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:326@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170505T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170507T123000 DTSTAMP:20170505T215131Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/devour-osoyoos/ SUMMARY:Devour! Osoyoos DESCRIPTION:Join us for Devour! Osoyoos: The South Okanagan’s Only Food\, Wine &\; Film Festival.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have partnered with Destinat ion Osoyoos and the Watermark Beach Resort Hotel to present our second ann ual and expanded–Devour! Osoyoos. This will be the Okanagan’s largest culinary event\, showcasing all that Osoyoos has to offer in the way of fo od\, film\, and wine. Driven by local agriculture\, businesses\, and educa tion\, the event will utilize BC’s best and budding talents in the form of filmmakers\, chefs\, tourism and tradesmen\, winemakers\, and more! De vour! Osoyoos will be taking place from May 5th-7th\, 2017\, with 4 sign ature events as well as several surrounding events including unique tour e xperiences\, dine-arounds and more. All events can be purchased separately and there are a number of packages available including a VIP All Access a nd Stay &\; Savour Packages at the Watermark Beach Resort that you can check out here.\nDevour! Osoyoos Launch Party\n\nBlack Hills Estate Winery \n4190 Black Sage Road\nFri\, 5 May 2017\n6:30 PM – 9:30 PM\n\nBuy Ticke ts\n\nJoin us as we kick-off Devour! Osoyoos in style at Black Hills Estat e Winery. Celebrity Chefs Michael Howell &\; Ned Bell will help host th e evening as you sip &\; savour the wines of Black Hills Estate Winery and culinary creations from the Okanagan.\nThe event takes place from 6:30 pm to 9:30pm. A grazing event\, that will include stationed appetizers and a seafood bar featuring East Coast seafood. Short silent films will be pl ayed throughout the evening and DJ Shakes will provide the musical ambianc e.\nTickets $110 - includes 3 drink tickets\, appetizers throughout the ev ening\, and shuttle service to and from the event from Watermark Beach Res ort. Additional drink tickets will be available for purchase at the event. \nDevour! Osoyoos Ocean Wise Chowder SmackDown\n\nWatermark Beach Resort H otel\n15 Park Place\nSat\, 6 May 2017\n12:30 PM – 2:30 PM\n$20.00 per pe rson\n\nBuy Tickets\n\nLet your taste buds be the judge in our Chowder Sma ckDown sponsored by Ocean Wise! Sample local cider\, craft beer and wine a s you enjoy a variety of seafood chowders created by local and visiting ch efs. Contestants will be vying for votes from a panel of judges including Ocean Wise Executive Chef Ned Bell and you! Join us to see who will be cro wned Devour! Osoyoos Chowder Champion! *This event will be held outdoors\ , be sure to dress accordingly.\nDevour! Osoyoos Gala Dinner\n\nWatermark Beach Resort Hotel\n15 Park Place\nSat\, 6 May 2017\n6:00 PM – 11:00 PM\ n\nBuy Tickets\nTaking place at Watermark Beach Resort\, the culinary pop- up event will once again see event founders Chef Michael Howell and Lia Ri naldo haul a bounty of fresh seafood\, seasonal ingredients and select win es all the way from Nova Scotia to Osoyoos for an East meets West showdown . Chef Howell\, working with Watermark's Executive Chef Adair Scott and t op local and visiting culinary talent will create delicious food and wine paired offerings inspired by an array of gastronomic films played througho ut the event.\n6pm - 7pm - Reception: Enjoy samples from our local winerie s as well as select gems all the way from Nova Scotia\, along with a light canape service.\n7pm - 11pm - Gala Dinner Event: A six-course\, wine-pair ed gala dinner\, with each course inspired by a short film. Before each co urse\, you will enjoy the short film as well as hear from the winemaker an d the chef who were inspired by this film.\nTickets: $149 including taxes and gratuities. Shuttle service to and from this event from set locations is also included in the ticket price.\n\nOur Participating Chefs include –Chef Paul Rogalski from Rouge Restaurant in Calgary\, Chef Ricardo Valv erde from Ancora Dining in Vancouver and Chef Julian Bond from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver!\n\n\nThe Menu! Chefs\, Films\, Dishes &\; Wine Pairings\nSweet Onion Fritter–locally-foraged stingi ng nettle purée\, salted olive oil gel.\nChef Adair Scott\, Watermark Be ach ResortDaylily Fritters directed by Aube Giroux\n2015 Roussanne Viognie r\, Covert Farms Family Estate\nLobster Salad Roll–Nova Scotia lobster\ , crème fraîche\, pickled zucchini\, sweet pea purée\, red pepper fluid gel\, pine nut granola\, hana nori seaweed\, pickled red onion\, micro gr eens\, salmon roe.\nChef Michael Howell\, Devour! The Food Film FestLobste r Fishing directed by Alexandre Lampron\nA Quartet of 2017 Tidal Bays from Nova Scotia–Domaine De Grand Pré Winery\, Jost Vineyards\, Luckett Vin eyards &\; Mercator Vineyards\nBirchbark Smoked Okanagan Sockeye Salmon –Poplar Grove Camembert rosti\, verjuice pickled eggs\, pickled rhubarb\ , stinging nettle emulsification\, fresh chives.\nChef Paul Rogalski\, Rou geSlow Food in Canada directed by Kevin Kossowan\n2015 Chardonnay\, Church &\; State Wines\nBeef Short Rib Seco–Canario bean puree\, peruvian q uinoa\, baby carrots\, pickled shallots\, seco à la norteña jus.\nChef R icardo Valverde\, Ancora Waterfront Dining \nWhy This Road: Dan Portelanc e directed by Ben Proudfoot\n\n\n2014 Rubeus\, Maverick Estate Winery\nUma mi\, the fifth taste–Rhubarb\, fresh bay leaf\, mascarpone\, yuzu\, haze lnuts\, sea salt.\nChef Julian Bond\, Pacific Institute of Culinary ArtsL oss of Taste directed by Luca Nestola\n\n\nSaféd\, Kismet Estate Winery\n A Selection of Cheeses from Nova Scotia and British Columbia.\nChef Michae l Howell &\; Chef Adair ScottCheese directed by Hannah Cheesman\n2014 S yrah\, Church &\; State Wines\n\nDevour! Osoyoos Bubbles Brunch &\;  Awards Ceremony\n\n\n\nSun\, 7 May 2017\n10:30 AM – 12:30 PM\nWatermar k Beach Resort Hotel\n15 Park Place\n\nBuy Tickets\n\nJoin us for the Devo ur! Osoyoos Awards Ceremony and Champagne Brunch - the wrap up event for t he Devour! Osoyoos weekend.  Brunch will be served buffet style\, contai ning delicious creations by our visiting culinary students along with some brunch bubbly! Short films will also be shown and the awards ceremony wil l also contain the People's Choice Awards from the Gala Dinner the evening before.\nTickets: $45.00 - includes taxes and gratuities\, brunch buffet\ , non- alcoholic beverages\, and sparkling wine tastings.\nTours &\; Ex periences\nEnjoy one of 3 unique tour experiences including a wine and che ese tour\, desert cultural excursion\, and a sparkling tour in the South O kanagan. Or\, stick around town and participate in one of our interactive chef or cocktail demonstrations happening around Osoyoos. Coming Soon!\nDe vour! Osoyoos VIP All Access Package\n\n\n\n\nWant to attend all the event s? Bundle and save 5% off the individual ticket pricing. Each package incl udes one ticket to the Friday Night Launch Party at Black Hills\, one tick et to the Chowder Smackdown\, one ticket to the Gala Dinner\, one ticket t o the Champagne Brunch and Awards Ceremony\, and one reserved spot on one of our Devour! Osoyoos signature wine tours.\n(Tour information TBC\, pric es are $65 per person\, including shuttle.)\nYou must be of legal drinking age to attend these events. 2 pieces of valid ID will be required.\nYou w ill need to check in at the Devour! Osoyoos Concierge Booth in the Waterma rk Beach Resort to receive your all event wristband before 6:00 pm on Frid ay May 5th.For Devour! Osoyoos Hotel Packages and Accommodation Listings\, please visit www.destinationosoyoos.com/devour-osoyoos/.\n\nBuy Package.\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/0 2/devour-osoyoos-2017-print-color-on-white-1024x528.jpg LOCATION:Watermark Beach Resort Hotel\, 15 Park Place\, Osoyoos\, BC\, V0H 1V0\, Canada GEO:49.189323;-119.538712 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=15 Park Place\, Osoyoos\, B C\, V0H 1V0\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Watermark Beach Resort Hot el:geo:49.189323,-119.538712 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR