"Cook a bookworm" presents a culinary cinema of THE MENU

Kafe Oslo, Oslo Pix Film Festival and Litteraturhuset serve the best things in the world: food, film and poetry! Welcome to a culinary evening inspired by film and literature, based on the film The Menu.

The Menu stars Ralph Fiennes as crazy renown chef and Anya Taylor-Joy as critical guest.

The film deals with a group of food enthusiasts who travel to a remote island to have a dining experience completely out of the ordinary. The Hawthorne restaurant is managed with a firm hand by the world-renowned chef Slowik, who has prepared an impressive menu and some dark surprises for the guests.

The chefs have been inspired by the film, and with a free interpretation of chef Slowik's wonderful dishes, Kafe Oslo serves a 6-course menu. The evening is spiced up with little literary anecdotes along the way.

Welcome to an all-evening dine-in movie experience on 1st of September from 18 - 22!

The film's screenwriter Will Tracy was inspired to write The Menu after a visit to a restaurant in Norway:

“I went to a restaurant in Norway on an island. It’s kind of like in the film. We took a boat out and it was just only, maybe, 12-15 customers. We were given a tour of the island. I’m a bit of a claustrophobic, nervous person and I’m in a foreign country, and it was dark on the boat ride, and on an island, what if something goes wrong? I immediately started to become a bit paranoid but also immediately sensed — sometimes when you are in a situation like that, you should pay attention to like, ‘oh, would this be something interesting to write about if it’s making you have these very extreme feelings?’ I did say to my wife that this would be a good, at least, precinct for a story. I kind of just told that basic idea to Seth. We’re old friends and writing partners. Seth kind of came back with all these ideas for people [who] could be that way. With the structure, we kind of went back and forth and kind of came up with a menu-structured film called The Menu.”

The evening's bookworm and conference host: poet, filmmaker and food enthusiast Endre Ruset

Practical information

• It is possible to buy two types of tickets; 
• menu with wine package, or menu with non-alcoholic drink package
• We recommend that companies buy tickets at the same time so that everyone can sit together.
• After successful purchase of ticket(s), you will be contacted by Kafe Oslo by e-mail.
• The film is in English, with English subtitles. The rest of the event will take place in Norwegian.
• Age limit: 15 years
• Arrive precisely at the start of the event at 18.00. Attendance and registration at Litteraturhuset in Wergelandsveien 29, 0167 Oslo.
• Questions concerning the event can be directed to [email protected]