Dans Le Noir (French for "in the dark")
After the Summer camp, I went to Paris to eat in a restaurant where they serve you in a pitch dark room. Bryant Gover, Nathalie Scott, and Stephanie Lassiaz and I were issued into a dark room which is the intermediary room before you go into the restaurant. They close the doors behind you and it is now pitch black, you can't even see your own hand in front of your face. Then they open the doors to the restaurant and you are escorted toga-line style to your table by the blind wait-staff. They sit you down and tell you, "Your wine glass is on your right and your water glass is on your left and there is a bottle of wine in the middle of the table." Good luck pouring it suckaz! Usually what happens is you pour the wine in your glass (or so you think you do) and then you go to take a sip only to discover that you never actually poured any wine into your glass. You have to listen for the "glug glug" of the wine to know that it is actually starting to pour and you have to stick your finger in the cup to know when to stop pouring. Of course, we knew this ahead of time and so we had all the tricks of the trade nailed down. Except for, how do you deal with a sudden feeling of claustrophobia! Poor Steph, she was a trooper and eventually relaxed enough to really enjoy the experience. I chose to eat the "surprise" menu and so I didn't even know what I was eating, but it was good! All in all, a great experience and highly recommended. If you can't make it to Paris, there is also one in London and one in Moscow (www.danslenoir.com)Labels: blind, bryant, in the dark, nathalie, paris, restaurant
posted by Andrew Sutton @ 2:58 AM
