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sayCHEESE!
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West Bank Cafe - Laurie
Beechman Theater
Produced by Divalicious, Inc.
Sponsored by the Artisanal Cheese Center and Diageo Chateau
& Estates Wine Company
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| FOOD & WINE |
by Jerry Shriver (published 05-7-2004) |
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| If you've lost your appetitie
for dinner theater over the years, maybe it's time to
ease back into the genre of nibbles theater. |
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| Jackie Gordon, who bills herself as "The
Singing Chef," has just opened a one-woman, interactive
cabaret show called sayCheese! at the Laurie Beechman
Theater in the basement of the West Bank Cafe in New York.
During the 90-minute performance/lesson, Gordon conveys
her passion for wine and cheese through humorous patter,
slides, original songs and cabaret classics while the
audience samples and rates pairings such as California
cabernet and artisanal cheddar.Sample lyric from her If
I could Date Cheese: "I'm just so grateful I kept
a straight face when that Kraft SIngle asked me out. I
know that you're mild-mannered and you melt evenly, but
that ain't the stuff that's gonna sate my fromage fantasies." |
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| The idea couldn't sound any cheesier, but
that's the point, say Gordon. "Everyone has jumped
on the cheese bandwagon over the last 10 years, so the
idea is to help consumers become pickier." |
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| The show($60, including eight
cheeses and four wines) plays twice a week through June
11. Information: www.ticketcentral.com; 212-279-4200 |
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