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:87@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20141114T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20141114T133000 DTSTAMP:20140922T113431Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/the-cajun-acadian-express-featuring-lun ch-with-chef-stephen-stryjewski-peche-seafood-grill-chef-jason-lynch-le-ca veau-3/ SUMMARY:The Cajun-Acadian Express featuring Lunch with Chef Stephen Stryjew ski (Pêche Seafood Grill) & Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau) 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 includin g 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 ta sting at Domaine de Grand Pré Winery and a Cajun-Acadian-inspired lunch a t Le Caveau Restaurant\, named one of twenty of the world’s best winery restaurants by Wine Access magazine. Featuring a collaborative lunch with New Orleans Chef Stephen Stryjewski (Pêche Seafood Grill-winner of James Beard award for Best New Restaurant in America 2013) and Chef Jason Lynch (Le Caveau).\n\nRound trip: 3 hours.\n\nJason 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 upbringing has set the tone for Jason ’s restaurant\, Le Caveau\, located in the Annapolis Valley where he sta rted his journey.\n\nAfter working in Toronto and Ottawa while attending L e Cordon Bleu\, he decided to move home to train with some of Canada’s b est restaurateurs – David Barrett\, Nicholas Pierce and their Chef Werne r Bassen. After years of experience\, Jason took the chance to move back t o the Annapolis Valley where he has dedicated himself to working with loca l farmers\, meat purveyors and fish mongers to build a supply chain that s upplies the majority of the product used in his restaurants. He ensures hi s food reflects his care and passion for good clean product\, sticking to his philosophy of going beyond nose to tail while using all of the ingredi ents before him within each season.\n\nStephen Stryjewski\n\n\n\nWinner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation “Best Chef South\,” Stephen Stryjewsk i is the Chef and Co-owner of the award-winning Cochon Restaurant\, as wel l as Chef and Co-owner of the award-winning Pêche Seafood Grill. Growing up in an army family\, Stephen grew up moving between the US and Europe. G raduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1997\, he went on to w ork for some of the most notable chefs and restaurants in America includin g Michael Chiarello at TraVigne\, Jamie Shannon at Commanders Palace and J eff Buben at Vidalia.\n\nPrior to opening Cochon\, Stephen worked with his now partner\, Donald Link\, at Herbsaint Restaurant\, where he was recogn ized for his delicious\, simple\, straightforward cuisine\, and his commit ment to using seasonal ingredients. That commitment has continued through to Butcher\, an artisanal meat shop and wine bar\, which opened in 2009\, focusing on European cured meats and Cajun sausages. In 2013\, Stephen cel ebrated the opening of Pêche Seafood Grill with his chef partners Donald Link and Ryan Prewitt. Pêche was awarded “Best New Restaurant” at the 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards. Stephen now resides in New Orleans’ Irish Channel with his wife and two girls. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/0 9/cajac1.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:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR