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DELICIOUS FILMS

FOOD & DRINKS

SEE YOU JUNE 2018!

 

Every June, for three days, the Victoria Film Festival brings you Feast: Food & Film.

Enjoy some food & drink with a side of film! In partnership with local restaurants & business, we serve you hors d'oeuvres, appetizers & cocktails inspired by the movie playing that night.

Discover below the menu we served at our last Feast: Food & Film Festival that took place June 15 to 17, 2017!

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1st Course: Thursday, June 15, 2017

Ella Brennan: Commanding The Table – SALES CLOSED

When? Serving at 7pm (doors open at 6:30)

Where? The Vic Theatre

What are we having? Sample Floyd’s Diner’s very own twist on classic creole food with a take on brunch hors d’oeuvres and their famous mimosa. And there’s more as Chef Matt from Floyd’s shows you how to make the best hollandaise and Vince Pollitt and Nick la Riviere give you a live taste of New Orlean’s jazz.

  • Start with a brunch bite of Southern fried chicken and Waffle, followed by a Benny Quails egg, hollandaise & red current jelly
  • Followed by a taste of dinner of Creole style Jambalaya served in a Vol-Au-Vent
  • End with a dessert treat of Floyd's banana foster: a classic rum sauce on a crispy plantain & bread pudding

Who is serving? Floyd's Diner

How much? $25 including food & film ticket (advance tickets only. Sales are now closed)

Discover Ella Brennan, New Orleans' force of nature behind the revolutionized creole cuisine. 


2nd Course: Friday, June 16, 2017
 

SEED: The Untold Story – SALES CLOSED

When? Serving at 4pm (doors open at 3:30)

Where? The Vic Theatre

What are we having? Serving up grainy treats by Mother Nature's Market and Deli, a cocktail by Victoria Distillers and heritage seed popcorn. Meet speakers Robin Roberts and Natalie Chambers, the co-authors of Saving Farmland & learn how to make your own hemp vodka cocktails!

  • Seedy salad from Mother Nature's Market and Deli
  • Grainy bread from Mother Nature's Market and Deli
  • Hemp vodka cocktail by Victoria Distillers
  • Heritage seed popcorn with organic coconut oil
  • Speakers Robin Roberts & Natalie Chambers, co-authors of Saving Farmland
  • Demonstration of hemp vodka cocktail mixing
  • And many more gifts!

Join us for a chance to win many gifts, including products by Siglarr Skin Care, some Zazubean Organic Chocolates, a massage at Heart of the Village Massage Therapy, a 3 hour Tesla Tour, & a bag of goodies by Nature's Path Organic Foods!

Who is serving? Mother Nature's Market and Deli & Victoria Distillers

How much? $25 including food & film ticket (Sales closed)

Centuries-old grains are now threatened by what big corporations call "progress". Learn how change can still happen to save seed diversity.

 

Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent – SALES CLOSED

When? Serving at 7pm (doors open at 6:30)

Where? The Vic Theatre

What are we having? An elegant California-inspired treat by Toque Catering, paired with California wine by Vessel Liquor. Along with a demonstration & guided tasting by Toque chef & owner Nicholas Waters.

  • Pickled Pumpkin Seed Crusted Halibut with Nasturtium Pesto & Grilled Peach Salsa by Toque
  • California wine tasting by Vessel Liquor
  • Demonstration & guided tasting by Toque chef & owner Nicholas Waters

Who is serving? Toque Catering & Vessel Liquor

How much? $25 including food & film ticket (advance tickets only. Screening is sold out)

Discover the complex story of the chef who shaped new American cuisine and created the cult of the celebrity chef.


3rd Course: Saturday, June 17, 2017
 

Deconstructing Dani Garcia – SALES CLOSED

When? Serving at 4pm (doors open at 3:30)

Where? The Vic Theatre

What are we having? Explore the exploding trend of drinking sherry (by Vessel Liquor). Have a tasting by Olive the Senses. With a flamenco performance by guitarist Gareth Owen and dancer Denise Yeo of Alma de Espana Flamenco Dance Company.

  • Sherry tasting by Vessel Liquor
  • Classic tortilla española bite
  • Spanish olives & olive oil tasting by Olive the Senses
  • Flamenco performance by guitarist Gareth Owen and dancer Denise Yeo

Who is serving? Vessel Liquor & Olive the Senses

How much? $25 including food & film ticket (advance tickets only. Sales closed)

Learn about Dani García, a chef with two Michelin Stars, whose restaurant closes and forces him to re-invent himself. Preceded by the short film Knowledge – Eat where we get intimate with Ferran Adrià as he dons his chef's apron once again to take up a final challenge: creating dishes without cooking.


Cook Up A Storm– SALES CLOSED 

When? Serving at 7pm (doors open at 6:30)

Where? The Vic Theatre

What are we having? Sample Golden City's famous Chili & Peppered Calamari and Dry Garlic Spareribs in a plate of Chinese treats. Enjoy a taste of the only Canadian Baijiu spirit by Dragon Mist Distillery with a traditional Chinese dance by Gold medal winner Jenny Yu from Ocean Rain Arts Academy.

  • Chili & Peppered Calamari by Golden City
  • Dry Garlic Spareribs by Golden City
  • Baijiu spirit tasting by Dragon Mist Distillery
  • Traditional Chinese dance by Gold medal winner Jenny Yu

Who is serving? Dragon Mist Distillers & Golden City

How much? $25 including food & film ticket (advance tickets only. Sales closed)

Watch a film about a culinary competition like no other: rival chef's come together in an attempt to beat a common foe. Witness knife skills like you've never seen before.

 

 

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING FEAST

Feast: Food & Film wouldn't have been possible without the kind contributions of our proud partner organizations.