Lebanese delight

I was feeling like a little Lebanese delight, so Matt and I trekked over to Casablanca for Mediterranean cuisine.

My first taste of falafel dipped in tanziki and hummus. Yumm.

Shawarma {marinated beef} and hummus with pita bread. Super delicious.

Finished off with sweet Basbousa {semolina cake with pistachios}

My first taste of falafel and basbousa. The falafel is basically deep fried hummus — how could it not be tasty? I split one with Matt which whet my appetite for my favorite, shwarma { I just like saying shhhWARMAAA}. We also shared a basbousa, which tasted like honey-soaked cornbread with pistachios. I loved the gritty texture glazed with honey sweetness. 
Such a beautiful, warm night. I continued the L delight theme by watching one of my all-time favorite films, Party Girl. Yes, I said, Party Girl. I love me some Parker Posey. This is something you may not know about me. I’m a cinephile and I’ll watch everything — not just the Oscar-worthy movies or indie films, but I also love the feel-good, funny classics like PARTY GIRL. 

Mary: So where’s the Lebanese delight? 

Mustafa: You want Lebanese delight?
Mary: Sure, bring it out.
{photos: Ren Reiske © All Rights Reserved}

He-hey hellooooo!

Mary: Do you know the story of Sisyphus?
Leo: Who?
Mary: Sisyphus. It’s a myth about this guy who had to roll or push this incredibly huge rock up this steep mountain. Every time he would get to the top of this mountain the rock would roll down again. He would watch this and walk back down the mountain and do it all over again. Forever.
Leo: Drag.
Mary: It's a metaphor for life, Leo. It's famous. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
Leo: Bullshit. He's miserable.
Mary: He doesn't have to be. He accepts his fate.
Leo: You're telling me if you name is Syphilis and you spend your life lugging a fucking rock up a hill you wouldn't be miserable?