Westchester Magazine - June 1, 2009 - Dining in the Dark: Eating with Smell, Touch, and Sound

At a recent dinner, I exhibited such poor table manners, I practically turned into a caveman: Tie tucked into my dress shirt, slouched posture with my face hovering closely over the plate, I’d abandoned my knife in favor of stabbing at the meat and bringing it up to my mouth in one chunk. I spoke to other people at the table without any effort to make eye contact. I can’t say for sure, but I’m guessing everyone else was doing the same.

Dining in the Dark: Eating with Smell, Touch, and Sound
By Doug Yuan