoi in Bali. In 2013\, Michael developed and opened his first signature food &\; bever age operation in the west end of Ottawa called “NeXT”\, which was quic kly recognized for its innovative cuisine along with its sharing dining me nu concept that has consistently maintained it as one of the top signature restaurants in the greater Ottawa region.\n\nCharlotte Langley (Scout Can ning\, Toronto)\n10 years of honing her expertise working with and elevati ng seafood at some of Canada's most notable restaurants have led to Charlo tte Langley creating Canada’s first fresh canned seafood company\, Scout Canning. Since then she has expanded her repertoire with Scout Events\, t he Bibs and Bubbs event series\, judging culinary competitions (PEI Shellf ish Festival\,Boston Seafood Expo North America)\, being featured on TV an d in multiple print articles (Breakfast Television Toronto\, The Globe and Mail\, Toronto Life\, City Bites\, The Journal Pioneer)\, participating i n speaking panels (Terroir Symposium\,Restaurants Canada Show\, The Walrus )\, and in 2017 becoming Ambassador for the Marine Stewardship Council (MS C).\n\nGlenn White (George Brown College Chef School\, Toronto)\nAs a full -time professor and culinary instructor at George Brown College’s Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts\, Glenn is involved as course lead on T heory of Foods I &\; II\, curriculum development\, and as a team leader in the participation of students with Devour! The Food Film Fest. Glenn i s currently working towards his Masters in Environmental Studies at York U niversity\, with a focus on the chef's role in Canada’s newly evolving f ood policy.\n\nJohn Higgins (George Brown College Chef School\, Toronto)\n Our Host Chef John Higgins has cooked for the Queen at Buckingham Palace\, on the Royal Yacht Britannia\, for heads of state in Washington\, and for celebrities around the world. Now\, he is the director of the George Brow n College Chef School in Toronto. He has travelled the world from India to Italy to Sao Paulo\, promoting Canadian cuisine. His television appearanc es include Food Network’s At the Table With...\, Top Chef Canada\, and C hopped Canada. Recently\, he has been awarded the Glenfiddich Award for Ch ef of the Year by Trillium Chefs Canadaand the Gold Award for Educator by the Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI). 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