FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2025
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Upgrade dinner and a move with a dome-cooked meal
OMNIMAX® Dinner Date gives you a taste of Cuba May 16; limited tickets available Friday
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) is once again supersizing dinner and a movie. Their OMNIMAX® Dinner Date offers you a dome-cooked meal and an immersive film experience that takes a date night classic to the next level. The series is taking guests to Cuba with flavors from the Caribbean on May 16. Limited tickets go on sale this Friday, April 18.
Inspired by some of the museum’s favorite giant screen films, OMNIMAX® Dinner Date curates a themed three-course dinner and shows you the techniques to pull it all together. With over 20 OMNIMAX® films to choose from, CMC’s food service partners the SSA Group can find menu inspiration to create a seafood feast, dinner fit for royalty and bites that are out of this world.
OMNIMAX® Dinner Date’s May 16 Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean meal promises vibrant flavors from sea-to-table. Across breathtaking landscapes, iridescent reefs teeming with life and streets throbbing with music and dance, the film showcases the vivacious island nation that stirs the imagination of the world. The culinary artists at SSA Group have curated a menu inspired by the flavors, colors and vibrant culture of Cuba.
Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean trailer
Tickets are $150 per person and include three-course meal and OMNIMAX® screening. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at cincymuseum.org/omnimax-dinner-date.
Starter: Ceviche with Mango, Avocado, Lime and Taro Chips
A bright start to your meal, featuring the vibrant flavors of the island. Learn how to work with taro – a Cuban root vegetable popular in the island’s cuisine – and balance flavors as you mix and marinate your ceviche.
Main Course: Ropa Vieja, Spiced Black Beans, Coconut Rice and Pickled Red Onion
Cuban comfort food gets elevated by fine dining techniques. Learn how to pickle red onions, toast cumin seeds and season beans to take this slow-cooked shredded beef dish over the top.
Dessert: Guava and Cream Cheese Tres Leches Cake, Cinnamon and Rum Syrup
Infuse a Cuban classic with flavors of the Caribbean that beautifully balance sweet and tangy notes. Soak your light sponge cake in a three-milk mixture and whip cream cheese to complete your decadent dessert.
