Sikh Formaggio, a short Italian-American production, documents the increasing number of Sikhs moving to Italy and getting involved in the production of Parmigiano-Reggiano. At Any Price tells the fictional story of Henry Whipple, a man who struggles to save his family's farming empire in a world where food production is controlled by a handful of corporations. Whether they are fiction or investigative, most of the festivals' films reflect on food issues. "We want to raise awareness of where our food comes from and the impact our eating habits have on the world." "It is meant to be a food festival that really explores the ethics of food," said Howell. After the screening, viewers will be ushered to a special five-course mussel menu created by seafood experts chef Danny St.-Pierre and chef Sean Laceby.īut, unlike other similar events, Devour! doesn't want to be all about food porn. The meat of the event will be the main course, during which visitors will be able to watch films such L'amour des Moules ( Mussels in Love), a behind-the-scenes story on the life of mussels, from beginning to end, graphic mussel-sex included. According to Lia Rinaldo, the festival's managing director, Devour! is "a real smorgasbord of offerings." Organized as a three-course meal, the festival will kick off with the region's top 11 chefs catering the opening gala reception - the event's appetizer - and the region's culinary students will put out all sorts of decadent desserts on the last evening for a sweet hereafter.
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