Gusto

[flyinbayou]

Looks like Chef Garcia's empire is expanding. He is opening up Gusto at the newly renovated Theatres at Canal Place due to open tonight. The theater renovation looks fantastic with new seats (stadium style, leather) and sound. I am sure the food will outclass what is presently available in movie theaters but not sure how the in-seat service will work without distracting the hell out of everybody trying to watch a movie.

http://www.thetheatres.com/cafe/

[ratcheese]

Yeah, I'm like you, there could be some problems with that concept. Disruptive service, eating anything besides popcorn in the dark...wine in the dark could be good...

Great to have the theatre back! I missed them.

[Suzy Wong]

I have gone to Canal Place cinema since they opened. Speaking as the last dinosaur to roam the earth, this concept has -zero appeal to me. Restaurants are for dining and drinking. Movie theaters are for large screens and popcorn. The 2 don't mix IMO. Sitting in what may resemble (insert new $ celebrity moniker here) in home screening room with strangers is not my bag. +What chaos with ordering/serving allowed during the movie. That said, I'm sure it will do quite well w/o me. HA

[NoNoNanette]

Many moons ago, Slidell had a joint called "Carafe and Draft". They had tables with comfortable swivel chairs. Good food. Fun times. First run movies. We went there fairly often.

Give it a try. You might enjoy it!

[Gourmondo]

I dunno, think I may have to go with Suzy on this one. Just doesn't sound good to me. If I'm paying $$ to park and see the only local run of some art film, I don't want someone spilling their cabernet down my back. People are irritating enough in theaters as it is without getting them all lickered up. I have been to theaters where food and wine was served in the lobby, but not in the viewing space itself. But I will check it out anyway since the playlist there always appealed to me before.

[Shannon]

I've been to a movie theater/restaurant dinner theater. It worked better than I expected. The waiters were very inconspicuous. You placed your order before the movie started. It was delivered after the movie was under way. There was a counter-like table in front of each row of seats with small lighting (pointing down toward the counter). They had a way to signal the waiter to your seat without having to flag them down, for drink refills or to order something else.

The place I went was just diner-like food. I would love to do it at a place with better food (theirs wasn't bad, had a great thick home-style burger and fresh cut fries and fresh baked warm cookies for dessert).

It looked something like this - though after the movie started, the only lights were very small lights under the edge of the table, pointing towards your food.

[Jeeves]

Remember Movie Pitchers in Mid City on Bienville Street? http://www.mikemileyonline.com/2009/07/movie-pitchers-greatest-movie-theater.html That place was fantastic.

[ratcheese]

Remember Movie Pitchers in Mid City on Bienville Street? http://www.mikemileyonline.com/2009/07/movie-pitchers-greatest-movie-theater.html That place was fantastic.

The last movie I saw there was Happy, Texas! What year would that have been? Probably 02 or so...can't remember, but I do remember the crapped-out chairs and wooden cable spool table. You had to be into it.

[Jeeves]

The last movie I saw there was Happy, Texas! What year would that have been? Probably 02 or so...can't remember, but I do remember the crapped-out chairs and wooden cable spool table. You had to be into it.

Sav-A-Center edged them out around the end of 2000.

[willifred]

Remember Movie Pitchers in Mid City on Bienville Street? http://www.mikemileyonline.com/2009/07/movie-pitchers-greatest-movie-theater.html That place was fantastic.

My next door neighbor was the projectionist.....he kept me up on what to see that I would not have been aware of...