When it comes to food and drink, we keep thinking we've seen just about every conceivable trend - whether that's the ubiquitous avocado toast, the elaborate yet short-lived cloud eggs or the actually-really-gross overnight oats (surely just cooking them like we have done years would be less faff and, you know, not cold and congealed?).
But there's a new kid on the block - and, frankly, it's a pretty liberating one. That's right, the next big thing is apparently naked dining, which sees people strip off to enjoy their tea.
The idea comes from Dine Naked Bristol, which launched with its first event at Bristol's lauded pizza parlour, Flour and Ash.
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The restaurant regularly hosts life drawing classes, so the staff have become fairly used to seeing the occasional bit of nudity - though not, we're guessing, on quite this scale.
Dine Naked Bristol is run by Will Bryson, who's not only also the man behind the city's annual naked bike ride, but also hopes to use the format for other events in the future, including naked DJs.
"The media often show a narrow, air-brushed view of what people's bodies can look like so too many of us end up with a negative self-image," Bryson told the Bristol Post.
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"We want to challenge that. Dining naked is the perfect way to try it - with the benefit of getting to eat good food in friendly places.
"It's a safe, friendly place to try nudity without fear of being judged."
The concept's manifesto, which is listed on the Facebook page, outlines that only other naked diners and venue staff will see you in your birthday suit, with no photography allowed. There must also be no 'swinging, voyeurism, exhibitionism, sexual comments or activity', and the events promise to be inclusive, welcoming women, BAME and LGBT communities, young people and people with disabilities.
The first event sold out in just three days, which shows there's clearly a market for such an idea. The next one has been scheduled for 20 March and costs £14, which includes a tenner off your food and drink bill.
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And it's kicking off around the world, too, with Paris recently opening its first naked restaurant called O'naturel. Located in the heart of Paris' 'naturist centre', the restaurant serves up classic French fare, but with an unclothed twist.
There was also a pop-up called The Bunyadi in London, which not only had the naked vibe going for it, but also healthy food and edible cutlery - though here being nude wasn't compulsory, and there were sectioned-off areas for those brave enough to try it.
Reckon you'd be able to get your kit off for a dinner that's free from the shackles of belts and buttons? Given that unzipping your jeans in public is, er, pretty frowned upon (let alone taking your trousers off altogether, which is what most of want to do when the food baby arrives), it may not be such a ludicrous idea... It would take some balls, though, let's face it.
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