The movie-theater concessions game has raised its stakes—thanks, in part, to AMC’s Dine-In Theatres concept, where full-scale meals, prepared on-site, are part of the viewing experience. At AMC Painter’s Crossing enjoy craft beers, spirits and wine at MacGuffin’s cocktail bar or sesame-ginger salmon over lime rice, available at the push of a button inside the “Cinema Suites.” The reservation-only, theater dining features entrées like blackened chicken Alfredo, tenderloin tips and an Asian shrimp and steak bowl. The more casual “Fork & Screen” offers an in-theater dining package with options like burgers, mozzarella sticks and Thai-inspired fried shrimp. Not a bad way to enjoy the show.
