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RESTAURANTS

10 most unusual in the

world

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Fat DuckFat Duck -- Bray, EnglandBray, England

www.fatduck.co.ukwww.fatduck.co.uk

The current tasting menu at HestonThe current tasting menu at Heston

BlumenthalBlumenthals Fat Duck includes nitros Fat Duck includes nitro--green tea and lime mousse (shown here)green tea and lime mousse (shown here)as well as snail porridge, salmon poachedas well as snail porridge, salmon poachedwith licorice and mango and Douglas firwith licorice and mango and Douglas fir

puree. Blumenthalpuree. Blumenthals latest book,s latest book, In SearchIn Searchof Perfectionof Perfection, inspired a television series, inspired a television seriesof the same name currently airing onof the same name currently airing onBritainBritains BBC 2s BBC 2

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NinjaNinja -- New YorkNew York

www.ninjanewyork.comwww.ninjanewyork.com While patrons work their wayWhile patrons work their way

through the tasting menu at thisthrough the tasting menu at this

Japanese restaurant, servers dressedJapanese restaurant, servers dressedas ninjas perform magic alongsideas ninjas perform magic alongside

their tables. Expect to spend quite atheir tables. Expect to spend quite a

bit on the sushibit on the sushi----but realize youbut realize yourere

really paying for the entertainment.really paying for the entertainment.

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Dans Le Noir (In the Dark) Paris London Moscowwww.danslenoir.com/

Dans Le Noir founders Edouard de Broglie andEtienne Boisrond believe that the act of

consuming food becomes more satisfying whenyou're relying on senses other than sight, andthey hired a primarily blind and visually-impairedstaff to prove their point. Does the food at Dans

Le Noir really taste all the better for it? Book atable at one of their three locations--Paris, Londonor Moscow--to find out.

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WD-50 - New Yorkwww.wd-50.com

Chef Wylie Dufresne cut his teeth at JeanGeorges as sous chef and then at Prime inThe Bellagio, Las Vegas, as chef de cuisine

before opening WD-50 in New York CitysLower East Side. His dishes, such asbutternut squash sorbet with coffee soil andbasil (shown here), are adventurous. And at

$105, the nine-course tasting menu is oneof the most reasonably priced in the city.

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El Bulli - Costa Brava, Spain

www.elbulli.com El Bulli's head chef Ferran AdriAcosta is a

scientist with the passion of an artisan. That's

why Acosta closes for six months every year todream up all sorts of new and nearlyunbelievable dishes (such as the artful beet-based sorbet shown here) in his "El Tower"

laboratory. El Bullis dynamic menu earned it thetitle of 2006s Number One Restaurant in theWorld, according to Restaurantmagazine.

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AnnalakshmiAnnalakshmi IndiaIndia MalaysiaMalaysia SingaporeSingapore -- Perth, AustraliaPerth, Australia

www.annalakshmi.com.auwww.annalakshmi.com.au The typical Indian fare at this restaurant

isnt shocking, but your bill may come as a

bit of a surprise. The Annalakshmi missionis "eat as you like and pay as you feel,"which means there are no set menu prices.One dollar or $100--its your choice. Youmight be inclined to leave a hefty tip forthe staff, however--theyre employed on avolunteer basis only.

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Dinner In The SkyDinner In The Sky BrusselsBrusselswww.dinnerinthesky.comwww.dinnerinthesky.com

Call it a floating restaurant if youCall it a floating restaurant if youwillwill----patrons who dine at Dinner inpatrons who dine at Dinner in

the Sky are suspended by a crane inthe Sky are suspended by a crane inmidair while feasting on themidair while feasting on theexecutive chefexecutive chefs specialized gourmets specialized gourmet

menu. Based in Brussels, Dinner inmenu. Based in Brussels, Dinner in

the Sky now brings its table to citiesthe Sky now brings its table to citiesthroughout Europe.throughout Europe.

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LingerLodge - Bradenton, Fla.

www.lingerlodgeresort.com/restaurant.htm

Chunk of Skunk? Road Toad A laMode? Yes, these are some of the

offerings on the road grill menu atthe LingerLodge Restaurant. If youdrather refrain from snacking onsnake or sparrow, theres atraditional menu with classic

southern favorites such as Good Ol'Fashioned Catfish and Old-Florida-Style Fried Chicken.

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Ice Hotel RestaurantIce Hotel Restaurant -- Sverige, SwedenSverige, Swedenwww.icehotel.com/www.icehotel.com/

The main restaurant of the famedIce Hotel chain is, oddly enough,

not made of ice. But they do servemeals on plates made from the iceof the Torne River, which borders

Sweden and Finland. Elk andreindeer appear frequently on therestaurants winter menu.