You might have heard of Dating In The Dark, the dating show on Living...but now...with no chance of been left hanging at the end by a 'total munter', but you might get a doughnut...Dining In The Dark!
Kanchi
to Immerse Food Lovers in Complete Darkness at Dublin Culinary Festival
Disability organisation Kanchi will give diners a truly unique culinary
experience at this year’s Taste of Dublin. Fittingly entitled ‘Kanchi Dine in
the Dark’, this experiential dining event will see festival goers served an
exclusive tasting plate by legally blind waiting staff whilst immersed in
complete darkness. The delicious culinary delights will be prepared by ten of Ireland’s
most award winning chefs, including Ross Lewis, Kevin Thornton and Malcolm
Starmer. The event will take place in an atmospheric pitch black dining venue
in Dublin’s
Iveagh Gardens from 14th – 17th June.
via tasteofdublin.ie
Festival goers will be guided to their tables, where they will be
served a taster plate created by Ireland’s most acclaimed culinary
experts. Without their sight to guide them, guests will experience the complex
tastes, flavours and textures in a completely new and innovative way. In the
blacked out dining room, everyone will be immersed in complete darkness,
whether they are visually impaired or not. Each sitting will last approximately
30 minutes, after which guests have the opportunity to meet with the award
winning chef who prepared their food, and to discuss cooking techniques and the
local produce they have sampled.
via Kanchi Facebook page
‘Kanchi Dine in the Dark’ will enable attendees to experience how, by
removing one sense, others can be altered and heightened, encouraging them to value
different abilities. Communication whilst in the dark is also fundamentally
impacted which will see social interactions altered greatly from the typical
dining experience. The aim of the event is to challenge perceptions of
difference through unique experiences with a cutting edge and inventive food event.
Nikki Hegarty, Kanchi Network Manager and coordinator of the event
said, “Kanchi Dine in the Dark was designed with the aim of challenging
people's perceptions in a manner that is enjoyable, engaging and fun. In this blackened out space,
without even realising, guests will begin to tap into other senses, utilising
their taste, smell, auditory and communications skills in a new and different
way. Ironically, when you take away an individual’s sight, they see the person
not the disability. Our goal with this event is to challenge how our
participants perceive disability.
We want to eradicate the stigma that
surrounds this complex and multifaceted issue.”
The ten chefs confirmed to participate are: Oliver Dunne, Head Chef of
Bon Appétit and the youngest Michelin Star Chef in Ireland; Malcolm Starmer,
Head Chef of newly opened Bite in Dublin; Stuart O’Keeffe, Private Chef
featured on The Food Network (USA) and Stuart’s Kitchen (TV3); Ed Cooney,
Executive Chef, the five star Merrion Hotel; Ross Lewis, Head Chef at Michelin
Award Winning Restaurant, Chapter One; Master Chef Ireland contestants, Bridin
Carey, Conal Markey and Richard Speedie; Kevin Thornton, Thornton’s Restaurant
and Ireland’s first Head Chef to win two Michelin Stars. Radio personality Tom
Dunne will also appear as a Special Guest Chef in collaboration with his wife
Audrey McDonald of Private Caterers.
There will be several sittings each day for the duration of the
festival for both lunch and dinner with 25 festival goers served per sitting.
Guests will be seated on a first come first served basis. The cost of entry to
the ‘Kanchi Dine in the Dark’ pop-up restaurant will be eight Florins, which is
the Taste of Dublin currency that is available on site. This will include the
tasting plate and a glass of wine/non-alcoholic alternative per person.
The 7th annual Taste of Dublin 2012,
sponsored by Electrolux takes place from Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th June, in
the stunning Iveagh
Gardens. Tickets are on
sale now at www.tasteofdublin.ie or call 0818
30 00 30. All advance standard tickets are only €20 and have been reduced from
the 2011 price of €25. Booking fees apply.
For more information go to http://kanchinetwork.com/events/
or http://www.tasteofdublin.ie/
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