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:209@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151104T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151104T123000 DTSTAMP:20151027T142712Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/the-acadian-express/ SUMMARY:The Acadian Express DESCRIPTION:Just a short jaunt from downtown Wolfville\, this moving tour t hrough the history of the Acadian people at the Grand-Pré National Histor ic Site includes a walk of the UNESCO World Heritage Site grounds (includi ng the Memorial Church and the Deportation Cross and a special stop to the Grand Pré View Park). Following this\, guests will be treated to a wine tasting at Domaine de Grand Pré Winery and an Acadian-inspired lunch at L e Caveau Restaurant\, named one of twenty of the world’s best winery res taurants by Wine Access magazine. Featuring a collaborative lunch between Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau) and Chef Jesse Vergen (Saint John Ale House). This Devour! The Bounty of Kings County Tasting Tour is facilitated by ou r partner Grape Escapes Nova Scotia Wine Tours. Round trip: 2 hours.\n\nJa son Lynch\n\n\n\nHaving grown up in a rural farm community in Nova Scotia\ , product and quality has always been important to Jason Lynch. This upbri nging has set the tone for Jason’s restaurant\, Le Caveau\, located in t he Annapolis Valley where he started his journey.\n\nAfter working in Toro nto and Ottawa while attending Le Cordon Bleu\, he decided to move home to train with some of Canada’s best restaurateurs – David Barrett\, Nich olas Pierce and their Chef Werner Bassen. After years of experience\, Jaso n took the chance to move back to the Annapolis Valley where he has dedica ted himself to working with local farmers\, meat purveyors and fish monger s to build a supply chain that supplies the majority of the product used i n his restaurants. He ensures his food reflects his care and passion for g ood clean product\, sticking to his philosophy of going beyond nose to tai l while using all of the ingredients before him within each season.\n\n\n\ nJesse Vergen\, Saint John Ale House\n\nHailing from New Brunswick\, Jesse Vergen is a passionate chef that has made his mark by utilizing his provi nce’s untapped bounty of small farms and fisherman as a base for his cra ft. Raised on a small organic farm in Fundy Hills\, Jesse now resides on h is family farm with his wife and three kids. Produce from his farm is read ily consumed by the hungry diners of the Saint John Ale House (ranked #39 on Vacay.ca’s Top 50 Restaurants in Canada list)\, Smoking Pig BBQ and C leaver Catering\, where Jesse has brought local flavours together with unp retentious dining.\n\nJesse’s life is all about food – whether he’s in his kitchens\, on his tractor\, or hunting coastal marshes – flavour is always on his mind. A competitor on the fourth season of Food Network ’s Top Chef Canada\, his restaurant has also been featured twice on the network’s award-winning show\, You Gotta Eat Here! Featured in many news papers and magazines such as The Globe and Mail\, Maclean’s Readers Dige st\, Chatelaine and EnRoute\, Jesse was also one of the contributing chefs in Michael Smith’s documentary\, Village Feast. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/0 9/The-Acadian-Express-2.jpg LOCATION:Linden Avenue & Main Street\, Linden Avenue &\; Main Street\, W olfville\, NS\, Canada GEO:45.091400;-64.362785 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Linden Avenue & Main Street \, Wolfville\, NS\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Linden Avenue & Main Street:geo:45.091400,-64.362785 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR