 GORDON Ramsay in his Hell's Kitchen show often threw dishes back at their creators because they lacked seasoning or sufficient taste, but never because they were short on music or film. But for all his Michelin stars and best selling recipe books, grumpy Gordon might be missing out on one element in the dining experience - artistic accompaniment. For the first time in the UK and only the second time in the world a restaurant's menu will include a choice of arts performances to complement the food. This evening of Arts Tapas offers diners the chance to supplement their traditional Spanish tapas with a choice of poetry, portraits, performance art, silent films or a dozen other entertaining side dishes. The idea, first championed in Geneva, will be recreated by Llanrwst-based alternative events organiser, Real Institute for this week's Llandudno Festival. Arthur Mullard of Real Institute says: "The basic idea is to order food and art performances from the same menu card and we'll deliver it to your table." So patrons can choose to have a sand sculpture with their potato tortilla cakes or have a one-man band aid their digestion of marinated olives. "We expect a very lively and informal atmosphere with music, dance, film, comedy and weird art performances throughout the night," he says. The venue for the groundbreaking gastronomic experience is the basement cafe at Tiffany in Llandudno where Real Institute has held a variety of events, which they term "high quality trivial nonsense", during the festival. The group has gone for lighthearted entertainment in the week with world record attempts and opportunities for failed DJs to spin the decks, but many of those munching on their lunches seem to have very serious expressions as they watch a black and white film in silence. | 
