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:582@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191025T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191025T223000 DTSTAMP:20191021T135406Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/celebrity-chef-dinner-based-on-the-spot light-gala-food-fighter/ SUMMARY:Celebrity Chef Dinner based on the Spotlight Gala Food Fighter DESCRIPTION:This five-course dinner is inspired by the Spotlight Gala film Food Fighter and will be prepared by chefs:\n\nRocco Agostino\, Pizzeria L ibretto\, Toronto\n\nBob Blumer\, The Surreal Gourmet\, Los Angeles\n\nLor a Kirk\, Ruby Watch Co.\, Toronto\n\nDario Tomaselli\, George Brown Colleg e\, Toronto\n\nTerry Vassallo\, Mappatura Bistro\, Halifax \n\n$150 per g uest\; your ticket includes wine pairings and a ticket to the Devour! Spot light Gala Party. Sponsored by Divert NS\, Bishop's Cellar\, Armstrong Foo dservice &\; Chef Works Canada.\n\nMenus and wine pairings coming soon! \n\nPlease Note: Due to the nature of this event – being a set menu in a remote location with visiting chefs – we are not able to accommodate di etary restrictions at this dinner.\n\nRocco Agostino\, Pizzeria Libretto\, Toronto\n\nBorn and raised in Toronto by two Italian immigrant parents\, Rocco’s passion for food was cultivated at an early age when he sold fru it for his uncle. Starting as a dishwasher at Ciao Bella in Woodbridge\, R occo’s hunger took him to the Stratford Chefs School\, and then to study abroad in Rome. His first experience leading a kitchen was at Ferro Bar C afé—and from there\, he went on to open his own restaurant\, the Silver Spoon. Alongside Max Rimaldi\, he opened Pizzeria Libretto in 2008\, chan ging the Toronto landscape of pizza. When not slinging pies\, Rocco loves to spend his days with his wife and partner Kara and their two children\, Super Sebastian and Mighty Mia. His philosophy is one of simplicity\, flav our\, and passion\, using a few seasonal ingredients to create a tasty dis h that evokes memories of a passionate heart. @chefroccoto\n\nBob Blumer\, The Surreal Gourmet\, Los Angeles\n\nGastronaut\, author\, and eight-time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer is best known as the creator and host of Food Network’s award-winning shows Surreal Gourmet and Glutton f or Punishment\, and as the host of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. He has written six cookbooks—transforming ordinary ingredients into wow-inspiri ng dishes through simple cooking methods and whimsical presentations that have become his culinary trademark. His seventh book\, Flavorbomb\, will b e released in the fall of 2020 (Appetite/Penguin Random House). Bob is a l ong-term ambassador for Second Harvest\, Toronto\, a perishable food bank. He is also the ambassador for Love Food/Hate Waste\, a national Canadian zero-waste initiative. His other car is a Toastermobile. @bobblumer \n\nL ora Kirk\, Ruby Watch Co. Toronto\n\nLora Kirk is regarded as one of Canad a's leading chefs with over 15 years of international culinary experience. Lora graduated from Algonquin College's culinary program and soon after m oved to London\, England. She gained her culinary strength and knowledge b y working with renowned Chefs Gordon Ramsey and Angela Hartnett at the fam ous Connaught Hotel for three years. Lora continued her culinary journey m oving to New York City to take over the kitchen at Allen and Delancey as C hef de Cuisine. Lora received the Top 10 New Restaurants award in the New York Times and a very prestigious Michelin Star for her talents. Lora then went on to run the kitchen at the SOHO House\, New York. Chef Lora now is the Chef –owner of the market inspired\, critically acclaimed restauran t Ruby Watchco\, located in Toronto’s East End. @chef_lora\n\nDario Toma selli\, George Brown College\, Toronto\n\nDario Tomaselli is a world-renow ned international chef and culinary artist. A scion of a successful hoteli er family\, Dario’s gastronomic passion began as a young child in his No nna’s kitchen in Italy\, spending countless hours watching\, learning\, and developing his skills. He went on to attend culinary school E Maggia i n Stresa\, Italy\, and meeting his next mentor\, Chef Gualtiero Marchesi\, the founder of modern Italian cuisine. Dario’s 39-year culinary career saw him spanning the globe and eventually landing in Toronto\, where he wo rked as Executive Chef at the critically acclaimed restaurant Oro\, awarde d Top 10 in Canada. Today\, you can find Dario teaching the next generatio n of chefs as a culinary professor and international coordinator of the It alian culinary post-diploma programs at Toronto’s George Brown College. Dario is a firm believer that food leaves a meaningful impact on our way o f life. @chefdariotomaselli\n\nTerry Vassallo\, Mappatura Bistro\, Halifax  \n\nTerry’s experience in the restaurant industry began in a Jewish de licatessen in Sydney\, N.S. After taking the culinary arts program at Mala spina College in Powell River\, B.C.\, he apprenticed at highly regarded r estaurants in Vancouver such as Star Anise and Montri’s. He returned to Nova Scotia and spent three seasons at The Keltic Lodge in Cape Breton\, w here he worked and apprenticed under accomplished European chefs such as G illes Hostel and Daniel Francois.\n\nTerry moved to Halifax and became che f at Sweet Basil Bistro\, Seven Winebar and Restaurant\, The Five Fisherme n\, and Trattoria della Nonna. He won the silver medal in the Gold Medal P lates competition in 2013. He was hired by a British catering company to c ook at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi\, Russia\, and was asked to return with the company for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He currently owns a nd operates Mappatura Bistro in Halifax with his partner Simone Mombourque tte. @mappaturahalifax  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/0 9/Celebrity-Chef-Dinner-based-on-the-Spotlight-Gala-Food-Fighter_resized.j pg LOCATION:Wolfville Farmer's Market\, 4 Elm Ave\, Wolfville\, NS\, B4P 2S3\, Canada GEO:45.0920578;-64.36384250000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4 Elm Ave\, Wolfville\, NS\ , B4P 2S3\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wolfville Farmer's Market:ge o:45.0920578,-64.36384250000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR