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Silence is golden. To the patrons of Eat restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it's more like $40. That price tag will buy a four-course dinner served in complete silence. Chef Nicholas Nauman says the concept stems from time he spent in a Buddhist monastery. “We’ve developed good ways to communicate without speaking. We have a small kitchen, we know what we’re doing,” Nauman says. Nauman hasn’t had to chastise any rule breakers yet, but he assumes anyone who succumbs to chatter would feel “a very palpable negative energy from the rest of the customers.” The unconventional environment is causing a lot of noise. Nauman says reservations are increasingly difficult to secure. Frank Lyon, a 31-year-old musician, attended the first silent meal at Eat. “Language is a medium, and food is also a medium. When you eat and all you do is talk about the food, you forget about the food,” he says. “When you abandon the discussion, you experience the food more.” |
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Going to this restaurant with my Autistic son and the rest of my dysfunctional family would be a challenge. We're never at a loss for words. We're yellers. I would enjoy eating in silence. It would be an interesting feat to accomplish. Bribery works well as a tool to redirect my son, who loves state quarters, eating out.
Brooklyn, hipster nonsense.
No eating and talking. Just .........texting!!! hahaha
That's a good place for young generation. cuz now they go to restaurant and don't talk to each other. They hold their smart-phone for the whole time.
I never understood having to talk at the dinner table, then having your parents tell you not to talk with your mouth full. Make up your mind. Which one do you want? There is no way to do both at the same time. If you pause while eating then your food is getting cold or melting or congealing. Sit down, eat the meal, then retire somewhere more comfortable for coffee and conversation.
"Could you pass the salt"?...Oh, I mean " ".
Its a great place for some married people who really never have anything much to say to each other anyway.
Seems silly as I consider eating out to be a social event, but hey, it's their money.
i think it would be strained and unnatural to eat in total silence. Lively conversation is half the fun of dining out.
But do the people sitting next to you feel the same way?
This is ridiculous. The monks eat to live and enjoyment does not enter the picture. Most people eat to live and for enjoyment and part of that enjoyment is the art of conversation. If you are with someone you hate speaking with, it is probably time to ditch that person.
I hate to listen to people chew and smack when they eat. I'd go crazy!!!
Thank God somebody said it. Me too! To sit in absolute silence listening to that many people slurp, smack, chew, and scrape their silverware on dishes, that would be my nightmare.
Hope that goes for the all annoying cell phones too.
On vibrate. Strategically in the front pocket so you'll get excited when someone special sends you a text.
I get that some would like this from the introspection standpoint. But I don't see myself ever wanting to try it. I grew up learning meals are where you share your day with those you love. I couldn't imagine having to not say anything while seated in a group.
I agree with Ally. When I was growing up, supper was a place to share our day with each other. My family sat down together every evening. I can't imagine not speaking at the table. No, not for me !
A great place for a mime marriage proposal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfResyFrqlM
I thought the ti tle said, "Please slice your diners."
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Shhh.....
Har de har har har!