“Do you want to spend Valentine’s Day looking at a reflection of your own face?” It sounds like a question in some kind of online quiz, but it’s actually the setup for Two4One, a pop-up restaurant opening in London for Valentine’s Day. They call themselves the U.K.’s first “self-love restaurant” and the idea is that solo diners are seated across from huge mirrors so they can spend Valentine’s Day dinner “appreciating themselves.”
Tastecard, which provides discounts and two-for-one offers at thousands of restaurants in the U.K., is launching the pop-up and they say dinner will include “mood-boosting playlists, feel-good soul food from Absurd Bird, and mirrors reflecting motivational quotes, putting guests in the mood to have the best solo time.” And while that may sound lovely to some singles, there’s a pretty big catch involved: diners aren’t actually by themselves after all. Huh?
It turns out, after the last of the three-course dinner is served, the mirrors lift up to reveal that another person has been sitting across the table all along. The people won’t be able to see each other until the mirrors are removed and the diners will then have the option of paying full-price separately or splitting the bill to score a two-for-one discount. It’s happening in London on February 13th and 14th and all the proceeds will go to a charity that provides school meals for kids around the world, so even if you don’t fall for the person on the other side of the mirror in some romantic Valentine’s Day twist, it’s all for a good cause.
Source:Food and Wine
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