After the turn of the Millennium, the whole of Switzerland went on a pilgrimage to the Zurich Seefeld: There is a darkness had opened the restaurant. It was the first of its kind, that soon found imitators all over the world; even the “Wall Street Journal” reported on the pickling in a former chapel, the guests of the visually impaired will be supported.
This year the Institution celebrates its 20. Birthday, which is why I go to the place after an 18-year-old break again. At the time, the Visit is picked: The man who was with me at the time, spontaneously in the Dark, accompanied, and later my Partner. It continues to do so today. The fact that we are without distraction (mobile phones as a light source, not allowed) for hours well maintained and still do, one could look at in hindsight as a litmus test for our relationship.
My Partner is not offended by something that I take him back. But how so, we have become in the meantime parents, and he remains with the small daughter at home. So I’m taking a friend who was never in the cow. After Check-in, we left bags including a vegetarian 3-course-Surprise-menu (61 Fr.) order, get us a waiter matzo.
By Polonaise, he leads us into the Dark to our place. I forgot how dark it is in here. Zapping duster. Brand black. Not A Strip Light. Oddly enough, I have a memory of the space; an inner idea of how it almost 20 years ago here, “looked”. I close for the Rest of the Evening, the eyes and tilt automatically head down, because I think I can hear better. And I wonder, seriously, whether I have a Hearing impairment.
Next to us, we feel a wooden wall; we assume that we are sitting on the edge. But where, exactly, the Spanish-speaking guests who are closest to us, is very hard to elicit. As if by magic, someone clears up close to the table; you can hear dishes clanking. Creepy! Matze, do not announce themselves with “matzo”, so that we can scare, brings Prosecco. Drinking tested as we are, we will make the glasses the first kick-off attempt. Also when you rate the game, what we eat, we did not beat us badly.
We poke around with the fork in the dark and realize that the salad contains cheese and nuts. The Dressing, however, is not executed as expected with honey, but with pomegranate juice. For the main course, there’s Gnocchi, mushrooms, and boiled beetroot.
The Gang don’t like us quite as good as the salad, but seems to be, although no one sees to be beautiful. Anyway, I feel decorative muntins. And start smacking loudly, because I feel unobserved. I have to assume that I’ve been laughing at the former Date. That me and my current boyfriend wanted then still, should have only one reason: It must have been love.
Blind cow
mill bachstr. 148
8008 Zürich
Tel. 044 421 50 50
www.blindekuh.ch
Opening
mon–Thurs 18:30 – 23 watch
Fri / Sat 18 – 23 watch
So 17:30 – 23 watch
Lunch on Thu / Fri 11.30 am–14 PM
(Züritipp)
Created: 03.04.2019, 18:57 PM
