Left to Right: Michael F. Toomey, Johnny Lee Davenport, and Ariel Bock, Henry V, 2002.
Left to Right: Ariel Bock and Jonathan Croy, Henry V, 2002.
Left to Right: Allyn Burrows and Henry David Clark, Henry V, 2002.
Left to Right: Johnny Lee Davenport and Allyn Burrows, Henry V, 2002.
SPICED COFFEE: NUTMEG, CINNAMON & CLOVE INGREDIENTS: Milk, cream, skim milk, pure sugar, coffee, ground Chocolate Springs cocoa-covered coffee beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and organic stabilizers guar gum and carob gum.
“He’s of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger....he is pure air and fire; and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him, but only in patient stillness while his rider mounts him; he is indeed a horse, and all other jades you may call beasts.” –Henry V, Act III, sc. vii
The word courage derives from the French word for heart. If there is a play that celebrates courage and the heart, it is Henry V. Written around 1599, Henry V tells the story of King Henry’s campaigns in France during the Hundred Years’ War. His rousing speeches to his men as they overcome impossible odds are among the most famous in Shakespeare. “Once more unto the breach,” as well as the Saint Crispin’s Day speech, would invigorate even the most daunted and depressed soldier. In Elizabethan England, nutmeg and cinnamon were among some of the more commonly used spices, and cloves were viewed as a pain-reliever. Coffee had yet to reach the British shores, but SoCo has joined two time-periods together with Courage: a bold, bracing flavor that truly is pure air and fire – and never dull.
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Left to Right: David Gelles and Susannah Millonzi, Romeo and Juliet, 2000. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Left to Right: Kate Kenney and David Bertoldi, Romeo and Juliet, 2017.
Left to Right: Marcus Kearns and Caroline Calkins, Romeo and Juliet, 2000. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Cast of Romeo and Juliet, 2009. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
MARZIPAN, DATES & ORANGE ZEST INGREDIENTS: Milk, cream, skim milk, pure sugar, almond paste, dates, maple syrup, natural orange zest, and organic stabilizers guar gum and carob gum.
“Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.” –Romeo and Juliet, Act I, sc. v
Romeo and Juliet is the quintessential story of desire, and throughout the play, members of the Capulet household fret over the snacks available at their soirées. The party where the lovers meet in Act I, and Capulet’s ill-fated wedding party for Juliet and Paris in Act IV, each illustrate that the connection between food and romance goes back farther than the stereotypical gift of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Indeed, Shakespeare’s plays are full of references — both bawdy and chaste — to love, sex, and food. Marchpane (a precursor of modern marzipan), dates, and oranges were all available in England in Shakespeare’s lifetime, all sweet delicacies that would’ve been enjoyed by upper crust folks like the rich Capulets. The combination of the soft nutty flavor of marzipan with the rich, sweet dates and the sprinkle of tartness from orange zest create a flavor profile that is reminiscent of spotting the love of your life from across the room at a party.
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Left to Right: David Bertoldi and Kate Kenney, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2017.
Cloteal L. Horne, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Left to Right: Gregory Cole and Tony Simotes, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1978.
Left to Right: Andrew Barrett and Gregory Boover, Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2018. Photo by Carolyn Brown.
Left to Right: Kai Tshikosi and Kirsten Peacock, Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2018. Photo by Carolyn Brown. Cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2007. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Annette Miller, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
BLACKBERRY, LEMON & THYME SORBET INGREDIENTS: Water, blackberries, cane sugar, fresh thyme, lemon juice, and organic stabilizers guar gum and acacia gum.
“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.” –A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, sc. i A Midsummer Night’s Dream is simultaneously Shakespeare’s most magical and most botanical play. We are reminded that the fairies’ magical powers are tied to the natural world of plants, flowers, and fruit. The love potion at the center of the action comes from a flower, and the play is full of references to other herbs, fruits, and flowers. Sorbet is also thousands of years old, and thought to have originated in ancient Persia. Before the era of modern refrigeration, having readily-available ice for this sweetened fruity, delicacy was the height of luxury. The combination of blackberry, lemon, and thyme in this sorbet rounds the flavor profile from sweet to tart, smooth and herby. It’s a taste so magical, you’ll swear it’s being served to you by one of Titania’s fairies!
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Left to Right: Marcus Kearns and Caroline Calkins, Romeo and Juliet, 2000. Photo by Kevin Sprague. Left to Right: Caroline Calkins and Marcus Kearns, Romeo and Juliet, 2009.
Cast of Romeo and Juliet, 2009. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Romeo and Juliet, 2017.
LEMON, ROSE WATER & THYME INGREDIENTS: Milk, cream, skim milk, pure sugar, lemon juice, rose water, fresh thyme sprigs, and organic stabilizers guar gum and carob gum.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title.” –Romeo and Juliet, Act II, sc. ii
Romeo and Juliet is nothing if not passionate; both the play and many of its lines have become synonymous with romantic passion. Juliet’s thoughts on love, names, and roses might be the most well known, but roses as a symbol of love date back to at least the ancient Greeks. Rose water has long been common in eastern cuisines, especially in desserts like Turkish delight. Pairing it with lemon and thyme adds a tart sweetness of excitement... that feels like falling in love.
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Left to Right: Dara Brown and Jordan Mann, Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, Hamlet, 2019. Photo by Jay Sundar Rajan.
Photo by Kevin Sprague.
Martin Jason Asprey, Hamlet, 2009. Photo by Kevin Sprague.
STRAWBERRY, ROSEMARY & SHORTBREAD INGREDIENTS: Milk, cream, skim milk, pure sugar, strawberry extract, fresh rosemary, shortbread (butter, sugar, and flour), and organic stabilizers guar gum and carob gum.
“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that’s for thoughts.” –Hamlet, Act IV, sc. v The theme of remembrance pervades Hamlet. The Ghost wants to be remembered, and Ophelia wants others to remember. Remembrance is a subtler, more mature feeling than courage or desire. It doesn’t flare up violently, it carries forth; it endures. Rosemary is prized for its aroma, its taste, and its use in funerary rites. The variety of strawberry that most of us have eaten, the garden strawberry, wasn’t cultivated until more than a century after Shakespeare’s death, but there are many varieties of wild strawberry that existed in England in Shakespeare’s lifetime: even Richard III asks the Bishop of Ely to bring him strawberries from his garden. The pairing of strawberries with rosemary tempers the sweet tartness of the fruit with a smooth, herby base.
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