One of the coolest of ideas SIFF has had in the past few years is “Dinner and a Movie”, their quarterly collaboration with Volterra where a small, select group of patrons come together at the Volterra Drawing Room to watch a movie chosen by SIFF artistic director Carl Spence over a meal put Volterra’s award-winning dining staff. The exclusivity of the event means that tickets can be few and far between but it just so happens that a few opened up unexpectedly for this weekend’s screening of Like Water for Chocolate, Sunday, April 19, at 5:00 pm.

Like Water for Chocolate was directed by Alfonso Arau and was nominated for both a Golden Globe and and Independent Spirit Award and tells the story of passionate Tita who throws her heart and her soul into cooking when she is denied the chance to be with the man she loves, a man who instead marries her sister. Tita’s emotions are so strong they affect the very food she cooks and inflame all those who eat it.

Accompanying the film is a multiple-course meal including

Chicken Enchilada Soup
Black Bean and Queso Ranchero Tortas
Rose scented Quail
Chicken Mole
Chorizo and Potatoes
Cheese and Rice stuffed Poblanos with white sauce and pomegranate
Chocolate and Vanilla Cream Puffs
Traditional Sweet Bread

Tickets are $125 each and can be purchased through the SIFF website.