They'll set you up with a dinner in the sky Torontonians have a friend in American Express, which is sponsoring a unique dining experience

BY KATE HAMMER

With all the gleaming accou¬trements of a five-star restau¬rant except the floor, Dinner in the Sky, a Belgian high-alti¬tude dining experience in which a table for 22 is sus¬pended above the earth by a crane, will make its Canadian debut tomorrow.
Those intrepid enough to have secured a reservation or patient enough to wait in line will sip champagne and sam¬ple Cornish hen roulade while triple-strapped into a rotating Formula One-style seat, their feet dangling 35 metres above Dundas Square.
After five minutes you realize that you can turn your seat 180 degrees, you can have your feet in the empty zone like a bird and enjoy a glass of champagne, and you relax.
Jean-François Grenier, president Dinner in the Sky Canada Skirts and kilts are not recommended.
And there will be no arguing over the bill as American Express will cover the five-figure tab to kick off the city's Sum-merlicious restaurant festival.
American Express cardholders will enjoy a three-course, hour-long meal, non-card-holders a half-hour-long snack prepared by celebrity chefs Mark McEwan and Anthony Sedlak and served to brave diners willing to sign a waiver and pledge not to drop their zucchini terrine on pedestrians below.
Dinner will be served rain or shine, according to Jean-François Grenier, president of Dinner in the Sky Canada, thanks to an extended see-through roof that protects diners from the elements and a 5.5-tonne table with an aerodynamic de¬sign that prevents swaying in winds as strong as 90 kilometres an hour.
"The little butterflies that everyone expects are part of the experience, but after five minutes you realize that you can turn your seat 180 degrees, you can have your feet in the empty zone like a bird and enjoy a glass of cham¬pagne, and you relax" he said.
Within hours of the announ¬cement last week of the Toronto premiere, DinnerintheSky.ca received 10,000 hits and reservations for the two-day event were full.
However, some seats were left open for passersby, and aspiring daredevil diners should approach the Dundas Square information desk from 12:30 to 9:45 p.m. tomorrow or from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Thursday.