Imagine sitting down to a delicious meal, placing a napking on your lap, watching a chef prepare the most magnificent food, and then eating rice, because you’re watching all of this on a computer a virtual restaurant.
People pay to do that in Japan! Mike shared this article about Air Yakiniku — the virtual restaurant:
The “restaurant,” a Korean barbecue, works like this: once you’re on the site, you’re given an apron to print out and wear to keep “grease” from splattering on your computer. I’m not joking. Then you’re asked to choose from slices of pork, chicken or beef, which a hand splays out on a full-screen sizzling BBQ spit. Visitors are encouraged to have (real) bowls of rice and dipping sauce on hand as they watch and listen to their beef crackle and char. A bell softly dings when the meat is cooked, a hand with chopsticks appears, and it’s time to … um … eat.
Hey, Japan! You can get this same experience by just watching the Food Network and eating chips. Think about it.
