Eat, Drink, Watch Movies
We’ve got a great lineup for our spring food film series, and we’re going to do things a little differently this time around. We’ll hold a screening at each of the three Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations during the next few weeks, always on Monday nights, always with good films and good food from some of Austin’s best restaurants. First up will be the charming little comedy that broke all box-office records in 2002, Nia Vardalos‘ My Big Fat Greek Wedding at the Alamo Drafthouse North at 7pm, Monday, April 28. The Pyramids restaurant will prepare an authentic Greek meal served with Greek wines, and we’ll all be Greek for an evening. Opa! Then, on Monday, May 12, the Alamo Downtown will host Dinner Rush, one of our favorite food movies of the past couple of years and the perfect snapshot of one night in the life of a popular New York Italian restaurant. Traditional Italian-American dishes contrast with trendy nuovo Italian chic amid a cast of chefs, mobsters, restaurant critics, art snobs, and waitresses. Chef Harvey Harris of Siena will create the food, and valet parking will be included in the price of the ticket. The crown jewel of this series will be presented on Monday, May 26, at the brand-new Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline as part of the grand-opening hoopla at that location. We’ll screen the delightful culinary mystery Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? with a four-course Continental meal to die for from some of Austin’s finest chefs. Preparing the four killer courses will be Shawn Cirkiel of Jean-Luc’s Bistro, John Maxwell of the Mansion at Judges’ Hill, Robert Wilson of Aquarelle, and Katherine Clapner, also of the Mansion. As always, our partners in this endeavor are the Alamo Drafthouse and Austin RentAll Party and the series benefits the Capital Area Food Bank. Reservations are necessary, and tickets are available online at www.drafthouse.com.
This article appears in April 18 • 2003.