Silent dining is newest trend in NYC eateries

Friday, October 11, 2013

In this frame grab from video, patrons dine at a restaurant called "Eat" Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The restaurant in Brooklyn's trendy Greenpoint neighborhood is serving up a four-course meal of organic, locally-sourced food, but isn't allowing any chit-chat. Eat' restaurant chef Nicholas Nauman (NAH'-man) says he was inspired to put on the occasional 'No Taking' affairs after spending time with Buddhist monks in India. He says the silence allows customers a chance to better experience the food. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

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NEW YORK -- The latest in New York City dining? Eating in silence.

A restaurant in Brooklyn's trendy Greenpoint neighborhood is serving up a four-course meal of organic, locally-sourced food, but isn't allowing any chit-chat.

'Eat' restaurant chef Nicholas Nauman says he was inspired to put on the occasional 'No Talking' affairs after spending time with Buddhist monks in India. He says the silence allows customers a chance to better experience the food.

Epicurious.com Editor-in-Chief Tanya Steel says the silent eating experience sounds like yet another facet of the sensory-dining eating out fad. Some restaurants offer diners the chance to consume in the dark. Other gastronomical joints feature the ability to consume not just the food, but even the menu on which it is described.

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