Strange and still interesting!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "shahnaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: [AI] Love Is Blind In Pitch Black Restaurant
> Love is blind in pitch black restaurant > Fri Dec 8, 2006 8:16 AM ET > By Alexandria Sage > LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters Life!) - Love is > blind -- but in this case, so were the > lovers, the waiters and all the other diners at the > blind date in the dark. > Lawyer Dennis Cohen thought the "Dining in the > Dark" adventure billed as a three-course > gourmet meal served in a pitch black dining room > by blind waiters would make for > an intriguing kickoff to romance. > Held in a banquet hall at a Los Angeles hotel, > the culinary and sensory event offers > utter obscurity, anonymity and gourmet food -- > but is not recommended for anyone > scared of the dark. > "I put an ad on (online networking Web site) > Craig's List talking about the place > and saying, 'Wouldn't it be fun to meet on a > blind date and have it be really a blind > date?" Cohen told Reuters. > Diners at the once-a-week restaurant called > "Opaque" are led into a pitch black dining > room by the blind waiters who act as their guides for > the evening. > "Oh my God, it's really dark! They're not > kidding, it's really dark!" laughed waiter > Michael Headley, mimicking a typical first reaction by > customers. > The idea of eating dinner in utter blackness may > strike many as odd, if not downright > unpleasant. > But the concept has already proven popular among > Europeans in cities such as Berlin, > Paris, Hamburg and Zurich, and the general > reaction has been enthusiastic, said Ben > Uphues, the event's Los Angeles producer. > "The idea behind it is to offer the sighted > person an experience they will never > have in their life," Uphues said. > DARKNESS OVERWHELMS SOME DINERS > The giggles and nervous titters of people > unaccustomed to the dark are eventually > replaced by boisterousness as diners tackle the > challenge of consuming their food > in the dark -- meals are chosen beforehand in the > lighted lobby. > Headley, 42, and other waiters carefully guide > plates and glasses into diners' hands. > Every once in a while, Headley said, a patron > will escape to the bathroom and refuse > to come back to their table. > A former community center director who lost his > sight two years ago from glaucoma, > Headley said he couldn't find work before Uphues > contacted the Braille Institute. > "This is something I could do with the skill > level I had," said Headley, who enjoys > serenading lucky guests with songs such as "Happy > Birthday" or "When I Fall In Love." > "It gave me the confidence to begin to do other > things." > Besides the dinner rolls that invariably find > their way to the floor, sighted guests > don't leave as much of a mess at their tables as one > would expect, Uphues said. > Cohen, who felt entirely comfortable in the dark, > said he managed to pour champagne > for his date without spilling on her but some > diners found it hard to connect forks > and food. > "You learn how much you rely on your eyesight for > cutting food and making sure there's > something on your fork," said Russ Hemmis, a real > estate investor out with his girlfriend. > "But at least I can pick my nose without anyone > noticing." > Cohen's date, Avril Cunningham, said the darkness > encouraged relating to her mysterious > companion "on a different level." > Apparently it worked its magic. The couple -- who > laid eyes on each other for the > first time back in the lobby after the meal -- have > plans for a second date. > "I'm going to make her dinner," said Cohen, > adding, "I told her I would blindfold > her." > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new > http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
