If you happen to be traveling to Las Vegas, Paris or Tokyo, and also happen to have a love of extreme dining, this just may fit the bill. Not for the faint of heart, this restaurant straps its guests into their chairs before hovering 165 feet above the ground. It offers diners quite an exhilarating view; just please don’t drop your fork.
Part of the growing trend known as “extreme dining,” which also includes supper in the dark and eating in the jungle, Dinner in the Sky takes the concept to, well, new heights, with a select group of guests seated around a table suspended 165 feet in the air. The aim is to elevate dining to out of the ordinary.
Such was the case with the Brussels edition of Dinner in the Sky, which carried 22 diners above such sites as the Royal Palace, the Atomium and the Cambre forest.
Belgian creator Stefan Kerkhofs designed and built 40 platforms and charges up to 250 euros ($310) a head for the experience, with Las Vegas, Barcelona, Paris, Monaco and Tokyo among the many popular destinations. While the views from up above are spectacular, the aim is to ensure that the food is too, with some of the world’s top chefs preparing the meals. Of course, safety is another priority. Diners are carefully strapped into seats not dissimilar to those on a rollercoaster and hoisted gently by crane to the dining altitude, which depends on wind and other weather conditions, but hits a maximum of 165 feet.
You can see pictures of the experience on the Dinner in the Sky website, www.dinnerinthesky.com.
Source: Yahoo! News
Leave a Reply