New York City’s official tourism organization NYC & Company launched a campaign earlier this month to raise awareness of the upcoming Restaurant Week.
The campaign stops New Yorkers and visitors in Grand Central Station and asks them to pronounce words that show-off the international influence of the city’s restaurant industry.
The words include ‘amuse-bouche’, French for a single bite-sized hors d’oeuvre; ‘sfogliatelle’, Italian for thin layers and in this case a shell-shaped pastry; and ‘bibimbap’, a signature Korean dish.
The videos will appear on taxi cab TVs, bus shelters, and social media in an effort to increase reservations for the three week-long event.
The promotion offers three-course prix-five lunches and dinners at almost 300 restaurants.
“NYC Restaurant Week is a success for both restaurants, which often welcome new audiences during a typically slow period,” NYC & Company interim CEO Fred Dixon said in a statement.
Four of the campaign’s six videos have been released. See them below:
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