Dining in the Dark

Recently we told you about a dining trend called “Supperclubs”. Let’s stay on the terrain of latest crazes in the dining culture and let me enlighten you on “Dining in the Dark” (Yes, that word play was totally intended!).

This trend started in 1998 in Zürich, Switzerland when 4 blind people opened a restaurant and named it “Blindekuh” (German name of the game Blind Man’s Bluff). The concept is based on the idea that you will eat in a room that is pitch black dark and you won’t be able to see a thing. And it is a known fact that once you can’t rely on one of your senses, the other ones will compensate and intensify. The waiter, who is usually blind, will welcome you at the door and guide you through your table. You just have to put your hand on his shoulder and follow him.

Can you imagine taking a date out in a restaurant like that? Talking about a blind date (Sorry, had to…!). The fact that you won’t see anything can be a little disorienting I can imagine: Looking for the napkin or silverware and actually using the silverware, with no idea what you are about to eat, possible food stains- but an upside is that the food might taste better, because when you loose one sense your other senses are heightened…

On a social level this can turn out to be quite interesting as well, I’m sure. If you can’t rely on interpreting someone’s facial expressions or gestures, you might just have to resort to getting a little touchy-feely. You can definitely heat up things with a handjob under the table. Well, the good thing in this case is that it stays discrete.

By now there are several dining in the dark restaurants in Europe and the US. There is one in Berlin that is called UnsichtBAR (German for “invisible”). I highly recommend renting Apartments in Berlin to see what this is all about. Maybe it will inspire you to continue this journey of senses and give you some ideas in the bedroom as well.