The Menu: Cinematic treats for The Lunchbox

His reputation as an absolute hound for the nosebag is well- established but The Menu is also a great man for the ‘pictures’.

So has always enjoyed a nibble while sitting back to watch a movie, most especially one with a food-related theme — but, industrial containers of popcorn and liquid syrup purporting to be some class of ‘soft drink’ have never really floated his boat so he invariably — and discreetly — makes his own ‘arrangements’. One film-going occasion from last year stands out, however, the inaugural IndieCork Film Festival Food Feast in the very beautiful Triskel Christchurch, where fine local producers divvied out edible wares and wine distributor Mary Pawle supplied excellent organic wines before a programme of food-themed film. This year’s screening (October 16) features food from Veggielicious (burritos, empanadas etc), Rosscarbery Black Pudding and the Indian-themed Annam Supper Club with Mary Pawle and the Quay Co-Op once again sponsoring the vino — a grand menu altogether and, just as well, because this year’s film, The Lunchbox, a delightful romantic comedy in which delicious daals serve as billets doux, would have an empty belly rumbling like a jet engine in a woodshed. www.indiecork.com

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