They don't want to wait any longer. In a rostrum at Le Figaro, ten chefs request the reopening of restaurant rooms before April 22 in Ile-de-France.
The health measures implemented in the context of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic are too strict regarding their activity. Already heavily affected since mid-March, it would be every day more waiting all the more in danger.
"We can't wait for June 22! Write the signatories, among which are Guy Savoy, Hélène Darroze and Yves Camdeborde. "If we want to save the tourist season, Parisian restaurants must absolutely be able to resume completely".
A "Paris unable to offer a meal in a real dining room"
They deplore the fact that the planned reopening will take place "one week after the scheduled reopening of the internal borders of the Schengen area", which includes almost all the countries of the European Union. They do not want a "Paris unable to offer them a meal in a real dining room". "There are billions who are flying away for the benefit of other European capitals," they warn.
They consider that hygiene measures are an integral part of their job. “For those who do not consider themselves ready, the authorization to reopen does not mean the obligation to reopen. But we cannot prevent those who are ready to work from working. "