You are in a completely dark room. Not the sort of dark where you can still see the outlines of people – it is pitch black. You must rely on your senses other than sight.
Your guide gently directs you – “Pull out your chair, take a step to your left and sit in it” – and as you settle into your seat, you realise you are sat at a dining table.
You fumble around, eventually finding a set of cutlery, a napkin and a glass.
Before long, it is time for the first course of the night, an appetiser specifically designed to challenge your senses with its texture and layers of flavour.
And thus begins an evening of curiosity, confusion and a bit of detective work. What is that fruit in the starter? How many types of vegetable are on the plate? Was that a white wine or a dessert wine?
This is dining in the dark by Dans Le Noir, a company founded by French entrepreneur Edouard de Broglie in Paris in 2004.