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Dans Le Noir Pretentious?

To me the idea of eating in pitch darkness - were they give you unbreakable glasses 'cause you are bound to knock them over - is ridiculous. I want to enjoy my companions, one or two might be better if they stayed in the dark mind but perhaps I should pick better looking friends, not talk to a disembodied voice. And I certainly want to see what I am eating. Pretentious? You bet!

This seems to be the conclusion of the Independent reviewer of Dans Le Noir the London outlet of a French restaurant concept. It is so dark you can even get up to go to the loo without someone holding your hand. The reviewer raises a point too - they say they give you such and such a dish but how do you actually know if you can't see it? What if you knock the veg on the floor and didn't realise? And how do you fill up your wine glass without over-filling it?

Isn't one of the important concepts of eating out the delight in the food's presentation? If you cant see it what are you paying for? If I wanted to eat in darkness I'd have a packet of chocolate biscuits under the duvet thank you.

If you're interested in how the concept came about, check out our previous article.

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Tags: british isles, dans le noir,restaurants, DansLeNoir,restaurants, dining concepts, DiningConcepts, eatin gout, EatinGout, food and drink, FoodAndDrink, london restaurants, LondonRestaurants

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McAuliflower

4-14-2006 @9:26PM McAuliflower said... Yeah, but have you tried it? Eating in the dark that is?

Its a facinating experience. Depriving your brain of visual input really does up your sensory experience of eating.

Not that you have to go to a restaurant for that one...
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Crosius

4-15-2006 @2:31AM Crosius said... A blindfold would accomplish the same nullification of visual cues, as would closing your eyes. Plus, the waiters could see everything, deal with spills, help patrons police their vegetables, etc. without needing night-vision equipment.


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