We kicked off our celebration at the new production of ART, this time with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris. I had seen the original version with Alan Alda, Victor Garber, and Alfred Molina in 1998. I haven’t laughed so hard since I saw the original cast of Spamalot!  James Corden stopped the show…. more than once.  I highly recommend.

We stopped at Amsterdam Billiards for some fierce ping pong competition before heading to dinner at Shuka on McDougal.

Once settled in, we ordered lots of their shareable mezze, including squash hummus ($12), taramasalata ($14), tahini dip ($12), crisp cauliflower ($17), crudite ($11), falafel $14) and a fall salad ($17) that all came simultaneously.

Before we had made much of a dent in those, our server made room and placed the kebabs — shrimp ($26), mergues ($26), Arctic char ($27) — along with some broccolini on the table.

After that feast, we ordered every dessert on the menu to be brought out with a lit candle to celebrate our friend’s birthday. I’d recommend a visit to Shuka

Shuka
SoHo
38 Macdougal St,
New York, NY 10012
212-475-7500
shukanewyork.com/