Via Eric and Christina: the latest branch of a unique restaurant opens in Beijing, China. These so-called dark restaurants put a twist on the dining experience: you eat in complete darkness, guided to your seat and through the meal by visually-impaired waitstaff wearing night-vision goggles.
The goal is two-fold. One is to increase employment opportunities for the visually-impaired and raise awareness of the challenges they have to overcome. A second is to enhance your appreciation of the taste of the food by shutting down one of your other primary senses.
Add that to the list of novelty dining experiences, like Ninja Restaurant. There are Dans Le Noir restaurants in several major cities around the world.
The bathrooms, wisely, are brightly lit. There are some affairs one should conduct without the help of a spotter, for the benefit of both parties.
Posted by eugene at November 6, 2007 2:04 AMwow, i have not caught up on your blog in ages! i just wanted to chime in and say that i would LOVE to go to the ninja resto in japan - i have heard great fun things about it from friends that have been. oh, but did you know about the toilet themed restaurant in taiwan? in fact, i wonder if it managed to survive. hey, invite me to be a beta user of hulu!
Posted by: eleanor at November 14, 2007 4:50 PMI have not heard of the toilet-themed restaurant in Taiwan, though one must draw the line somewhere when it comes to themed restaurants, and I suspect that restaurant would land on the wrong side of mine.