A regional celebration of the natural gifts of Newfoundland & Labrador food, culture, land & sea
September 17–19, 2026 in Elliston, NL
The Chefs of Roots, Rants and Roars
Celebrated talent from near and far, cooking on the edge of the Atlantic.
Meet the chefs shaping this year's festival.

Nathan Hornidge
Pollen Nation Farm
Little Rapids, NL
Chef Nathan, co-owner of Pollen Nation Farm in the Humber Valley, is a Chef shaped as much by the land as by the kitchen. His culinary philosophy is rooted in stewardship, sustainability, and a refusal to overlook what grows quietly around us.
He has built a reputation for elevating underappreciated, locally foraged and grown ingredients transforming them into dishes that are both honest and unexpected.
There is no separation between his food and the environment it comes from. Each plate tells a story of place and carries a bold, unapologetic expression of Newfoundland’s natural bounty.
