Last year the Plett Food Film Festival sidled along without much notice. This year, thanks in part to guest celebrity chef Reza Mahammad, the festival gathered a crowd of foodies, film fundis and fans for three days of unique food and pairings inspired by movies.Mahammad first came to public attention on UK TV Food Channel's Delhi Belly, which explored the origins of some of Britain's favourite curry house dishes. He co-hosted the show with The Kumars star Sanjeev Bhaskar. Recently, Mahammad appeared in A Place in France: An Indian Summer, in which he and documentary maker Nigel Farrell bought into an Indian restaurant in the Ardèche region.At the Plett festival classic, food-related movies are shown and then related food is prepared for the audience to enjoy.Kicking off last week's festival was Big Night, a 1996 film staring Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini that uncovers the workings of an Italian family and restaurant.The screening was followed by the flash-mob performance of Cape Town's Spaghetti Opera singers before a banquet, prepared by Leon Coetzee of Kurland, was served.A Year in Burgundy was screened the following night, after a presentation by Plett's wine farms, chefs and delis.Mahammad did a cooking demonstration before the screening of the classic Indian love story The Lunchbox. This was followed by one of his signature Indian feasts - mini-brioche bunny chows and chocolate cardamom kulfi.The festival was founded by actress Lika Berning and Plett Tourism manager Cindy Wilson-Trollip.Chefs and Plett locals Paul and Lesley Lewry attended."Last year we watched Babette's Feast. It was wonderful to walk out of the screening and see an almost identical banquet laid out," Paul said...