Salcombe Catches the Crime Wave
Saturday 30th October has certainly set tongues
wagging in the delightful seaside town of Salcombe. Catch Italian
restaurant hosted a Crime Scene Night from Living it Loving it
entitled Trick or Treat. Priced at £22.50 per head (including any 2
courses) and with the exception of one late cancellation, the night
was a sell-out for this lovely restaurant in beautiful
Salcombe.
Even from the outside of the restaurant it was clear that there
had been a serious incident within, indeed passers-by were asking
all day what had happened, including 2 members of the Devon and
Cornwall constabulary who were concerned that there was no record
in their incident log of a major incident!
In the heart of the restaurant, and in front of the fireplace,
there was a gruesome crime scene, complete with body outline,
bloodied murder weapon and signs of a struggle. Food orders were
taken (after teams had been organised) and then the crime scene
investigation got under way to determine both perpetrator and
motive.
The dynamics were fascinating as a restaurant full of people
(each seated at their respective tables and who normally would not
talk to each other) started interacting with each other to create a
brilliant atmosphere. Even better was the sheer level of inter-team
competition from the various tables (attempts to spread
disinformation and rumours to put other teams on the wrong track
only added to the entertainment value).
The night was run by the beautiful and bubbly Donna (suitably
dressed as a lab technician whose style and presence owed much to
Jane Tennison) and her husband Micha was also much in attendance as
a wizard. The Trick or Treat crime scene night is set in a fancy
dress party, so guests are encouraged to dress up, which many of
the guests did.
Despite the challenge of maintaining concentration in the face
of much laughter, the excellent food provided a major distraction
(the author had a delicious pasta dish followed by a criminally
good sticky toffee pudding) it was surprising how much we'd all
taken in and could recall (although it was no surprise when the
table of Geeks triumphed)!
The combination of great food, hospitality, and the company of
some really great people in a restaurant full of strangers, made
this a truly memorable dining experience, roll on the next one!
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