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“Duality exists in my music, as it does in life and in the Universe. I am interested in contrasting points, the space and time between them, and how these two points travel, interact, interchange, and integrate with one another. I believe that who and where we are, and when we exist ultimately defines our music.”

Sami Herbawi, owner of restaurant partner Andala Coffee House in Central Square, Cambridge, speaks about the art of cooking and the art in cooking.

The production features the actors cooking in real-time as they explore themes of grief and distance, both geographical and generational. “If they are cooking something together, they are sharing the smells and the noises and suddenly there is one ambiance,” [playwright Zuabi] said. “If you are cooking a burger and I am cooking a burger, there are a lot of things that can help bridge these two walls of glass that we talk through.”