Sunday, January 01, 2006

Blind waiters in a pitch-black restaurant: the toast of Paris diners comes to town

The Independent
By Danielle Gusmaroli

Does eating a meal in total darkness make your food taste better? London will soon be able to find out.
We have been treated to bacon-and-egg ice-cream and the £100 pizza, but the latest culinary experiment on offer to British diners will have them rubbing their eyes in disbelief. For it is a blind tasting like no other.
Despite a bizarre approach to haute cuisine, the restaurant Dans le Noir has won over Parisian diners, and next month it opens in London. Guests will be led to a pitch-black dining room and served food that they cannot see. Guiding them will be a team of 10 blind waiters.

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