Located in the middle of the desert, Dubai is notorious for its sweltering temperatures. What better way to cool down than by visiting a restaurant created nearly entirely of ice? Chillout is the only ice-themed restaurant in Asia, providing guests with the chance to escape from the heat.
Click through the pages below to read more about Chillout, this week's Radical Restaurants star.
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The Interior of Chillout
Building a restaurant where everything from the walls to the dinner plates is made entirely of ice is not an easy task. To successfully achieve it, the restaurant's proprietors looked to Iceculture Inc. in Canada to construct the studio freezer. The 40,000 tons of ice it took to create it was then shipped over to Dubai.
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Food and Drinks Presented in Ice Dishes
Don't worry about having to bring winter gear with you to Chillout: Guests are provided with a parka, shoes and disposable gloves. Once you're geared up, it's still not time to enjoy the food and drinks just yet. Guests are advised to give their body time to adapt to the cold temperature by spending a few minutes in the 5°C "Buffer Zone."
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The Ice Bar in Chillout
Chillout can accommodate up to 50 guests at a time. You'll need as much body heat as possible since it's only -6°C inside of the restaurant's icy walls.