It's actually an overflow from the horribly cramped Joyce Is Not Here, on the opposite side of the street. The long outworn 60s take on art deco that characterizes Joyce Is Not Here (tabletops on inverted ladies' legs etc) isn't helped by the sensation that there's just enough room in the place to uncap a beer but not enough to actually have a drink.
I mention the decor because Joyce is an interior designer, but god only knows why because the Fresco place is done in what I can only call a retro baroque that personally I find totally ridiculous.
I once visited, and the only jazz I heard was of that totally blandoid variety that has been over rehearsed for wedding receptions.
I ordered a snack, but what finally arrived was so minimalist it wouldn't have satisfied a cat, and of course it was completely tasteless, just like the decor. The bill, on the other hand, was the kind that makes you wonder whether you should file for bankruptcy. The waiter forgot to give me a fork, but all was delivered, eventually, in that standard mid-Levels take it or leave it style (or am I talking about Lamma?).
Don't get on the email list for this place because if you do you may actually go the whole nine yards of reading a Joyce email. Joyce is Hong Kong's greatest exponent of that kind of bizarre psycho babble that yaks on and on about love life relationships joy regret sorrow elation nature soul (fill in the blanks, especially if you post cameraphone pics on public upload websites). If you've read a few artist's statements at art galleries in Hong Kong, you'll immediately recognize the genre.
Tavis, you might want to refine your definition of jazz, because so much of the blandoid mainstream relies on reverence for a bunch of creepy utterly inane ditties called standards. Yep, those Diana Krall albums only exist for one reason, to put stressed out business people to sleep. I don't think this is the kind of jazz you want.
Still, I've always thought there should be a Lamma version of "Fever," starting with the line, "Everybody has a doggy; that is something you all know." Don't all write in at once.Statistics: Posted by Kalistofa — Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:16 am
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