Saturday, 24 October 2009

Food and film

What's better than watching a film in the cinema? Watching a film while food is brought to your seat! And we're not talking about popcorn.

Our local Rialto Cinema in El Cerrito has just enjoyed a complete face lift. But while it now sports air conditioning, super-comfy seats, and state-of-the-art projection, the greatest improvement (in my opinion) is the addition of a full kitchen offering pizzas, burger...you name it (as long as it's American junk food). Order after buying your tickets, sit down, and a few minutes later the goodies arrive.

Hannah, Dan, and I decided to take in a showing of Where the Wild Things Are while munching a spicy sausage thin crust. The movie was strange, but the eating was mighty fine.


It certainly is!



Another autumn day in California. With some time before the film started we enjoyed a cold beer (and Hannah had a cup of tea).



The Rialto, restored to its former glory (not that I ever saw its former glory).



We wait expectantly...



And here we go! Advanced image enhancement techniques let you see what eating pizza in the dark looks like. Tasty, but a bit messy too.