Last, but certainly not least:  Life inside the sukkah.  This included table and chairs, placemats and napkins, dishware, floral life-- much of it culled from our own cabinets (and some of the chairs from Tom's own patio).  Predominantly warm tones to keep that feeling of cocoon (also true of the family's wardrobe), all meant to feel like a real family having a real meal.  The food had to represent chicken (per the script) but not actually be chicken (per actors' dietary restrictions).  It also had to be replaceable take after take, always looking the same on a plate.  And the necessity for a sukkot table: A lulav and esrog-- the former a special bundle of palm and willow branches and the latter a lumpy citron in layman's terms-- which are symbolic for the holiday.  Since we shot in June, not the fall, there were no "real" ones to purchase.  The team fashioned them up from regular palm and willow trees, and we selected the funniest looking lemon we could find.  They are never mentioned in the script's dialogue, but if you watch the filmed scene closely, you can see them in front of Ken on the table.