A restaurant owner from Doubs plans to reopen his establishment in Cusance, east of Besançon, as of February 1, and has called on other restaurateurs to follow him despite the government's decision to keep bars, cafes and restaurants closed until at least. 'in mid-February.
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I just want to defend my right to work,
" Stéphane Turillon, chef and owner of the "
La Source Bleue
"
restaurant, said Friday on RMC Besançon
.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday that the reopening of restaurants would be "
at least postponed until mid-February
".
"
I feel cheated, the anger is mounting
", reacted Stéphane Turillon, saying he was disappointed by Emmanuel Macron for whom he said he had voted and saying he wanted to fight for "a
whole hotel collective which is struggling
".
In a first video posted on Facebook on January 4, shared 11,000 times, the restaurant owner calls for "
revolt
".
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Out of mistrust, I'm going to open my restaurant.
(...) Hoteliers, restaurateurs, bars, nightclubs, all open at the same time,
”he said.
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At worst, what are we going to grab?"
15 days of administrative closure?
Anyway, we are already closed,
”he continued.
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For all those who want to reopen on February 1, respect the sanitary protocol, that we are not praised to put people in danger
", added, in another video posted on Thursday, the restaurant owner, who said to have received 5,000 reservation requests.
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On France Bleu Lorraine Nord, Marc Impagliazzo, the boss of the Loft restaurant, in Algrange in Moselle, explained on Friday that he had the support of all his employees to join this movement and reopen on February 1.
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This makes people angry because we are being taken away from the possibility of working,
" he declared.
