Another Dinner and a Foodie Movie coming up for September 12 at 5 pm. We have a couple of seats still available-- call Henretta Splain, 802-563-2478 AND we also have another scheduled for October 15th which will be My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the cuisine will, of course be Greek!

DINNER AND FOODIE MOVIE

4th in Series

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

SEPTEMBER 12 AT 5:00 P.M.

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE POPE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

DINNER AND SCREENING HOSTED BY DEB GRAY

SEATING IS LIMITED TO 12 PEOPLE SO RESERVE NOW

FOR RESERVATIONS AND DETAILS CALL

POPE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 684 2256,

SUSAN TALLMAN 684 3836

HENRETTA SPLAIN 563 2478

MENU: MEXICAN CUISINE

APPETIZER

GUACAMOLE

FRESH TOMATO SALSA

TORTILLA

ENTREES

BLACK BEAN CHILI WITH JALAPENO ONION MARMALADE SIDE

BEEF ENCHILADAS

SALAD

CAESAR SALAD (actually created by a Mexican bartender)

CORN BREAD/JALAPENO CORN BREAD

DESSERTS

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE BANANA SKILLET CAKE

BRANDIED MEXICAN FLAN

$25 PER GUEST (SUGGESTED DONATION)

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE REVIEW:

Expect to be very hungry (and perhaps amorous) after watching this contemporary classic in the small genre of food movies that includes Babette's Feast and Big Night. Director Alfonso Arau (A Walk in the Clouds), adapting a novel by his former wife, Laura Esquivel, tells the story of a young woman (Lumi Cavazos) who learns to suppress her passions under the eye of a stern mother, but channels them into her cooking. The result is a steady stream of cuisine so delicious as to be an almost erotic experience for those lucky enough to have a bite. The film's quotient of magic realism feels a little stock, but the story line is good and Arau's affinity for the sensuality of food (and of nature) is sublime. You might want to rush off to a good Mexican restaurant afterward, but that's a good thing. --Tom Keogh