I’ve always been enchanted by the idea of speed dating and I blame Will Smith’s romantic comedy, Hitch. When the chance to try this out in real life came up, how could I say no? That’s how I ended up at the Spicy Speed Dating event run by the dating website DateMeKenya.com. Set in the quaint and homely ‘The Thai Place Restaurant and Bar’ on Ngong road next to the more popular Brew Bistro, it had both the excitement of trying out a new experience as well as a new venue.