This Restaurant Lets You Eat In The Dark

    • Publish Date: Nov 8 2017 2:47PM
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    • Updated Date: Nov 8 2017 2:47PM

 

 


On the outskirts of Ecuador''s capital, Quito, young couples and families venture into a pitch-black cave in search of an unlikely experience: a meal in the dark.
Blind waiters guide guests to their tables and deliver tangy fruit juices and appetising dishes like caramelised vegetables and sweet fried bananas -foods the owner believes can taste even more delightful when diners can''t see what they are eating.

La Cueva de Rafa, or Rafa''s Cave, is the brainchild of Rafael Wild, an Ecuadorean who spent years managing an Italian restaurant in Switzerland. After returning to Quito, he began building a cave as a pastime and later decided to open a restaurant inside, run by the blind and serving meals in absolute darkness.

It''s a concept that has already surfaced in European cities, including Paris and Barcelona, and in the US.The Quito restaurant is the only dining-in-the-dark establishment in Latin America, aside from occasional pop-up events. The restaurant aims to provide jobs for the blind, increase awareness of their daily struggles.

Diners visiting La Cueva de Rafa first walk through a narrow, dimly lighted tunnel. Once inside, servers ask guests to place a hand on their shoulder in order to guide them through the murky cave towards their tables. Guests move awkwardly through the dark while the waiters -most of whom have been blind since childhood -step firmly ahead.

 
 


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Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

Oh great Eating in the dark

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