Sommo Culinary Stage

Sommo Festival will celebrate music, food, and drink in Cavendish on September 13 and 14. Along with it’s music lineup, headlined by Alanis Morissette and Hozier, organizers announced the Culinary Stage lineup earlier this spring.

Hosting the Culinary Stage for the first time is renowned Chef Michael Smith, best-selling cookbook author, Food Network Host, and the proprietor of PEI’s The Inn at Bay Fortune and its restaurant FireWorks. Joining Smith on Saturday will be New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Old Time Hawkey, making a return to the stage after a crowd-pleasing cooking demonstration with Noah Kahan and Madison Tevlin last year. New this year, guests will have the opportunity to taste culinary creations by Old Time Hawkey at the Taste of Sommo area. Also featured are best-selling vegan cookbook author and Hot For Food founder Chef Lauren Toyota, Halifax’s Barrington Steakhouse headchef Kyle Campbell, and a cocktail experience curated by The Brickhouse Kitchen + Bar’s Emily Duggan. 

Gastronomy lovers are in for a treat on Sunday as Chef Michael Smith returns, pulling double-duty as both host and featured chef. Joining him is bestselling debut cookbook author and regular guest on CTV’s The Good Stuff, Andrea Buckett, along with Chef Guy Pratt, co-owner of Nova Scotia’s Asian Gastropub Studio East Asian Gastropub. Completing the experience, is Halifax bartender Shane Beehan who will be shaking up some of the East Coast’s favourite recipes.

Visit sommofest.com for the full lineup, tickets, and more information.