The Not-So Dark Continent
{ Posted on Jun 13 2006 by Bill Zimmerman }
Nowadays you don’t even have to leave SeaTac airport to visit Africa. Note to self: pick up “provisions” before exiting main terminal.
Menu items include authentic bush favorites such as the “Zulu Pulled Pork Platter” and “Congo Burger”. Shabby-chic faux rusted corrugated tin ceilings, rustic wood beams, zebra print chair backs and colonial-esque ceiling fans round out the look. It’s anyone’s guess just which part of the African continent is being recreated here, but the overall effect is something vaguely “African-y”.
When you bring me back my souvenir from Cameroon, now I know where my “Africany” gift can be returned for credit or refund…
“It’s anyone’s guess just which part of the African continent is being recreated here…”
Perhaps Kenya, specifically Panari Hotel?
@E-Nyce, that hotel takes Africa kitsch to a new level. Thanks for introducing me to a great blog, kikuyumoja.com. Is it yours?