Post #153137 by Pacific Andy on Fri, Apr 15, 2005 5:02 PM

Its kind of a Tiki stretch but here are the events scheduled so far for Tahiti Week in Manhattan. Anyone in the area?

TAHITI NON STOP WEEK April 25-29, 2005

Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti

Tahiti’s vibrantly sensual dancers take over the Time Warner Center during Tahiti Non Stop Week with all the colour and noise of French Polynesia. Get up close and personal with this internationally renowned troupe of Tahitian dancers for three exclusive performances.

Wednesday, April 27, 12:30pm and 5pm
Thursday, April 28, 12:30pm

Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle
Manhattan

Tastes of Tahiti

Known as the champagne of vanillas, Tahitian Vanilla, the sweet, flowery pod of the orchid grown only in French Polynesia, turns up in unexpected forms under the skilled hands of two very different chefs. Sample Chef Brad Farmerie of Manhattan restaurant Public’s takes on this prized vanilla bean, alongside those of Chef Bruno Giordano of the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in Tahiti, as they demonstrate Tahitian fare for the public.

Wednesday, April 27, 1pm – 3pm

Williams Sonoma
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle
Manhattan

Taste Tahitian Vanilla in all its guises during Tahiti Non Stop Week, as it turns up in everything from a Fraise Sauvage to a confit of duck and fois gras at the following locations.

Public, 210 Elizabeth Street, 212 343 0918
Employees Only, 510 Hudson Street, 212 242 3021
21 Club, 21 W 52nd St, 212 582 7200

Tiare – the Tahitian Gardenia

Flown fresh from the gardens of Tahiti to New York for Tahiti Non Stop Week, the Tiare flower has a language of its own. Place it behind the left ear to signal that your heart is taken, or tuck it behind the right ear to indicate that you’re unmarried and open to proposals. Pluck a tiny but divinely fragranced flower of your own from the hands of Tahitian artisans and dancers at the Time Warner Center on April 27 and 28.

NYC to Tahiti Non Stop

For everything you ever needed to know about Tahiti and more, visit Tahitian travel experts at Spring Fair 2005, Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Station, every day from April 17 through May 7.