About Cinema Culinair

Some movies you shouldn’t just see, you should taste them. At Cinema Culinary you watch movies like Chef, The Menu, Ratatouille, Julie Julia and eat the exact same dishes as in the movie. To the second, so you eat what you see. Enjoy with all your senses.

On average a 9,2

112 shows

13068 guests welcomed

Unique and great experience for lovers of food and cinema combined... The best way to be immersed in a movie....

Guilleaume, 2024

What an experience. Eating = coming together, that is very clear here. The atmosphere is so cozy, respectful, nice. Chocolat is highly recommended for a filling brunch, and this experience tastes like more. Finally, respect for the great service and reception! 3

Doortje

This is truly a unique experience that you must experience! We went for the movie Ratatouille. Even though I have seen this one many times this was a completely different experience. If you are looking for a unique gift or fun date night, this is highly recommended!

Iris, 2024

Such a fun and new experience! Delicious food, wines and incredibly cozy brunch this way. Nice atmosphere and really nice as a gift, date or just nice day out!

Eveline, 2024

This is a great night out. Cinema and dinner? Why not at the same time and eat with the movie characters. Chef and ratatouille attended both nights enjoyed the food, atmosphere and the movie of course!

Gerben, 2024

Been to cinema culinair for the 2nd time now. Super fun experience! Perfect combination of 2 of my favorite things, food and movies! Definitely going there again.

Robyn, 2024

What an A-MA-ZING evening this was, the slogan “what you see is what you eat” really comes true. Without giving too much away, you really have to experience this yourself, this is a real must do/see.

Petra, 2024

Multidimensional experience! See what you eat and eat what you see, all in a great atmospheric location. Highly recommended!

Gijs, 2024

The whole experience is fantastic!!! An experience that really needs to be experienced. A good feel-good movie and fantastic food. We watched the movie Chef and ooh.... the gumbo.... I could write an ode to the gumbo. It can seriously cure depression!!!

Melisandra, 2024

‘Unique in the world. High customer appreciation. Significant growth potential. Finalist in our innovation top 100 of 2019.

KVK

‘Best gift to give. And to receive. Exceeds all expectations.’

Leukedingendoen

‘Watch a film and taste it in real time. It can’t get more intense than that #bucketlist’

ELLE eten

‘One of the best experiences in film/food worldwide. When in Holland, go!’

American Express

‘Taste sensation that provides a total experience of the film. Enjoy with all your senses.’

Nu.nl

‘This is so much fun. Food film: double the enjoyment. I’m a fan. Also of their cookbook.’

NRC - Janneke Vreugdenhil

The timeline of Cinema Culinary

28 March 2008

Originating in the de Graaf Florisstraat

Graaf Florisstraat: most creative street in Rotterdam. Community centre: private restaurant and cinema (Floriscoop).

On March 28, 2008, the film Sideways was shown. After that every month tasting a different film. In the meantime, eaten over 50 films, from Festen to Chef, from Antonia to Vatel still going strong!

01 January 2013

Founding Cinema Culinair

Wies and Harold see opportunities to make the concept of the Floriscoop known to a wider audience.

On 1-1-2013, they founded Cinema Culinair to publish a book and organize screenings in restaurants.

03 September 2013

First performances at bird

Room full of friends. Chef DJ Wooldrik cooks everyone to a high, just like in the movies. What you see is what you eat. Good film. Good food. Great timing.

First film of course Estômago. With dishes like pasta puttanesca scooped from the pan, rice with worms and Anita e Garibaldi. Guests raved about the concept. “We want more, we want more”. Cinema Culinair changes course: from publisher to film-food-events.

12 October 2013

Eating yourself to death with naked women In a Bugatti

The ultimate food movie: La Grande Bouffe. Talky 1973 film about friends who eat themselves to death. 20 courses + unlimited wine + naked women + Bugatti.

From Bird’s kitchen: black pudding, crepe Suzette, quail, cassoulet, pizza, mashed potatoes, etc. At your own risk: film we want to do on special occasions.

09 September 2014

Book about food film estômago from cinema culinair

Idea “Seeing what you eat. Eat what you see” is too good to keep to ourselves. Time for a book+culinary script+dvd, so people can do it themselves at home. A book about Julie Julia was not allowed by Julia Child’s heirs. Estômago was. Director excited and curious.

1000 units sold without publisher or central distributor. Out of pocket! Last copies perhaps still for sale somewhere as collectors’ items and now as pdf….

08 December 2014

Sideways, first film+drinks

Toast with the actors in the film. What you see, is what you drink. From Hitchcock classics to films like Lost in Translation and Sideways.

Always in an unexpected place, such as Floating Pavilion, Nhow, Gigant Apeldoorn, Tropicana (illegal). With: luxury tasting boxes and tasting bottles, Californian wines and the film Sideways.

03 January 2015

Burnt Beef Bourguignon, Just like in the movies

Sometimes things go wrong. Or maybe: too well. In the film Julie Julia, the boeuf Bourguignon burns. On March 1, 2015, that also happened to us. Just like in the film. Fortunately, this is an exception.

Sinds 2017 doen we na afloop een survey onder bezoekers. Met fijne rapportcijfers. Onze gasten geven ons concept gemiddeld een 9,4!

01 November 2017

Online store nearly collapses due to rush to Chef film+dinner

On 11-1-2017 we put the show CHEF online. Film about a chef who quits and starts a food truck. With dishes like Cubano sandwich, Korean chicken and Andouille sausage. In Rotterdam, at Zaal Staal. The post on Facebook is viewed by over 55,000 people. Within 1 week all tickets are sold: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The webshop survives. Just.

Half a year later, the same thing happens with CHEF at Kantien in Utrecht. CHEF: you shouldn’t just see that film, you MUST taste it.

08 December 2018

Full ballrooms attract 8,000 visitors

What are the best places for a Cinema Culinair show? Ballrooms! High ceilings, chic look and nice and spacious. For public film dinners and business events. We have welcomed over 8,000 visitors.

12 January 2019

280 Mendl Cakes for The Grand Budapest Hotel

We started 2019 with a pastry challenge:

Making 280 Mendl cakes for the top film+drinks The Grand Budapest Hotel.

15 September 2019

Finalist innovation top 100

In 2019 we were placed in the top 100 of the KvK innovation based on our innovative concept food+film. A great honor among all the technical innovators!

05 January 2020

Cinema Culinary at your home

2020 is the year of Corona. Performances were postponed.

In the meantime, our new takeaway dinner concept turned out to be a hit: streaming a movie at home with delicious food from a local restaurant.

01 March 2022

Cinema Culinair in keilepand

A new spectacular location for Cinema Culinair: the beautiful Keilepand in Rotterdam. And with new partners in crime Rutger and Jeffrey.

01 December 2022

Mini film-food festival

Since December 2022, Cinema Culinair has been organizing mini film-food festivals in the Keilepand, Rotterdam.

14 February 2024

Cinema Culinary in 't Tolhuis Amsterdam

From February 14 to 25,
we were with our film-food festivals in ‘t Tolhuis Amsterdam.

02 May 2024

Cinema Culinair in the Werkspoor kathedraal Utrecht

From May 2nd to 11th, Cinema Culinair was in the cathedral city of Utrecht for the first time. At the beautiful location in the Werkspoor Cathedral.

28 March 2008

Originating in the de Graaf Florisstraat

Graaf Florisstraat: most creative street in Rotterdam. Community centre: private restaurant and cinema (Floriscoop).

On March 28, 2008, the film Sideways was shown. After that every month tasting a different film. In the meantime, eaten over 50 films, from Festen to Chef, from Antonia to Vatel still going strong!

03 September 2013

First performances at bird

Room full of friends. Chef DJ Wooldrik cooks everyone to a high, just like in the movies. What you see is what you eat. Good film. Good food. Great timing.

First film of course Estômago. With dishes like pasta puttanesca scooped from the pan, rice with worms and Anita e Garibaldi. Guests raved about the concept. “We want more, we want more”. Cinema Culinair changes course: from publisher to film-food-events.

08 December 2014

Sideways, first film+drinks

Toast with the actors in the film. What you see, is what you drink. From Hitchcock classics to films like Lost in Translation and Sideways.

Always in an unexpected place, such as Floating Pavilion, Nhow, Gigant Apeldoorn, Tropicana (illegal). With: luxury tasting boxes and tasting bottles, Californian wines and the film Sideways.

03 January 2015

Burnt Beef Bourguignon, Just like in the movies

Sometimes things go wrong. Or maybe: too well. In the film Julie Julia, the boeuf Bourguignon burns. On March 1, 2015, that also happened to us. Just like in the film. Fortunately, this is an exception.

Sinds 2017 doen we na afloop een survey onder bezoekers. Met fijne rapportcijfers. Onze gasten geven ons concept gemiddeld een 9,4!

08 December 2018

Full ballrooms attract 8,000 visitors

What are the best places for a Cinema Culinair show? Ballrooms! High ceilings, chic look and nice and spacious. For public film dinners and business events. We have welcomed over 8,000 visitors.

15 September 2019

Finalist innovation top 100

In 2019 we were placed in the top 100 of the KvK innovation based on our innovative concept food+film. A great honor among all the technical innovators!

01 March 2022

Cinema Culinair in keilepand

A new spectacular location for Cinema Culinair: the beautiful Keilepand in Rotterdam. And with new partners in crime Rutger and Jeffrey.

14 February 2024

Cinema Culinary in 't Tolhuis Amsterdam

From February 14 to 25,
we were with our film-food festivals in ‘t Tolhuis Amsterdam.

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