Last week Kev and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary!
We decided to have a little adventure so booked our celebration dinner at Dine in the Dark!
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Dine in the Dark is a culinary experience designed to awaken your senses, you are serviced by visually impaired guides and for a portion of the cheque goes towards the Bangkok Foundation for the Blind. It costs 1,450 baht per person (£33.94) a bit more pricey than our usual 40 baht dinners at our local, but hey...we were celebrating 5 years... so we thought we would treat ourselves a little. You can choose from the Western, Asian or Surprise Menu - we opted for the Surprise!
When we arrived we were seated in the bar area and given stylish DID aprons to wear and briefed on what we were about to experience. We were told that the room would be dark...very dark and we were asked to remove any lumo / reflective bits, switch off our phones and our bags were stored in a locker. We were then introduced to your guide for the evening 'Noy' and told she would always be close by should we need anything.
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Noy lead us through a curtained area to the private DID dining area. Hands on her shoulders, we went down a few stairs and she miraculously manoeuvred us around the dark dining room to our table and guided our hands as to what was on the table and where. Kev was seated on my left and although right next to me, he felt so far away! They do not lie - it's dark, you can't see a thing, although your eyes do try to play tricks on you (I convinced myself I could see shadows...) and whilst your eyes continue to try adjust I found it more comfortable to close them. Noy delivered our cocktails and appetisers and asked up to feel around the table and find the bread....Dining in the Dark had begun!
For starters we had soup, we had to pour from a jar into a cup...well... that was very tricky! I also misjudged where my mouth was so had soup all down the from of me - super glad I had my DID apron on! After that the delicious smelling main course arrived...by this point I had lost my knife and fork, so went old school 'finger lickin good style' and tucked in! Glad no-one was looking as I was hunched over the plate so I wouldn't spill, shoving food into my mouth with my hands! (I did wonder if anyone was sitting in the corner with night vision goggles having a chuckle watching us trying to eat!?)
After that we had a little break enjoying our cocktails and chatting to Noy - who by the way is the most amazing, inspirational person I have ever met! Blind at birth she had travelled around the world and is just amazing! She travelled to London on her own and studied in Plymouth for 3 years getting a degree in Communication. She describes her experiences and her travels around the UK in the most astonishing way and was so interesting to hear how she 'saw' things. Next time I even think about complaining about anything I'm gonna remember Noy and her amazing attitude towards life - she definitely added a special touch to the evening and we were so honoured to have met her!
Dessert was a plate of delights, 4 different mouth-size treats! After that coffee and complimentary Anniversary macaroons! (Aww) Noy then guided us to the light and we were seated at the bar and shown pictures of what we ate on our dining experience (menu below) DID was definitely an amazing experience, especially for someone like me who is a bit 'fussy' with food and I like to see the look of something before I eat it.
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| Dinner! |
What we thought we ate:
Appetizers - fried seafood salad
Starter - potato, broccoli or cauliflower soup
Main - roast pork belly with veggies
Dessert - fruit salad, sorbet, chocolate tart, shortbread with sweet jam
What we actually ate:
Appetizers - tempura calamari and scallops on a bed of lettuce
Starter - white asparagus soup
Main - roast duck with mash and veggies
Dessert - fruit salad, sorbet, chocolate tart, shortbread with pear
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| We dined in the dark! |
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