As Dinner in the Dark returns next week, Karen talks to Folk Features about growing up on a pig farm, performing in unusual settings and how Norwich is a great place for creatives to thrive….

A sightless journey into the senses

Dinner in the Dark

Q&A

Tell me about the food?

The food will be delicious and plentiful. Fill but not stuff you, and served in smaller portions. It’s all veggie – mainly vegan – because it’s generally lower carbon, lower processing and high taste. It’s no fun if we tell you the actual dishes before you start!

Each course is designed for you to play with the experience, and really get a feel for your food.

And booze?

Bring your own. If you ask, we will top up your glass.

The blindfold thing

We know it’s a little off the beaten track and that’s important.

For too long we have been disconnected from our food, blinded by packaging and shovelling sugar on the go. The blindfold will help us think about and experience our food more, basing our opinion on gut instinct.

When you arrive, you’ll be shown the tables and space, to acclimatise and feel safe. OF COURSE you can remove yours if things get uncomfortable. There will be very low lighting in the room. And yes, we will show you pics of the food after, if you’d like.

You will be given eating instructions, e.g. this one is in a bowl, is hot, and you may want to use a spoon or fork or lightsaber etc (which we will provide).

We will provide the blindfolding.

Who’s cooking?

Tom Oxley runs a small supper club in the city and regularly serves up fab fodder to city folk. He’s giving his time for us to design, buy and prep the menu. He knows his nutrition onions, and is prides himself on a healthy gut biome. Yes, he does GF. No, he doesn’t do weddings.

The band are also helping prep and serve. We’ve bought a pack of blue plasters specially.

Timings

Timing is important for so many courses. So we request that you arrive at least 15 minutes before serving time to arrive, wash your hands (really!) and get to know the space where you’ll feast.

Price.

Yes, we understand it’s not cheap. Nothing good ever is. The food will be delicious and plenty of it. And then there’s the secret treats…