It’s true! Pig: A Restaurantwill be at ImprovBoston at 7pm on March 23 as part of the Women In Comedy Festival!
LAist has nice things to say about Pig! Make those reservations for this Thursday at 7!
In the span of about 30 minutes, Pig: A Restaurant slices and dices through the pretentiousness of the food scene. And while we didn’t get all of the New York-centric nuances (maybe an LA version is in order?), the humor does translate well on the left coast. We guess it’s because a-holes are a-holes everywhere. And everyone loves bacon.
Personal hero Adam Roberts came to the show last night! And he liked it!
We just saw a hilarious skewering of the food world at L.A.’s U.C.B. (Upright Citizens Brigade) called “Pig: A Restaurant.” Actress Lauren Adams tackles everyone from Gael Greene to David Chang in this play written by Leila Cohan-Miccio and directed by Caitlin Bitzegio. Based on real world food experiences (Leila ran the blog Grub Street and Lauren worked at Balthazar and D.B. Bistro Moderne), the show imagines a Brooklyn restaurant called Pig: A Restaurant where the hostess answers the phone “This is Pig: A Restaurant, I’m Aurora: A Hostess.” Like most hip restaurants nowadays, every dish there is made with pork (to the chagrin of the owner’s dead husband’s kosher-keeping parents) and the signature drink is a Brooklyn (“which is the same as a Manhattan, except you drink it in Brooklyn.”) The show flies along at a clip and for anyone with passing knowledge of the food world (at the opening night party, Thomas Keller is turned away because he’s “not on the list”) you’re bound to appreciate the knowing, wicked humor of these very talented restaurant industry vets. And if you’re in L.A. you’re in luck: there’s another show on February 2nd at 7 PM. Go see it; you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll crave pork belly.
Did you know that LA is getting a restaurant called Pigg this year and Pig: A Restaurant this month? Again, nothing in Pig is exaggerated.
1/26! 8pm! 2/2! 7pm! Boom boom boom!
Restaurant industry satire, Pig: A Restaurant, by former food blogger Leila Cohan-Miccio,has had a very popular run since opening at NYC’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade; and now it’s poised to make its LA debut on January 26th at 8 PM at UCBLA. The comedic play follows seven characters at the opening party of a meat-obesssed restaurant in “East Gowanus, Brooklyn.” Another performance will go down on February 2 at 7 PM.
This is happening.
We’re used to help kids learn the word “satire!” Pretty cool!
2. PROVOCATEUR: Still holding on to the second spot is Mike Satsky and Brian Gefter’s Gansevoort Hotel hot spot. While Satsky will probably cry over his cornflakes that the club isn’t number one, the club still manages to keep its door policies tight and continues to book top flight DJs to keep its Euro-centric crowd happy and shelling out cash for bottles. The team has also managed to branch out to the most civilian friendly Gansevoort Park and Winston’s Champagne Bar without damaging their brand, never an easy task.
Who you need to know: Mike Satsky, Brian Gefter, Sheena Tesora
Civilian Chance of Entry: 4%
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“I was really impressed with Dave right away, because it’s really hard to get into Provacateur if you’re not friends with Mike and Brian. And he’s not friends with Mike and Brian!”
