Nova Scotia Food Truck Pop-Up Rally
This has been CANCELLED due to weather- our apologies! Because why have food trucks make a trip to the valley and only stay one day… this is your second chance to hit up some of the province’s best purveyors of food on wheels! List of participating trucks coming very soon! Free admission.
Read MoreCulinary Workshop with Chef Normand Laprise
Exploring food waste and maximizing use of products has always been at the core of the Toqué! philosophy. Chef Laprise will show how to use as much of an Atlantic Cod as possible and at the same time produce a sample of Sophie’s Cold Cod Soup, a Toqué! Signature dish.
Read MoreCulinary Workshop & Lunch with Chef Mary Sue Milliken & Chef Bob Blumer
Mary Sue Milliken’s Border Grill Restaurants in California celebrate modern Mexican cuisine steeped in rich tradition. Mary Sue demonstrates how to make one of their most popular dishes – Heirloom Bean Tostada. And the intrepid Bob Blumer (The Surreal Gourmet, Glutton For Punishment) riffs on one of his classic Surreal Gourmet recipes by creating his…
Read MoreFirst Growth w/Clos Solene
First Growth The making of wine is a tool honed by families. But what does that honing do to families? First Growth looks at how father and son – a winemaker and wine critic – re-examine the defining characteristics of good wine, and strong families. France, 2015, 97 minutes Director Jérôme Le Maire Distributor The…
Read MoreCeviche’s DNA w/Monsieur Oyster
Ceviche’s DNA (L’ADN du ceviche) Ceviche is more than just fish seasoned with citrus. It starts in the beautiful bays that caress Peru’s shorelines, takes a detour into the lives of those who fish those same waters, and ends up on the plate of thousands of diners over generations. Director Orland Arrigada looks at one…
Read MoreThe All You Need is Cheese Express
Hop on our express bus to the Starr’s Point Loop–first stop is Planter’s Ridge Winery for a guided tasting of both local and award-winning cheeses from across Canada, curated by Canadian Cheese Grand Prix Chairman, Phil Bélanger, and paired with wines at the source. Then it’s on to a quick tour of Fox Hill Cheese House, one…
Read MoreMakin’ It on the Food Network Panel
The influence of the Food Network on Cuisine and Career. Many young chefs aspire to ‘make it’ on the Food Network. But what does it take to get there? How do you get discovered? And once ‘there’ how are you affected as a chef – are there consequences and considerations you need to make? Join…
Read MoreThe Crafty Beer Bus
Craft beer is all the rage these days – so much so – we just had to board a bus for it! This tour will start with a drive out to the first official microbrewery in the Annapolis Valley, Sea Level Brewing in Port Williams, to tipple a few of their fine ales. Then we’ll…
Read MoreCulinary Workshop with Chef Barbara Lynch
The prune gnocchi is Chef Barbara Lynch’s signature dish at the highly regarded No 9 Park in Boston. The dish is the perfect mix of Italy (handmade pasta/gnocchi-and vin santo) meets Gascony (rich foie gras). Early in her career Chef Barbara traveled to both places and loved what both had to offer so assembled this…
Read MoreShorts Program: Eat My Shorts w/The Chop, Kill Your Dinner, Rated, Buck & Spoetnik
The Chop A jewish butcher leaves his father’s kosher shop to go work for the halal competition. UK, 2015, 16 minutes Director Lewis Rose Kill Your Dinner Nothing gets between father and son. Not even a crazy girlfriend who thinks you should kill your dinner. Australia, 2016, 13 minutes Director Bryn Chainey Rated When your…
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