I paid $120 for Venhue’s 90-minute tasting menu experience, a five-course meal narrated by AI-generated video that was packed with surprises. I didn’t quite understand what the flashing video screens meant, but the food and drink were excellent.
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My New York dining experiences revolve around places offering happy hour deals, so fine dining is not my specialty.
But I was intrigued by Ben Hugh, a Manhattan restaurant that opened in October and bills itself as a 90-minute communal dinner party with an unpretentious $109 tasting menu.
When I learned that the dining room would be surrounded on all four sides by screens displaying content where AI would convert text into photos and videos, I wondered if it would be unpretentious. It sounded pretty high-tech to me.
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Despite being stranded, curiosity got the better of me and I made a reservation for Wednesday night at the East Village spot.
