since we've tried the ramen at kuro obi, an ippudo-concept restaurant, and the tacos at gabriela's tacqueria, we thought we'd give schawarma from illili box a try. btw, the takeaway ramen is flavorful, yet light enough for lunch. the tacqueria was tasty, though the portions a bit on the small side. at ilili, dais had the duck schawarma and i had the falafel beiruiti, both over greens, and phoenician fries.
we probably should have been tipped off by the fact that there were no rotating rotisseries at ilili box, but it was actually when i bit into a piece of falafel and thought - "oh, this must be a crouton", that we realized there was something very wrong. it was basically a pile of crunchy deep fried bread crumbs on a bed of iceberg lettuce slathered with tahini, and let's just say that daisy's duck meat was extremely tough and with little flavor. the fries were nicely done, but the allepo garlic whip had the consistency of something not very fresh. two thumbs down!!
in contrast, "it's only a play" was far more agreeable for our palettes than dinner. although we were disappointed to find out upon arriving that nathan lane and stockard channing's roles would be played by their understudies, we did discover a blossoming broadway star, micah stock. and it was my first time to see matthew broderick live!
the plot of the play is interesting - the entire play takes place in the art deco master bedroom of a budding producer, where an assortment of friends and artists await nervously for the late-night reviews of the opening night of their play. we get to see a side of "theatre" that is generally behind closed doors and not privy to those outside of the theatre. we see the highs and lows, the rancid gossip, and the differing career goals of various individuals involved in theatre - producer, playwright, director, actress, critic, fading actor, and aspiring actor/artist/singer/coat check staff.
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