Dining in the Dark

Spotted in the WSJ:

Held weekly at the Hyatt Regency on Sunset Boulevard, Opaque's Dining in the Dark is precisely what the name implies. A three-course meal served in a pitch-black room with an added twist -- the entire wait staff is blind or vision-impaired. There are no candles or runway lights, not even an illuminated emergency exit -- just 25 or 30 fearless foodies engaged in an experiment of the palate and psyche.

Just why would anyone battle L.A.'s Saturday-night traffic to eat in a place with no lights and fork over 100 bucks to do it?

[Y]ou get to choose your dinner beforehand in the lighted lounge area. [...] Yes, I struggled fork in hand through my salad with reasonable table etiquette. However, by the time my main entrée appeared, I simply grabbed a hunk of meat and began stuffing it in my mouth. Ms. Grant, hardly the cavewoman type, did the same with her salmon. [...] Mr. Uphues acknowledges that the floor is "kind of dirty" at the end of the night.

Hm...next time I'm in LA, this could be cool. ( full article )