Flavors of Film Series
Experience the true flavors of culinary cinema like never before
CIA at Copia’s Flavors of Film Series celebrates the rich connection between food and film with immersive events that combine movie screenings with themed dining events plus engaging conversations with the people who helped create these iconic films.
An Unforgettable Experience
- Iconic Food-Centric Films: Each month, we’ll screen films and documentaries where food and culture play integral roles. From timeless classics to the latest releases, our screenings will span genres, decades, styles, and regions.
- Diverse Culinary Perspectives: After each screening, you’ll dine on a menu inspired by the film, featuring special dishes crafted by guest chefs to complement the film. It’s more than a meal; it’s a feast for the senses!
- Crave-Worthy Conversations: Deepen your culinary and cinematic knowledge by joining in the conversation with film creators, star talent, CIA experts, and renowned guest chefs.
- Immersive Experience: See the films as they were intended in Copia’s upgraded 250-seat Ecolab Theater, equipped with a new screen, advanced sound systems, and an enhanced projector for a truly immersive viewing experience.
- View photos and previous events.
Schedule
March
Sponsor
The Goddesses of Food (2016)
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 5 p.m.
Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month highlighting the impact of female chefs in the culinary world. This event features an esteemed panel of Bay Area chefs of Les Dames d’Escoffier who have paved the way in fine dining and beyond. Moderated by Kara Nielsen, San Francisco chapter president, the Q&A session will feature:
- Suzette Gresham—executive chef/owner of two Michelin-starred Acquerello
- Kim Alter—chef/owner of Nightbird
- Liza Hinman—chef/owner of The Spinster Sisters and Sonoma chapter president
Presented in collaboration with Les Dames d’Escoffier San Francisco and Sonoma chapters and Villa Albertine, consulate general of France in San Francisco.
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages are included with the dinner.
- Menu
First Course
Scallop, Sauce Vin Jaune, Hazelnut, Preserved Lemon, and Sweet Potato
Second Course
Truffled Red Wine and Port Risotto with Grana Padano
Third Course
Milk-Braised Heritage Pork Shoulder, Polenta, Swiss Chard, and Lemon-Parsley Gremolata
Fourth Course
Orange-Almond Flourless Chocolate Cake with Fennel-White Chocolate Mousse
Price: $165
May
Reel Taste Film Festival
May 1–4, 2025
The Reel Taste Film Festival is a festival and celebration to honor outstanding achievements by creators who use their skills to showcase food, culture, and the arts.
Each day of this four-day event will include culinary events that feature interactive cooking classes and pop-up brunches, lunches, and dinners with top chefs, as well as wine and beverage experiences such as wine tastings and beverage masterclasses with renowned winemakers and beverage experts for an unforgettable exploration of Napa Valley’s flavors.
Sponsors
Additional funding for Flavors of Film and the Reel Taste Film Festival is made possible through the City of Napa Tourist Improvement District (TID).
Flavors of Film Hotel Deal
Book a night or weekend at Silverado Resort for Flavors of Film and get 20% off your bar receipt and a $30 breakfast credit per day per person.
Photo Gallery
Sideways
The Truffle Hunters
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Past Events
Sideways 20th Anniversary (2004)
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 5:30 p.m.
Celebrate this Oscar®-nominated film about two friends embarking on a road trip in the Santa Barbara County wine region as they say goodbye to their old lives and discover themselves.
Dinner and Conversation:
The evening includes a wine country dinner tribute by Chef Frank Ostini of Hitching Post (featured in the film) and conversation with star Virginia Madsen and Director Alexander Payne.
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages are included with the dinner.
Sponsors
The Truffle Hunters (2020)
Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 5 p.m.
Experience the Truffle Hunter life with an Exclusive Screening and White Truffle Chef’s Dinner
Truffles—not just any variety, but the luxurious earthy white beauties. There’s nothing in the world like it! Join us for an exclusive Chef’s Dinner featuring Sabatino white truffles following the award-winning documentary, The Truffle Hunters (2020) on Saturday, December 7. Follow the story of hunters who go deep into the forests of Piedmont, Italy in search of the rare and expensive white Alba truffle. Now, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience this exclusive ingredient as part of CIA at Copia’s Flavor of Film series.
Dinner is crafted by Chef Roland Passot and Chef Tobias Nah of Perbacco who are also part of the discussion panel with Umberto Gibin from Perbacco in San Francisco and Thomas McQuillan from Sabatino. And, as an added treat, you’ll get to meet the talented truffle-hunting dog, Elio, and his owner Jonah Ward as they share their personal stories about truffle hunting and their unique lifestyle.
Presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco.
Sponsored by Sabatino Truffles.
- View the Menu
Starter
Oeufs Brouillés aux Truffes (Chef Roland Passot)
Soft scrambled eggs with black truffle served in shell topped with white truffle.Pasta
Raviolo all'uovo (Chef Tobias Nah-Ambrocio, Perbacco)
White truffled ricotta and hen egg filled raviolo in brown butter with hazelnuts and shaved white truffle.Entree
Lonza di vitello (Chef Tobias Nah-Ambrocio, Perbacco)
Slow roasted veal loin with black truffle and natural jus.Dessert
White Truffle Panna Cotta (Chef Deborah Mullin)
Classic Italian panna cotta infused with white truffles and finished with truffle honey.
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages are included with the dinner.
Sponsor
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 3:30 p.m.
Limited Walk-in Tickets May be Available
Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist to seek revenge for him and his family.
Free Screening and Walk-Around Event
Presented in collaboration with Visit Napa Valley, a family-friendly fun abounds in this community event to celebrate the holidays at CIA at Copia. Kids beverages are included along with a cash bar for adult beverages.
You must reserve tickets for this FREE family holiday event!Price: Free
Sponsor
Uncorked (2020)
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 5 p.m.
Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s expectations that he carry on the family’s Memphis BBQ joint.
Dinner and Conversation:
Following the film, there will be an engaging Q&A session moderated by the founder of Napa Valley Noir, Kelly E. Carter with actors Mamoudou Athie and Courtney B. Vance and along with filmmaker and director of Uncorked, Prentice Penny to explore the movie’s themes and ideas in greater depth. The evening will culminate in a one-of-a-kind BBQ Chef’s dinner with Chef Darryl Bell of Stateline Road Smokehouse, complemented with curated wines provided by members of the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV).
Thank you to our culinary partner Sakura Wagyu Farms!
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages are included with dinner.