The Sin Eaters through the eyes of Hildegard Von Bingen

Hildegard Von Bingen left us a fascinating knowledge on plants, herbs, ingredients to avoid and which to take. Despite the thousand years that have passed since her death, her advices are still valid today. The diner is a cure for people. They were allowed to wash their sins, through a culinary and theatrical journey of 8 dishes combined with lights, music and scents. 

8 dishes for 8 sins. In Hildegard's time, sadness was also part of the different sins. The list of sins that we know now was created by Thomas Aquinas in XIIIe century, and does not include sadness.

"Tonight we are welcoming his return!"

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I-Chen Zuffellato was hosting the event by performing throughout the all evening. She was guiding the crowd into the different rooms and into each props that were coming with the sin. To highlight each sin, the atmosphere in between each course was changing thanks to a change of light, of music and of props to make the experience richer. Guests were not only eaters but performers as well.  

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Enjoy the voice of I-Chen transporting you to other horizons, fly, let your mind wander, your limbs relax... A pure meditative pleasure.

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Each dish is composed only by ingredients that were locally growing in Germany or Central Europe in Hildegard's time. This aspect was quite a challenge, a lot of ingredients that we consume nowadays arrived in Europe quite late. After each sin followed a cure; a scent created in our Aroma Lab to remove the sins of each of the participant. Thank you to all the participants who joined us for this wonderful experience!