The love affair between film, televised fiction and cuisine has been going on for several years now. More and more films are giving a starring role to the food, restaurants or cooks as central to the main plot line, as opposed to a superficial garnish for a specific scene. The fruit of this conspiratorial relationship is Film Dishes, a section in which Alcalá Gastronómica and the restaurants it is composed of make the most of the ties between film and cuisine for the most demanding and curious palates.
At ALCINE we would like to continue looking into the ties between film and food with the third edition of Film Dishes. During the festival, diners will have the opportunity to experiment and enjoy these dishes, which, just like film, will delight the eye and evoke images from our cinematic memory.
It is the perfect excuse to go on a gastronomic tour of the city’s best restaurants, and at the same time, around the cuisine of various continents. Although many of you probably already know it, Alcalá’s festival is a great change to indulge your film food fantasies.
Enjoy your food for film!
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ASADOR LA ERMITA |
“Animal Farm” – Crunchy suckling pig tails on a mortar of roast potato, sweet potato chips and demi-glace of its juices. |
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EL CORTE INGLÉS |
“Begin the Beguine” – Asturian Casadielles stuffed with brownie and mint ice cream (the idea of the dish is to fuse California and Asturias, which is where the main character comes from, and in addition in order to start again you have to finish something, so what better way to finish something than with a sweet). |
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GUXTOS |
“The Wolf of Wall Street” – Ranch-style eggs. |
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HEMISFERIO LOFT |
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” – Smoked salmon on toast with Yemeni spices (hawayij) accompanied by sahawiq sauteed vegetables. |
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KI-JOTE |
“The Trilogy” – Three tartars, tuna, Atlantic halibut and salmon. |
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LA CASA VIEJA |
“Fried Green Tomatoes” – A film recipe; in this case the recipe came before the film. |
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LA CATEDRA.- HOTEL BEDEL |
“Big Fish” – Meagre fish in yellow curry crust with slivers of Arbizu txistorra sausage and fennel. |
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MESA 12 |
Tiramisu from “Son of the Bride”. |
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NOK |
“No Reservations” – Scallops in saffron sauce. |
NUBIUM |
“Like Water for Chocolate” – Quails in rose sauce. |
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PLADEMUNT. EL RESTAURANTE IMAGINARIO |
“Food Wars” – Curry risotto omelette rice. |
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RESTAURANTE NINO |
“007” – NINO mushrooms. |
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RESTAURANTE PARADOR DE TURISMO |
“The Hundred-Foot Journey” – Suckling leg of lamb, smooth sauce of masala curry, spiced aubergine, chestnut puree. |
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SACROMONTE |
“No Reservations” - Scallops in saffron sauce. |
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SACROMONTE II |
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SKREI NORUEGO |
“Chocolate” – Semi-spheres of spicy chocolate stuffed with cod mousse, pistachio dust and confit of roast pepper. |
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TALANIS |
“Lady and the Tramp” spaghetti. |
