welcome to medieval times in lyndhurst, new jersey. >> i play the green knight.ame is don temple, and he is the most arrogant and probably the best knight there is. >> it's a unique kind of dinner theater. guests don't just come to dine -- they come to be transported back in time. >> they will experience horses, knights fighting, knights jousting. they will get to eat with their hands. they get so much. they will get to see kings, the princess, everything. >> wait. did he say, "eat with their hands"? [ rewinding ] >> ...eat with their hands. >> visitors have to eat with their fingers because in the 11th century, utensils were tools of witchcraft, so to not eat with your fingers was kind of a sign that you were a witch or a wizard or something like that, so you'd probably be burned at the stake. so we kind of encourage people to eat with their fingers at all times. >> that's certainly good to know. anyway, while you're eating, you're being entertained. and although these knights are actors, the physical demands of the role are very real. >> takes a lot of hard wor

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