The Dark Side of Dining Out
Emily Esfahani Smith, Ed. ·
Nov 15, 2010 at 7:54am
In Tribeca, a hip and trendy area of New York City, a new French restaurant will help diners experience the dark side of eating out:
A restaurant slated to open early next year in Tribeca promises to leave diners in the dark - literally.
Blind waiters will be serving up French cuisine at Dans le Noir? [translation: In the Dark] New York, in a windowless space devoid of light.
"It's a sensory culinary experience," said manager Celine Djezvedjian. "This is an experience that will allow people to discover and rediscover the food and wine they already know."
Clumsy foodies have nothing to fear, Djezvedjian said.
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May '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
At least the chef doesn't have to worry about presentation. Though I see a lot of glasses being knocked over.
Jun '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
Let's hope some one doesn't combine this idea with John Belushi's Samurai delicatessen.
Aug '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
"I feel that your tip is lacking."
Not as good as " I can see that you forgot to tip "
Or:" hey whassamatter youse cheapskate !!"
sorry to be a hater, didn't notice when sarcasm was reclassified.
and , "Waiter, I specifically ordered the white truffles. Isn't this black ?"
Edited on Nov 15, 2010 at 8:25amJul '10
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Sorry, I just can't see the attraction.
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In a city that regulates how much salt and fat is contained in restaurant food, there MUST be a mountain of regulations against eating in the dark.
Oct '10
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As a child I remember a great-aunt telling me about buying roasted chestnuts from a street vendor in Buffalo at night and eating them on the way home. When she arrived home, every last chestnut she peeled was full of worms. I think I will pass on eating in the dark.
May '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
I think this one is being promoted by someone who sells infrared focal-plane-array goggles and wants to hit the consumer market.
Oct '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
Life imitating art. That kind of restaurant was the scene of the crime in a TV show I watched recently. I don't remember which one.
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
The image I keep coming back to is this: what if there is a hair in your food and, because you can't see it, you...eat it--oh the horror!
May '10
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Emily Esfahani Smith, Ed. : The image I keep coming back to is this: what if there is a hair in your food and, because you can't see it, you...eat it--oh the horror! · Nov 15 at 2:16pm
Healthy protein!
Jul '10
Re: The Dark Side of Dining Out
Yet again, the sophisticate elites miss the mark. This concept shouldn't be about high-end sensory deprivation for spoiled adults.
The pitch should be a family joint designed to get kids to eat their vegetables.
It's not that I oppose decadent cuisine, mind you. It just seems to me that if you're going to play "Let's Hide the Food" kids are a natural target.