Happy Hour at the Festival Lounge
Join us in our most hospitable of hours at the Devour! Festival Lounge over three days of the festival. Raise a glass and mingle with an interesting crew night after night. Admittance with a festival badge or ticket. Restricted to 19 years of age or older.
Read MoreOnce Again w/The Bite House
A lyrical ode to nighttime Mumbai. An aging famous Bollywood actor falls in love with the food of a restaurant and, ultimately, the beautiful woman behind it. Germany/India/Austria, 2017, 100 minutes Director Kanwal Sethi Distributor Urban Distribution The Bite House Chef Bryan Picard transforms a tiny farmhouse in the wilds of Cape Breton into a…
Read MoreThe Devour! Road Show: Celebrity Chef Film Dinner
Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a corresponding short film screened right in the Barrel Cellar with the diners: Mark Bauer, International Culinary Center, New York Darren Clay, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Vancouver Geoffrey Hopgood, Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery Jean Joho, Everest, Chicago Paul Virant, Vie Restaurant, Chicago Film Program: Lightfoot…
Read MoreFirst Annual Devour! Down Home Lobster Supper with Chef Alain Bossé
For the first time ever at Devour!, and by popular demand, we’re introducing a classic lobster dinner into this year’s program. Under the beautiful tent at Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery, we’ll host an unforgettable and truly Atlantic Canadian experience with our favourite crustacean. $65 per guest, your ticket includes one lobster dinner with sides, dessert,…
Read MoreChef Flynn w/Tibor & What If Alfonso Cuaron Made Pancakes?
The true story of culinary wünderkind Flynn McGarry and his rise from child chef and self-taught dinner party host to owning a high-profile restaurant in New York, all before he was 19! USA, 2018, 83 minutes Director Cameron Yates Distributor Kinosmith Inc What If Alfonso Cuaron Made Pancakes? Recipe videos in the style of famous…
Read MoreSecret Ingredient w/Thin Skinned
In an effort to disguise some cannabis that he inadvertently comes across, a young man makes potcake and serves it to his ailing father, who miraculously gets better. But watch out for the gangsters looking to recover their weed! Macedonia, 2016, 105 minutes Director Gjorce Stavreski Distributor WIDE Management Thin Skinned Food pushing the lines…
Read MoreDevour! Cocktail Pop-Up Party w/The Mark Riley Project
They’re back! For the sixth year running, super talented Devour! mixologists Jeff Van Horne and Matt Boyle from The Clever Barkeep will serve up our Devour! Signature cocktails in the heated tent at Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery. Your ticket includes two cocktail samples and music by the Mark Riley Project. Must be 19+ to attend.…
Read MoreThe Devour! Golden Tine Awards Brunch
Join us to celebrate the very best of the 2018 festival at our Devour! Awards Brunch. We present the Golden Tine Awards for this year’s films in five categories: Best Short Documentary, Best Short Drama, Best Feature Documentary, Best Feature Drama and Best Animation. Winners are chosen by our esteemed jury – Anita Stewart (Food…
Read MoreAs Needed w/Red Velvet
Arturo, a former superstar chef with aggression issues, is serving his parole teaching cooking at a school for people with autism. He discovers that Guido, a student who has Asperger’s, is a genius cook. Italy/Brazil, 2018, 92 minutes Director Francesco Falaschi Distributor True Colours Red Velvet When Nancy suffers from a sudden cardiac arrest, her…
Read MoreForaging Workshop w/Frédéric Dardenne
Join master forager Frédéric Dardenne of FD Wild Foods on a two-hour walk through the local forest in search of late fall wild foods. Fred has been supplying some of the best chefs and restaurants worldwide with the bounty of foraged treasures from Nova Scotia year-round. $30 per guest, includes transportation Frédéric Dardenne I have…
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