Dining in the Dark - Have You Experienced It Yet?

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Christopher_AG_Watson]Christopher AG Watson
There are all kinds of new and unique places to dine all over the world. Fusion restaurants offer a unique perspective on food combining cuisines from different cultures to create new and exciting flavours which complement and offset one another. Some restaurants specialize in tiny portions of savoury delicacies. Other restaurants come into an area for a short time and offer a delightful or unusual cuisine, and then disappear (also called supper clubs or pop-up restaurants). But one of the most unique, weird dining experiences is dining in the dark.
Dining in the Dark is an actual restaurant located in Las Vegas. The people who work in the restaurant are all blind or visually impaired, and lead diners in an experience like no other in the world. In today's visually stimulating world, people experience sensory overload. Visual images often overwhelm all other senses, which detract from the rest of our senses. Dining in the Dark is founded in the principal of taking away the diner's sight for a few hours during a meal in order to enhance the remaining senses. The result is a strange, possibly scary, but delightful dining experience which is sure to remain memorable.
By eliminating sight from your dining experience, you are not going to be assuaged by the visual appearance of a meal. Let's face it, we have all had a meal which looks stunning, is plated beautifully, and has all the bells and whistles on the plate to make it gorgeous. We have also all had the experience of tasting the food, and being left wanting more from the meal--it looks so much better than it tastes. By taking away all preconceived notions of the food based on sight, the diner is opening up the other senses to get a whole new perspective on a dining experience. The sounds of the restaurant, the smell of the food, and ultimately the taste are going to supersede all other preconceived notions about the food. Diners will truly be able to savour a meal and take in all the other senses surrounding their dining experience.
While it may seem weird or unusual to share a meal with friends, family, or partners in the dark, it is actually an effective means of creating a memorable meal. The people who work in the restaurant are trained to guide diners through the dining experience. While at first it may seem strange, awkward, difficult, and uncomfortable, by honing the other remaining senses during the course of the meal, diners are taken to a completely otherworldly level within their dining experience.
There are a lot of novel ideas in the culinary world. Weird dining or unusual experiences are everywhere you look. Dining in the Dark is a completely different dining experience than any other restaurant has to offer. The food is not only outstanding, but the atmosphere and notion of letting go of inhibitions create an experience like no other. It allows guests to abandon the over-stimulation of sensory overload. Diners are not bombarded by sight, but rather are allowed to let their other senses take over.
In addition to the restaurant in Vegas there are a number of others worldwide. Visit danslenoir.com for details of their restaurants in the following cities...
Paris
New York
Saint Petersburg
Kiev
As well as darkdining.com for their restaurants in
San Francisco
New York
San Diego
Los Angeles
Dallas
While it may be a weird dining experience, it is one you will certainly not forget.
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