All aboard The Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley, literally. This tour will feature three tastings per vineyard at two of the region’s finest purveyors of traditional method sparkling wines – L’Acadie Vineyards and Benjamin Bridge. This Devour! The Bounty of Kings County Tasting Tour is facilitated by our partner…

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…

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…

The Chocolate Case What would you do if the food you were eating was produced by slaves? Could you be arrested? Watch what happens when one team of Dutch journalists decide to look into the who and how of chocolate production, and discover that the answers aren’t quite cut and dry, legally or otherwise. The…

They’re back! Our resident mixologists Jeff Van Horne (Half Shell) and Matt Jones (Whisky Ambassador, Beam Suntory) are totally pumped to take you on a boozy tour through the wild world of cocktails. Disclaimer: last year’s workshop attendees left with rosy cheeks all abuzz. Know what we’re saying? Ssshhhh… it’s five o’clock somewhere.

Who will be crowned the chowder champion in 2016? Brought to you by Ocean Wise, this family-friendly event is a signature event at Devour! Ten contestants will compete with their chowder prowess, vying for votes from the esteemed judges led by Ocean Wise Executive Chef Ned Bell or you! Your ticket includes samples of all…

Sour Grapes The world of wine can be as exciting as a hunt, and one can easily be fleeced. Charismatic Rudy Kurniawan meets all the right people, makes all the right moves, until a Burgundian wine producer decides to stop the party, and everyone realises they’ve all been drinking the wrong kool-aid. USA/UK/France, 2016, 86…

Migrant Dreams Now that we know how our food is grown, the next question is: who is growing and harvesting it, and in what condition? This documentary examines the conditions that many of temporary foreign workers must endure, from extortion to threats upon their lives.. And it’s happening in Canada. Canada, 2016, 88 minutes Director…

There is no fee to attend this event Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Festival Lounge over three days of the festival–from Thursday to Saturday, we’ll raise a glass, enjoy some fresh Nova Scotia oysters courtesy of our partners at Sober Island Oysters and mingle with an interesting crew night after…

BUGS Ben and Josh, two young chefs-turned-scientists, want to save the world and are willing to crisscross the globe to get a taste of every bug known to man in an effort to do so. A gastronomic adventure from René Redzepi’s experimental Nordic Food Lab (Noma) that has its protagonists willingly and, often giddyingly, getting…