Devourfest

OCTOBER 23-29, 2023 | WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA

Devour! The Food Film Fest is the largest food film festival in the world. The annual week-long festival is a transformative food and film experience combining cinematic excellence with 100+ events, celebrated filmmakers, and high-profile chefs from around the globe. The festival welcomes 15,000 food and film lovers. It has become a destination for celebrities and notable chefs including Anthony Bourdain, Phil Rosenthal, Jacques Pépin, Gabrielle Kreuther, Dominique Crenn, Chuck Hughes, Sam Cass, Michael Städtlander, Normand Laprise, Michael Smith, Gordon Pinsent, Jason Priestley, Lidia Bastianich, and Bill Pullman. Each year, top chefs from across Canada and around the world collaborate on special dinners inspired by films.

The 13th Annual Devour! The Food Film Fest is back and in person from October 23-29 in Wolfville, the agricultural and wine heartland of Nova Scotia and the Grand-Pré National Historic Site. From Michelin star chefs to the culinary stars of tomorrow, this year’s festival will dig into Acadian, Québecois, Cajun, Creole, and French cuisine, and explore how they intersect on the screen and on the plate. The line-up includes Michelin-starred Alsatian Chef Gabrielle Kreuther from New York, legends of New Orleans’ Cajun cuisine Chef Megan “Meg” Bickford of The Commander’s Palace and Chef Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon, the rising stars of Acadian cuisine Chef Gene Cormier of Euston Park Social from Moncton and Chef Shane Robicheau from Nova Scotia, and an array of talented chefs from across North America.