the importance of being earnest & cafe 28

i've always loved oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest so i took the chance to see the musical version, earnest in love, at the irish repertory theater this past week. i had dinner at cosi first (just a soup and salad combo) then went to the theater. it's small and they're still making renovations but it's a great place to see a show. not a bad seat in the house. the actors were so funny and cute. i highly recommend it if it's playing in your town!

another lunch spot i've recently learned about is cafe 28. this place is pretty insane and kinda overwhelming. when a coworker mentioned it, i asked what they had and he replied, "they have everything" and he was right.

let me first say that new york delis are not like the ones back home. delis are, to me, a soup, salad, sandwich kinda place that i normally go to for lunch. new york delis (or bodegas) are a one stop shop for groceries too. it's usually more expensive but if you're in a crunch, you can usually find your sugar or a can of tomatoes here without a problem. so cafe 28 has those household items and so much more. you walk in and there's a small bakery area, then you go a little way and there's udon bar (which of course is what i had), 2 buffet areas with salad stuff, bbq, sweet and sour chicken, roast chicken, etc., pizza bar, sandwich bar, all types of drinks, and some asian foods spread about. so basically, if you have no idea what you want but you want to go to a place that has a little bit of everything, i would highly recommend cafe 28.

xoxo,
p.