Dinner & a Movie: Amélie

We are so excited for our third Dinner & a Movie Night! We're showing the French film, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, on Wednesday, June 2, at 6 p.m. The night begins with a three-course French menu, then an intro to the film from Chuck Berg, KU professor of film and media studies... and then, of course, the wonderful film Amélie! A great value for $30/person (excludes beverages, tax, and gratuity). Plus, we'll have our list of $15 bottles of wine to choose from.

Menu:

Asparagus-Sorrel Vichyssoise Shooter with a shrimp beignet.

Poached Egg & Arugula Salad with lardons, paté, baguette, and hazelnut vinaigrette.

Main course: Hamburger Royale with camembert, guava ketchup, and frites. (Surprise: The burger is stuffed with truffled duck confit!)

Dessert: Espresso Creme Brulée.

It's going to be a wonderful night full of great food and the magic and charm of Amélie. We hope you join us!

** Please note that originally, this event was advertised at $25; we had to bump the price up to $30 based on the menu ingredients. We apologize for any confusion!

Reservations are required; we only have 30 spots for this event, so call 785.841.0990 to secure yours!

A busy, busy spring for us!

We have an incredible line-up of events over the next few months. Whip out your calendar, because no matter your personal interests or your budget, there'll be at least a couple you'll want to catch.

Dinner & a Movie Night
Wednesday, April 21, 6 p.m.
We're showing the film Big Night and serving a three-course Italian meal for $25 per person.

Wine Dinner with Jean Baptiste
Thursday, April 29, 6 p.m.
Meet John Baptiste of Moulin de Gardette vinyards and enjoy a six-course meal with wine pairings for $75 per person.

Sons of Brasil Live Concert
Friday, April 30, 8 p.m.
The Sons of Brasil are a Kansas City-based quintet, playing samba & bossa nova music. Get your $15 ticket at the Kansas Public Radio Web site.

LOLA Art Show
Saturday, May 1
Ladies of Lawrence Artwork are having a spring show in Pachamama's Blue Room.


Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 9, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Make your reservations for an amazing Mom's Day meal!

River City Cook-Off
Saturday, June 6, 6 p.m.
Come to Abe & Jake's Landing to see Chef Ken Baker face off with three other local Lawrence chefs. Live music and free organic kids' buffet. $20 per adult.







Cordley Elementary Farm-to-School Lunch
Friday, May 21
Local farmers and restaurants collaborate to bring an all-local lunch to Cordley Elementary School.


Latin Music Festival
Saturday, June 25, 6 - 9 p.m.
Enjoy Latin music and a four-course tapas meal for $30 per person. Cash bar serving sangria, mojitos, and margaritas.

All this in addition to our regular events: Thursday Night jazz with Floyd the Barber, and TGIF wine tastings from 6 to 8 pm every Friday.

Dinner and a Movie: Italian Feasts

"Big Night" is a 1996 flick about a failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers. To save the business, the brothers decide to put all of their efforts into one last big meal, inviting all their friends -- as well as the press. A big part of the movie is spent making Timpano, the celebrated main course of the big night – and the star of Pachamama’s three-course menu to be served before a screening of the film.

The meal starts with an amuse-bouche of arancini, small fried rice balls coated with breadcrumbs. The amuse-bouche is followed by a baby omelet topped with taleggio cheese, candied walnuts, and a Chianti vinaigrette. The Timpano serves as the main course. Dessert is tiramisu.

This Dinner & a Movie night has a great new addition: after dinner and just before the film, Chuck Berg, beloved KU professor of film and media studies, will give a short introduction to the movie. We're lucky to have him -- thank you, Professor Berg!

This whole "Big Night" plus Italian food" theme has been done before... but it's such a great film and such great food we thought "eh, why be original when you can be classic?"

Interested in joining us? Dinner is $25 per person (excludes tax, gratuity, and alcohol.) Call 785.841.0990 to reserve your spot!



These photos can be found on the Internet Movie Database (IMBD).