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KinoVino Poland: contemporary cuisine and classic cinema
23 March 2018
Calvert 22 Foundation, E2 7JP
£50
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Experience classic Polish art house cinema through the prism of contepoerary Polish cuisine.

KinoVino joins forces with Kinoteka, leading Polish Film Festival in Europe, to bring you a screening of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique followed by a multi-course dinner created by Flavia Borawska, a rising star of Polish gastronomy, whose cooking style embraces authentic Polish flavours and contemporary European aesthetic.

About the chef
Flavia is a graduate of the prestigious gastronomic school Le Cordon Bleu. She has worked in several of the world’s finest restaurants including the famous Noma in Copenhagen and Il Teatro Del Sale in Florence. Recently she was hired as a guest resident chef in Warsaw’s Opasły Tom.’

About the film
The precursor to the Kieślowski’s beloved Three Colours trilogy The Double Life of Veronique is a mystic story divided in two parts. First we meet Veronika in Kraków who gets noticed for her singing and is invited to sing at a concert. Then there’s Veronique who lives in Paris and falls in love with a puppeteer. We’re never sure exactly how the women are connected, but it’s clear that they are. The point is not to try and get to the bottom of this, but rather to let the feeling of cosmic company wash over you.

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KinoVino for #CookForSYRIA:
a charity evening in memory of Mehmet Aksoy

15 March 2018
6pm-10pm
Institute of Light, London Fields
£55
SOLD OUT
Mehmet Aksoy was a British-Kurdish film-maker and activist, who was killed in Syria in September 2017 while volunteering for the Kurdish Press office. He was a charismatic leader of the Kurdish community in London and very dear friend of mine ever since we were film students 12 years ago. 


It is a real honour to raise funds for the brilliant initiative #CookForSYRIA with this special edition of KinoVino in Mehmet’s memory. With this event, we’d like to give you a more intimate glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in Syria with a screening of  I Want to Live, a beautiful and moving documentary, and offer you a chance to savour the flavours of the region, to celebrate the vibrate and resilient food culture, where the act of sharing food and communal eating is the act of living! We will bring together some of UK’s most remarkable chefs who, marrying Kurdish, Syrian and Middle Eastern cuisines, will each create a dish for our feast. 

While in Syria, Mehmet wrote: “If only I could embrace all the children in this world and say like the sweet taste of candy – I’ve brought you a world without war.”  We hope that with this event we will take a step closer to making his dream a reality.  

All profits from the event will go to #CookForSYRIA via Unicef’s NextGeneration and REBUILD, both charities dedicated to the protection of children in the conflict zone. 

 

 

KinoVino Valentines with Henrietta Inman
14 Feb 2018
6pm-10pm
Institute of Light, London Fields
£50
SOLD OUT
Spend the most romantic evening of February with KinoVino. Enjoy the ultimate Hollywood classic – Breakfast at Tiffany’s – starring the enchanting Audrey Hepburn, and immerse yourself into an unforgettable dinning experience following the film. KinoVino together with chef Henrietta Inman have curated an elegant setting and menu inspired by the film and its beautiful protagonist. Come alone, as a couple or in a group of friends on 14th February for an evening of filled with charm and romance. 

KinoVino Christmas at Pushkin House 
14 December 2017
Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury square 
6.30pm-9.30pm
£55
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or book KinoVino Xmas Party here

Interlacing cinema, history and immersive dinning, KinoVino together with Pushkin House brings you a unique occasion to travel back in time to Russia of the late-1910s and explore the era through its food, music and cinema. In this Christmas-special edition you will be treated to a unique vintage gramophone performance from our special guest, Moscow-based DJ and performer, Anton Borisovich, bespoke vodka cocktails and a menu inspired by the recipes of the pre-Revolutionary era, as well as a screening of classic Soviet  period drama ‘A Slave of Love’. A magical night in the heart of Bloomsbury! 

KinoVino East London with Rosie Birkett
21 Sept 2017
Institute of Light, London Fields
6.30pm-10.30pm
£55
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During our KinoVino gatherings over the past 2 years, we have travelled to the most wonderful remote, exotic places, and now the time has come to celebrate the place where it all began, a place that inspired KinoVino and the one that I am lucky to call home – our dear city of London, and more specifically it’s quirky and charming East End. Enveloped in history, myths and rich traditions, the part of London I love best happens to have the most vibrant and diverse culinary scene as well as a wide array of produce that grows wildly in and around the area. Cinematically speaking the East End is one of the most iconic locations captured on screen, giving us a glimpse into the East that might no longer be there, yet preserving its unique energy and testifying to its dynamic growth. To celebrate East End in all its cine-gastronomic glory I could think of no better film than the Ealing Studios classic ‘It Always Rains on Sunday’ and am absolutely thrilled to welcome the quintessential East End foodie, writer and chef – Rosie Birkett. The author of ‘A lot on Her Plate’ and ‘East London Eats’, and an avid forager, Rosie will create a menu featuring locally sourced seasonal produce that reflects and celebrates East End’s rich culinary culture as well as showcases Rosie’s unique vision and style! To add to the list of things that excite me about this upcoming gathering is a new partner venue – Institute of Light! Located in the heart of Hackney in one of the London Fields railway arches the venue boasts a quirky cinema space (yes, a proper cinema!) and a beautiful dinning area, not to mention the courtyard ideal for our welcome drinks and nibbles. So all in all, I could not be more thrilled at the prospect of KinoVino East London with Rosie Birkett, and hope so are you!

KinoVino Kaukasis with Olia Hercules 
30 August 2017
Calvert 22, Shoreditch
7.30pm-11pm
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A mesmerising night of intoxicating scents, sights and flavours from the Caucasian mountains. Join us for KinoVino Kaukasis to explore a beautiful cuisine prepared for you by one of the most vibrant chefs on current food scene – Olia Hercules. Olia exploded the food world several years ago with her debut cookbook “Mamushka” and her second culinary book, Kaukasis, is already promising to be a revelation. Before you indulge in Olia’s feast, KinoVino will treat you to Georgian wines and a screening of the most enigmatic Soviet-Armenian film – The Colour of Pomegranate, by the inimitable director, Sergei Paradjanov. This will be Olia’s 3rd appearance at KinoVino and there is no doubt this night will be as intoxicating, unique and magical as all others! 
 

 

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KinoVino Pakistan with Sumayya Usmani
3 August 2017
Palm2, Clapton 
£50
7pm-11pm
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KinoVino is thrilled to welcome the legendary food writer and cook, Sumayya Usmani, for a celebration of Pakistani food, film and culture. Guests will be greeted with signature martini cocktails (think tamarind chutney, cardamon, pomegranate) as well as Sumayya’s signature spicy sweet paneer and nut mix. A screening of “Ramchad Pakistani’, a moving drama of a family separated by the Pakistani/Indian boarder, will continue the experience of the night. Following the screening guests will be invited to the beautifully decorated dining room where Sumayya and Kinovino team will serve a mind-blowing feast featuring Pakistani dishes like Rose Petal Garam Masala, spicy aubergine relish, pullao rice and freshly baked naan breads, culminating the night will be a dreamy desert of stewed Hunza apricots topped with cardamom and rose spiced cream and walnuts.

Menu
Upon arrival
Imlitini – Tamarind chutney, Himalayan salt martini and  Anartini – Pomegranate cardamom martini

Kashmiri Shufta – Saffron and Spice Sweet nuts with paneer cheese (V)

Starter
Chitrali Mishi – black eyed bean dip topped with walnut spiced creme fraiche served with crisped pita style bread (V)

Main
Mughal Badshahi Harissa – Rose petal garam masala and saffron infused pulled lamb stew with herbs, browned onions and lime

OR

Lentil, pumpkin and barley rose petal garam masala stew with browned onions, lemon and herbs (V) both served with

Afghani Borani – aubergine topped with spiced tomatoes and garlic labneh topping
Mustard fermented carrot and red chilli salad
and warm naan bread 

Dessert
Chambrough – Stewed Hunza Apricots topped with cardamom and rose spiced cream and walnuts 

 

KinoVino: Eastern European series 
10 June 2017
4pm-8pm
SHED, Haggerston
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KinoVino is excited to launch a new series of events at Haggerston’s trendy spot – the SHED. A spin off series from the main monthly KinoVino events, these smaller gatherings will be dedicated to food and film from Eastern Europe. KinoVino’s founder, Alissa Timoshkina, will serve delicious summery menus, while the curated programme of films will be dedicated to women in Eastern European cinema. Teaming up with SHED’s wine boutique, these gatherings will serve a selection of exclusive wines, paired with each menu. 

Join us on 10 June to savour Russian food and watch one of the best and most controversial at its time Soviet films – Little Vera (1988), a raw and honest depiction of troubled youth at the collapse of the Soviet regime. You can look forward to ‘okroshka’ soup, a selection of picks and ferments, a buckwheat mushroom risotto and a traditional Russian honey cake. 

This is the best way to spend your Saturday afternoon before delving into the busy East End’s night life.

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 KinoVino Hummus with Emma Spitzer 
10 May 2017
Palm2, Clapton
7pm-11pm
£50

 KinoVino is delighted to welcome back Emma Spitzer, finalist of MasterChef 2015, who will cook a scruptious Middle Eastern feast from her newly launched debut cookbook, Fress. The luscious feast will be preceded by the screening of Hummus, the Movie, a mouth-watering documentary about the humus rivalry in the Middle East. This film will leave you speechless with desire for this simple chickpea dip. Israeli wines and the star dish of the night – hummus, are just a few of the delights that this event will offer.

Our Menu

Aubergine & whipped feta with Za’atar bread

Hummus with roasted cauliflower, pecans and a lemon and chilli dressing
Amba spiced courgettes with labneh and barberries

Chicken shawarma or stuffed sweet potatoes served with Sephardi rice and lentils & a cabbage salad (veg option upon request)

White chocolate cheesecake with raspberries

*Welcome drinks will be served upon arrival and during the film. Wine will be available for purchase with your meal at £5 per glass / £17.50 per bottle

 KinoVino Iran with Yasmin Khan 
20 April 2017
Palm2, Clapton
6.30pm-11pm
£50
SOLD OUT
 
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Celebrating the cinematic and the culinary talents of women from Iran, KinoVino teams up with cook and author, Yasmin Khan, to create a sensual night of Iranian food and arthouse cinema. A traditional Iranian feast will be preceded by a screening of an award-winning captivating drama, Women without Men, by US-based Iranian feminist artist, Shirin Neshat. The film is an adaptation of Shahrnush Parsipur’s magical realist novel that tells a story of four women, from entirely different backgrounds, who come together to challenge and change their male-dominated politically turbulent world. KinoVino is thrilled to welcome food writer and cook, Yasmin Khan, to create luscious Persian feast. Her debut cook book Saffron Tales is filled with truly beautiful and nostalgic recollection of her life and of the community in Iran, not to mention the mouthwatering recipes. Join us for one night only of exquisite cinema and beautiful food. 

Our menu

Welcome nibbles
Zaytoun Parvardeh – Marinated olives with basil, mint, walnuts and pomegranates
Saffron and Lemon roasted almonds
 
Starter
Ash-e reshte – herb, legume and noodle soup with crunchy fried onions and kashk
 
Main
Fesenjoon – Chicken/Roast Aubergine with walnuts and pomegranates
Zereshk Polo – saffron and barberry rice
Salad Shirazi
 
Dessert
Ferni – Orange blossom and date pudding
KinoVino Poland with Zuza Zak
in partnership with Kinoteka Film Festival
31 March 2017
Calvert22, Shoreditch
6pm-11pm
£50
KinoVino is excited to team up with Kinoteka – a leading Polish Film Festival in the UK. Together we will bring you a night of Polish film and food. It is a real pleasure to welcome Zuza Zak, as our guest chef, who will create a delicious and hearty home-style feast featuring recipes from her recent coobook, Polska: New Polish Cooking. Taking place at KinoVino’s partner venue, Calvert 22, in Shoreditch, this night will feature a screening of the late Andrzej Wajda’s classic ‘Ladies of Wilko’ which will be followed by our festive dinner!
Our menu
Welcome snacks and drinks
Homemade pork dripping on rye bread
Beetroot dip with rye-caraway crisp bread
A selection of Polish vodkas with picklesPost-movie feast
Żurek, fermented rye soup with baked pieróg (veggie stuffing)
Potato Placki with venison or mushrooms both served with a fermented cabbage stew
Rhubarb and rose Pleśniak cake and homemade advocat
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KINOVINO INDIA WITH CHEF ROMY GILL, MBE 
Date: Thursday 16 Feb 2017
Place: Palm2, Clapton
Time: 7pm-11pm
Price: £50 (+£1 optional donation)*
 

Join us for one night of unforgettable Indian food and film! KinoVino is thrilled to welocme the legendary chef Romy Gill, MBE, who will create a luscious feast of her signature dishes, like the goat curry and aubergine in tamarind chutney.  Romy is one of the few Indian chefs to run and own her restaurant in Thornbury, Bristol, and was awarded an MBE for the hospitality industry.  Romy and the KinoVino team will create an unforgettable atmosphere immersing you into the sounds, sites and tastes of India.

The Menu

Deep fried potato balls with grated ginger, chilli, fresh coriander, desiccated coconut and spices served with mint & avocado chutney.
 

Momos (dumplings) filled with pork and cabbage or with spicy paneer (v)* served soya sauce spring onion dip.

Octupus tentacles marinated in tamarind, Kashmiri chillies, ginger & garlic served with apple, fennel & dill salad
Or
Roasted aubergines with kachumber salad (v)*
 

Goat cooked with onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies, coconut & spices served with saffron rice
Or
Chilli paneer served with dal & saffron rice (v)*

Saffron and cardamom shrikhand

Welcome drinks will be served upon arrival and during the film. Wine will be available for purchase with your meal at £5 per glass / £17.50 per bottle 

*KinoVino and Rommy Gill are really pleased to support The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK, a charity dedicated to providing healthy meals to children in school across India, thereby improving their health and education. What can be more important. Come to KinoVino and help the good cause.By adding a voluntary £1 donation to your ticket, you can enable Akshaya Patra to provide nourishing school lunches to one child in India every day for an entire month. A small contribution does make a big difference.  

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KINOVINO BEIRUT WITH CHEF BETHANY KEHDY 
Date: Thursday 26 Jan 2017
Place: Palm2, Clapton
Time: 7pm-11pm
Price: £50
 
KinoVino invites you to experience the real Beirut – a vibrant and dynamic city – though its cinema and its food. What’s more, this special edition celebrates the brilliant female talent of the city through the work of actress/film-maker Nadine Labaki and chef Bethany Kehdy. Labaki’s film Caramel, released in 2008, put Lebanese cinema on the world map and gave it a female face and voice, while Kehdy’s food, hailed by Yotam Ottolenghi, has opened our sense to a new kaleidoscope of flavours from the Middle East. Join us for a truly unique night of Lebanese film, wine and food, where you will get to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of contemporary Beirut enjoying a four-part gastronomic procession that will follow the screening of a deliciously touching and humours film, Caramel. 
 

Welcome bite and drink
Mulberry spritzer and labneh lavender popsicles

Mezze
Winter tabouleh 
Mujadara – creamed lentils, smoked freekeh, burnt onions
Hummus Beiruti – smoked chilli, black garlic, parsley and walnuts
Beet kebbeh tartare
Shaved basterma 
Lebanese pickled vegetables, olives and herb platter 
Warm flatbread

Main
Zhoorat smoked chicken fatteh with black cabbage & caraway crackling 
or
Teta’s smokey Mutaba’a (pictured)

both served with vermicelli burghul

Dessert

Wild orchid milk flan, orange blossom caramel, sea salt pistachios 

Lebanese wines will be available for purchase with the feast at £17 per bottle

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KINOVINO CHRISTMAS
Babette’s Feast with Oliver Rowe
Date: Monday 12 December 2016
Place: Palm2, Clapton
Time: 7pm-11pm
Price: £50
 
Back by popular demand! KinoVino together with chef, Oliver Rowe, hosts an unforgettable Christmas dinner party inspired by one of the most iconic food films in history – Babette’s Feast. Enjoy the screening of the film enveloped in the scents and tastes of Nordic cuisine. Treat yourself upon arrival to an array of festive cocktails curated for this night only, enjoy the film in our unique pop-up cinema, and indulge in a gourmet feast, featuring the iconic dishes from the film. 
 
 
Our menu

Blini Demi-Demidoff
Blinis, ‘caviar’, sour cream
Montand Blanc de Blancs Jura Brut NV

Gruel
Beer&millet porridge, saltfish, aged Harvati
Chateau Saint-Roch Chardonnay Limoux AOP 2015

Caille en Sarcophage reduite
Quail in puff pastry, chicken liver pate, truffles
Domaine de la Noblaire ‘Le Temps Des Cerises’ Chinon 2014

Rum baba with figs in syrup 
Barbadillo Pedro Ximenez 

Seasonal fruit and French cheeses 
Château Septy, Monbazillac AOC 2011

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KINOVINO ROME
Date: Tue 11 October 2016
Time: 7pm-10.30pm
Place: Palm2, 153 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £45

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Pack your bags, brush up on your Italian, KinoVino is Rome-bound! It is truly wonderful to be able to team up with one of Rome’s most elegant, witty and charming chefs who is currently taking London by storm: Eleonora Galasso. Her debut cookbook As the Romans Do was met with huge acclaim in the UK, and rightly so: not only is it full of incredibly delicious and authentic dishes, it is a fascinating account of Rome’s history, culture and eating habits. The charm and grace of our guest chef could only be matched by that of the Hollywood legend, Audrey Hepburn, and her iconic debut feature film – Roman Holiday. A film that is a true classic of Hollywood romance genre, directed by the giant, William Wyler, paints the most enticing, joyful and charming portrait of Rome, a city steeped in (cinematic) history. The portrayals of Rome on film are indeed endless but it the Rome through the eyes of Audrey Hepburn’s character, Princess Ann, that, we felt, is closest to the vision depicted in Eleonora’s book. It is likely that Princess Ann has been to those cafes, squares and streets, that Eleonora recalls so evocatively in her account. Join us for one night only on this gastro-cinematic journey to one of Europe’s oldest and most characterful cities! 

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KINOVINO chez MariVanna
Date: Thursday 22 September 2016
Time: 7pm-10.30pm
Place: MariVanna, 116 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PJ
Price: £55
SOLD OUT
 
 

It really is great news when one of your favourite restaurants in London invites you for a collaboration. So when Knightsbridge’s funkiest Russian restaurant – MariVanna – got in touch for a KinoVino partnership, to say that I was very please, would be an understatement. Offering a really good, hearty, home-style Russian food, the restaurant is also famed for it’s wonderfully eclectic decor, that effortlessly mixes classic Russian style with Soviet kitsch and beyond. Half-way between a beautiful pre-Revolutionary dacha and a crammed Soviet communal apartment, the restaurants setting was the departing point for the choice of the event’s theme. As those two periods in Russian history merge so well in the decor, our chosen film and the meal will also reflect the transition moment from Tsarist to Revolutionary Russia. One of the greatest commentators on this period in history was the extraordinary Russian writer, Mikhail Bulgakov. Luckily for us, there is a film adaptation of his novel that matches the genius of his prose – A Dog’s Heart. Set in the early 1920s, it depicts with sharp wit and satire the struggle between the old and the new eras, generations and classes and features some of the most mouth-watering scenes set around a dinner table. 

In this special one-off edition of KinoVino chez MariVanna we invite you to experience the food and the atmosphere of early post-Revolutionary Russia. You will be welcomed with some traditional zakuski, ice-cold vodka, as well as a live DJ performance, spinning the vintage tunes from the era. More vintage music to accompany your post-movie meal, which will include the gastronomic classics of the restaurant with a Revolutionary twist. 

Our menu

Before the film
Open sandwich with ‘krakovskaya’ charcuterie or pickled herring 
Toasted sunflower seeds (instead of popcorn) 
Shots of ice-cold vodka

Post-film ‘zakuski’
A selection of home-made pickles, aubergine ‘caviar’, herring and potato salad

Entreé
A mushroom julienne

Starter
Sturgeon ukha soup infused with champagne 

Main
Suckling piglet with buckwheat kasha
or
Buckwheat kasha with white mushrooms (v)

Desert
Home-made ice-cream with cherry compote served with nalivka (berry-infused vodka)

*drinks will be available for purchase throughout the night from MariVanna’s usual menu

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KINOVINO SPAIN 
in partnership with Lonely Planet

Date: Friday 9 September 
Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm
Place: Calvert 22, 22 Calvert Avenue, E2 7JP
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Join us for a delicious journey across Spain through food and film as KinoVino teams up with Lonely Planet for this special event celebrating Lonely Planet’s new food title, From the Source SpainThe book’s author, Sally Davies, has traversed the country, gathering Spain’s most authentic recipes – direct from the kitchens where they were perfected. Spain’s best local cooks, from family bakers to famed chefs, have shared their passion for food and their region’s classic recipes in this mouth-watering collection. 

Come along to this special night to enjoy Pedro Almodóvar’s classic, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and relish some of Spain’s most wonderful regional dishes prepared by renowned chefs, Oliver Rowe and Tom Hunt. Journey with us from top to toe: travel from the north, famous for its wonderful variety of seafood and smoky chargrilled vegetables, through the centre – home to the county’s best cured ham, and down to the south with its refreshing chilled soups.

From the Source Spain author, Sally Davies, will be joining us for the evening to share her experiences of gathering, and savouring, the recipes. The night will be filled with plenty more perks and surprises, courtesy of Lonely Planet, transporting you to the beautiful Spanish lands for one night only! 

MENU
Welcome
Jamón, olives, cecina & pan con tomate 
Starter 
Gazpacho with crostini
Main
Octopus with savoy cabbage & streaky bacon
Tortilla with mushrooms and truffle oil (v)
Escalivada 
Chickpeas with spinach
Rocket salad
Dessert 
Tarta de Santiago with orange & saffron cream 
 
 
 
 

KINOVINO: TOAST MASH ROAST HASH
A night of comfort food curated by Dan Doherty
in partnership with Octopus Books

Date: Thursday 18 August
Time: 7pm-11pm

Place: Plm2, 152 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £45
SOLD OUT

KinoVino is very excited to celebrate the release of a new cookbook – Toast Hash Roast Mash – by a renowned London chef, Dan Doherty, head chef at Duck and Waffle. His second book is a personal account of honest comfort food that he enjoys at home, and this is what our event is about – delicious, simple home food celebrating the ‘behind the scenes’ of being a chef. To accompany the meal, curated by chef Doherty, is a screening of an absolute romcom classic – Frankie and Johnny, starring Al Pacino as a chef and Michelle Pfiefer as his waitress and love at first sight. Enjoy some trully lucious home cooking in a cosy setting and get to meet the chef himself to snatch a copy of a signed book! 

Our menu includes the following delights 

Welcome nibbles
Devilled eggs and mackerel with pickled beets on sourdough toast
plus artisan brews from Skinners, Cornwall

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Starter
Lentil salad with grilled vegetables and feta

Main
Sloppy Joes with slaw
or
Hash veggie bake with eggs (v)

Desert
Mini lemon curd pavlovas 

The menu is curated by chef Dan Doherty and will be prepared by chef Despina Siahuli of Pan London

KINOVINO: Tarkovsky’s Mirror with Olia Hercules

Date: Saturday 23 July
Time: 7pm-11pm
Place: Palm2, 152 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £50

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KinoVino is thrilled to take part in Curzon Artificial Eye new retrospective of Andrei Tarkovsky’s work. Taking place on the 23rd of July, the event will include a screening of a new digitally restored copy of Mirror. The screening will be followed by a dinner where Olia Hercules, one of the most vibrant and sought-after chefs in London, will create an array of dishes inspired by the film. Guests will also be treated to artisan vodka, courtesy of Our London Vodka, as well as to a unique atmosphere created by a group of set designers echoing the poetic vision of the film.

Menu

Welcome drink and nibble: ice-cold Our London vodka, home-made kompot drink, Borodinski rye toast with lardo or cheese&garlic spread and pickles

Starter

Tsar’s Ukha (crayfish broth with sorrel) (veg option also available)

Main course (sharing platters)

Buckwheat and mushroom pie

Chicken with crispy bottomed crushed potatoes with chicken fat and dill
or

Marrow, shallots, potato with smashed herb dressing

Tomato, cucumber, onion salad with unrefined sunflower oil

Peach, gooseberry, tarragon and mint relish

Desert

Buckwheat semifreddo, raspberries and pine cones

KINOVINO
Fantastic Mr Fox with chef Oliver Rowe 

KinoVino re-unites with chef Oliver Rowe to celebrate the quirky genius of literary legend Roald Dahl and cinematic giant Wes Anderson. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for Fantastic Mr Fox! We take you into Mr Fox’s territory to delight you with gastronomic treasures stolen from the three evil farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Chickens, doughnuts, apples, cider and a lot more. Those who have tried Oliver’s food before will know that we are all in for a real treat. Mr Fox’s feast will be accompanied by an array of specially designed cocktails courtesy of Seedlip, the world’s first non-alcoholic distilled spirit, as well as rivers of top-notch Aspall cider and sparkling wine.

Get your paws on:

Seedlip welcome cocktail and sour apple popcorn
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Agnes’ Doughnuts
with goose liver parfait
or broad beans and ricotta
served with pickled radishes

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Cider braised chicken with

jersey royals and spring vegetables

or

Roast carrot salad with hazelnut butter,
cider reduction, coriander seed dhukka and chervil

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Summer pudding
with blueberries and cream

 

KINOVINO PICKLES
Celebrating New York film, cocktails and food with Kylee Newton and Oliver Rowe

Date: Saturday 7 May
Time: 7pm-11pm
Place: Palm2, 152 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £45

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The art of preserving food is inherent in so many cultures and has become iconic landmarks in places like New York, thanks to the city’s Eastern European, Jewish heritage. In recent years, in the UK pickling was elevated to an art-form and a trend because of such talented entrepreneurs like Kylee Newton, the founder of Newton&Pott. Together we make a symbolic gastro-cinematic journey to New York. Drawing on Kylee’s pickling passion and chef Oliver Rowe’s Jewish heritage, we celebrate food, film and cocktails New York-style. Join us for a screening of a touching comedy, Crossing Delancey, set in the Jewish New York of the 80s, and a fabulous 5-course dinner featuring pickled produce in all shapes and forms.

 

Our Menu

Welcome bubbles and nibbles
Prosecco and home-made sloe gin cocktail
‘Champagne’, beetroot & horseradish popcorn

Entree
Smoked salmon with gin-pickled cucumber, sour cream & bagel crisp

Starter
Cod cheeks with quick pickled apple

Main Course
Slow roast salt and mustard crust beef or salt roasted celeriac
both served with
sauerkraut, potato knishes & chrain

Dessert
Vanilla & Milk pudding with sweet pickled plums

Digestif
Cherry heering and a poppy-seed shortbread

Guests will be treated to bespoke cocktails featuring Newton&Pott produce as well as special party gifts to take home. You will also get the chance to get a signed copy of Kylee’s acclaimed book ‘The Modern Preserver‘ and treat yourself to more of Kylee’s creations at our special pop-up pickle shop.

KINOVINO GEORGIA

Date: Thursday 21 April and Friday 22 April
Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm
Place: Calvert 22, 22 Calvert Avenue, E2 7JP
Price: £45

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KinoVino is delighted to present a new exciting double-partnership. At the end of April, I will team up with the brilliant food duo, Russian Revels, to bring you the unforgettable two nights of Georgian wine, cinema and food at Calvert 22, the hippest spot in Shoreditch for all things (post-)Soviet. Together we will envelop you in the colourful and vibrant sights, sounds, scents and tastes of one of the most culturally and gastronomically rich areas of the Caucasus mountains – Georgia. Join us for a rare screening of a beautifully poetic drama, A Wishing Tree (1977), by one of the greatest visionaries of Georgian cinema, Tengiz Abuladze, which will be followed by a family-style Georgian feast (no formal courses, just a lot of sharing platters of amazing food). Your spirits will be lifted with the beautiful artisan Georgian wines that will be served throughout the evening, courtesy of British Georgian Chamber of Commerce, bringing your experience of the night as close as possible to an authentic Georgian celebration: soulful, eccentric, lyrical, delicious, surprising and utterly unforgettable.

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Date: Saturday 5 March
Time: 6pm11pm
Place: Palm2, 152-156 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £40 (includes wine tasting and dinner; film screening is free)
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To celebrate the end of winter, KinoVino creates a Mediterranean-themed gathering, taking you on a holiday to Greece for one night. Forget the misery of London winters, as you enjoy a delicious home-style Greek feast, accompanied by quality Greek wines and traditional cocktails. The holiday theme is prominent in the chosen film of the night too – an absolute classic of British romcoms Shirley Valentine. Let’s come together to celebrate romance, good wine and excellent food!

I am delighted to partner up with a London-based Greek chef, Despina Siahuli, who will treat us to a traditional Greek dinner, recreating the atmosphere of sharing a meal at a family table. Expect classic and authentic dishes, presented in most unique, traditional Greek manner. I can tell you now, there will be a lot of bread dipping and occasionally no plates. Full menu will be revealed soon.

KINOVINO: Celebrating Jewish Food with Emma Spitzer 

2Date: Saturday 23 January
Time: 7pm11pm
Place: Palm2, 152-156 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ
Price: £40 (includes wine tasting and dinner; film screening is free)
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What can be a better way to start 2016 that with a delicious meal prepared by the Master Chef 2015 Finalist, Emma Spitzer! Enjoy a tasting of kosher wines which will be followed by a screening of a beautifully touching and endearing documentary, Oma and Bella. Emma will work her magic to culminate the night with a 3 course meal featuring the Jewish food classics from latkes to salt beef and beyond. Let’s chase away the January blues with a celebration of Jewish food, wine and film!

Our menu

Starter

Jerusalem artichoke soup with toasted hazelnuts and sourdough bread from The Snapery

Main course

Salt beef with latkes, pickles, red cabbage slaw and horseradish cream
Vegetarian option: aubergine and tomato stew with latkes and a fried egg

Dessert

Clementine and almond cake with whipped cream and mandarin oil

 

KinoVino Christmas Special:
Babette’s Feast with chef Oliver Rowe

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Date: Saturday 19 December
Time: 6pm-11pm
Place: Palm2, 152-156 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ

KinoVino together with chef, Oliver Rowe, hosts an unforgettable Christmas dinner party inspired by one of the most iconic food films in history – Babette’s Feast. Enjoy the screening of the film enveloped in the scents and tastes of French and Nordic cuisines. Treat yourself upon arrival to an array of festive cocktails curated for this night only, enjoy the film in our unique pop-up cinema, and indulge in a gourmet feast, featuring the iconic dishes from the film.

Our menu

Blinis Demi-Demidoff
(blinis with roe and crème fraîche)

Gruel
(Millet porridge with beer, bread, aged Havarti, dill & saltfish)

Caille en Sarcophage Reduite
(quail in puff pastry with chicken liver pate, porcini and truffle oil)
Vegetarian option with roast Jerusalem artichoke, mushroom pate, porcini & truffle oil.

Rum baba with Figs in syrup

Seasonal fruit & French cheeses

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A special Halloween edition in Brighton
Saturday 24 October
Cafe Noor
6pm
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On a dark, chilly October night come to Brighton to relive the experience of John and Laura Baxter!
A cult art house horror “Don’t Look Now” (Nicolas Roeg, 1973) provides the inspiration for this special Halloween edition of KinoVinoVenice. We travel to the sea side in Brighton to re-create the eerie water-clad atmosphere of one of the most enigmatic cinematic cities – Venezia! In this special edition, which celebrates Venetian food and wine, and the cinematic imprint of the city, I team up with a Venice-born actress, Susanna Cappellaro Cohen, who will curate an authentic regional feast that we will cook for you! I am very thrilled to be working again with  Alexandra Kharibian, who opens the doors of her new-born Cafe Noor for this special inaugural KinoVino pop-up.

KinoVino3: Flavours of the Pomegranate
Cinema of Sergei Paradjanov and a Caucasian Feast of the Senses
15 Aug 2015

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KinoVino2: Quiet is the Ukrainian Night
Cult Ukrainian horror, fiery spirits and food by Olia Hercules
6 August 2015 

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Red Wines, Peter Greenaway and classic British food with a twist
30 May 2015

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