Earlier this month, I headed to Parlour at Kensal Green to watch TasteFilm's feature "The Goonies". TasteFilm projects a film onto a screen and has a menu that is set to the different scenes in the film. Food and drinks are brought out during that part of the film. This was my second visit to TasteFilm at Parlour, and I like "The Goonies" film and the food and drink on the menu, so I decided to go along.
I had a couple of gin and tonics while I waited.
I had the optional cocktail to start, which contained truffle and chocolate. I had never had a cocktail taste of truffle, but it was good. This is a throwback to Chunk's character doing the "truffle shuffle" in the scene where we are introduced to him. Everyone got a savoury popcorn to have while waiting for the film.
We also had various quizzes to fill out, and I for 8 correct after stupidly failing to get one of the answers but knew the bonus question and missed out on one of the two prizes.
The first food brought was a slice of pepperoni pizza and a small cup of strawberry milkshake.
The next was a little fun and coincided with a trip to the attic. We received a little box of ingredients to make the cocktail.
The third was the Sicilian Cellar Feast with chicken and vegetables (for the Sicilian villains in the movie).
The next item coincided with Chunk being captured by the bad guys after finding ice cream. It was a Pepsi float with ice cream and a cherry.
The next was a tomato soup, which I had with a glass of wine. Some people could get a pairing wine order with the items.
One of the most memorable lines in the movie relates to the candy bar "Baby Ruth" and Rocky Road ice cream. This chocolate bar is a home made version of the nut-marshmallow-and-chocolate combination.
The last item was a sponge with rum, honey, and pineapple. (I think some gold coins or gems would have been good here too to mimic the treature, but this was on the pirate theme).
This was another good movie and food pairing, and I would definitely go again if I like what is on the menu. I previously saw "Bridget Jones' Diary": http://almostafternoon.com/blog/2026/01/taste-film-bridget-jones.html
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