8/07/2007 at 11:43 AM
Tags: Television Travel, New Zealand Travel, Flight of the Conchords (all tags)
HBO's Flight of the Conchords is giving the New Zealand tourism board a bit of ironic advertising. Hanging in band manager Brian Nesbitt's office are a couple New Zealand posters.
The first says "New Zealand: Why not?" and the second states: "New Zealand! It's not part of Australia."
While Tourism New Zealand has some far reaching plan for travel to New Zealand called "NZ Tourism Strategy 2010" it seems the Conchords have their own plan to spread a giant dose of Kiwi dry humor worldwide. Take that Peter Jackson.
If you plan on going to New Zealand, here is a bit of Kiwi speak to get you through.
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[Photo:PhillipC]
by markj
8/06/2007 at 10:39 AM
Tags: Television Travel, Williamsburg, Brunch-Places-In-New-York, Fabiane's Cafe, Flight of the Conchords (all tags)
Sure HBO's Flight of the Conchords delivers travel tag lines like "New Zealand: It Is Not Australia", however the show, much of which is filmed on location in New York, features quite a few Williambsburg spots. For example, a tipster informed us last night's show prominently featured Fabiane's Cafe & Pastry on 5th.
While Kiwis Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement "dated" girls from this cafe, and enjoyed day old croissants from the cafe, non-fictional Willamsburg dwellers seem to appreciate Fabiane's food as well. Chocolate Creme Brulee, Tuna with capers, and most of the coffee drinks are favorites.
The service however, is less impressive:
On Saturday afternoons, you must order from the counter, and wait for a table, however long that may take. Meanwhile your dishes and lattes pile up on the counter edge ready to tip over onto your shoes. If you are able to find a table before someone else swipes it from under you, great. If not, too bad, so sad.
I wish I had known this beforehand, as I am not from the neighborhood. The girl bringing out the food from the kitchen rolled her eyes at me and then brushed past me when I asked her about a table. A civilized, mature employee would have just told me about ordering from the front, but this little baby butch punk wannabe did not.
Looks like Bret and Jemaine dodged a bullet by not getting into long term relationships with these waitresses.
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by markj
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