Dine in the Dark from the Host’s Perspective By Rahim Nazarali

Dine in the Dark from the Host’s Perspective By Rahim Nazarali

My name is Rahim and I was one of the hosts for NCBI’s recent Dine in the Dark preview evening in Dublin’s Fade Street Social. I didn’t really know what to expect and I was a little nervous, particularly in a completely new environment.  I have 5% vision in one eye...
Dine in the Dark Taste Sensation in Fade Street Social

Dine in the Dark Taste Sensation in Fade Street Social

Monday night, the 10th of October, guests arrived at Fade Street Social by Dylan McGrath for the National Council for the Blind of Ireland’s Dine in the Dark Taste Sensation event.  The guests arrived excited yet disconcerted and some slightly nervous. On arrival, the...
Becoming a Dine in the Dark Ambassador

Becoming a Dine in the Dark Ambassador

By Neven Maguire My enjoyment of food and cooking comes as much from how it looks as how it tastes. I realised that wasn’t the case for everyone when I was asked to judge a Junior Masterchef event that the National Council for the Blind ran in the midlands about a...
Watch our ambassador Neven Maguire’s Dine in the Dark Experience

Watch our ambassador Neven Maguire’s Dine in the Dark Experience

We visited Dine in the Dark ambassador Neven Maguire in MacNean House, Blacklion, Co. Cavan recently so that he could #godark himself. As you’ll see in the video, this was a really unique experience for Neven, with his head chef serving him some very interesting...