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indies + eats

indies + eats

Ox + Anchor, in partnership with the SLO Film Center, invites you to enjoy the perfect pairing – dinner and a movie. In January and February catch food-related films playing at the historic Palm Theatre, and then head next door for an exclusive three-course prix fixe dinner curated each week by Chef Ryan Fancher. Enjoy this special meal either before or after the film! The cost is $78 per meal, with $10 from each dinner donated to support the SLO Film Center.

Sideways

2004 | USA
Celebrating it’s 20th anniversary the smash hit returns that put Central Coast on the map. Struggling writer and wine enthusiast Miles (Paul Giamatti) takes his engaged friend, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), on a trip to wine country for a last single-guy bonding experience. While Miles wants to relax and enjoy the wine, Jack is searching for a fling before his wedding. Soon Jack sleeps with Stephanie (Sandra Oh), while her friend Maya (Virginia Madsen) connects with Miles. When Miles lets slip that Jack is getting married, both women are furious, sending the trip into disarray.
We have authors Kirk and Mira Honeycutt who will share and sign their book Sideways Uncorked: The Perfect Pairing of Film and Wine.
Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen
Preview
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The Biggest Little Farm

2018 | USA
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, The Biggest Little Farm provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.
Director: John Chester
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The Search for General Tso

2014 | Taiwan
This mouthwateringly entertaining film travels the globe to unravel a captivating culinary mystery. General Tso’s chicken is a staple of Chinese-American cooking, and a ubiquitous presence on restaurant menus across the country. But just who was General Tso? And how did his chicken become emblematic of an entire national cuisine? Director Ian Cheney (King Corn, The City Dark) journeys from Shanghai to New York to the American Midwest and beyond to uncover the origins of this iconic dish, turning up surprising revelations and a host of humorous characters along the way. Told with the verve of a good detective story, The Search for General Tso is as much about food as it is a tale of the American immigrant experience.
Director: Ian Cheney
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Like Water for Chocolate

1992 | Mexico
In Tita’s kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion. Tita passionately loves Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
Director: Alfonso Arau
Writer: Laura Esquivel
Cast: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Yareli Arizmendi
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Bottle Shock

2008 | USA
Based on a true story of California’s rise to wine notoriety, Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) travels to California in search of inexpensive wine for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon Napa Valley, the snobbish Englishman is astonished to discover a winery producing top-notch Chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets out to bring the wine back to Paris.
Director: Randall Miller
Writers: Randall Miller, Jody Savin, Ross Schwartz
Cast: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor
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Screening
Palm Theatre
817 Palm St
(Next door to Ox + Anchor)

Showtimes
4 pm (Saturdays and Sundays)
7 pm (Thursdays)

Tickets to each film can be purchased at the Palm Theater Box Office or by clicking the showtimes on this page.

Dinner
Advanced dinner reservations are highly recommended. Please specify the prix fixe menu when making your reservation.

The Prix Fixe Menu does not include tickets to the film

Suggested dinner reservation times
6:15 pm or later for 4 pm showtime
5 pm for 7 pm showtime

Reserve Dinner


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