What dining in the dark does to your tastebuds

Dark restaurants like the Blind Cow offer a tantalising novelty – a meal eaten in complete darkness, in this case served by waitstaff who are blind or have limited vision. For them, darkness poses no obstacle.

 In the black of the dining rooms, they move easily and surely, while the sighted remain rooted to their chairs, unable to navigate.

Though there are now a smattering of such places around the globe, the Blind Cow was the first permanent instantiation, founded in 1999 by a blind clergyman. 

So, how eating in darkness feels different for someone with sight? In the absence of vision, do the other senses grow sharper? Do you eat less when you have no idea what you're eating? 

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