Philippe Etchebest is fed up! Faced with the many measures imposed by the government in the midst of the Covid-19 health crisis, the chef does not hesitate to rant in the media. Guest of Eric Dussart and Jade on their show We're remaking the TV sure RTL, on Saturday January 30, 2021, he returned to his numerous statements and the rules imposed including the closure of restaurants and other places called "non-essential" that they found ineffective.
“What I'm a little bit critical of today is that there is no plan. I think people just need direction. Even if it does not please you, there are choices to be made to achieve a result.", he began by explaining. Lamenting the lack of perspective for "to please everyone", the host of Kitchen nightmare felt that "it does not work". Thus, Philippe Etchebest returned to the call from certain restaurateurs to reopen their establishments from Monday, February 1, 2021.
Philippe Etchebest warns restaurateurs
Explaining do not "encourage disobedience", he warned: "You have to be very careful". "We fought for months with my working group to have a solidarity fund for all. And a large part of restaurateurs are compensated on the fixed costs (…) that we have to pay every month, open or not open ", he recalled. A help "necessary" to maintain them "in survival" which restaurateurs may well be deprived of if they fail to comply with the rules imposed by the state to deal with the coronavirus health crisis.
Before concluding : "It’s true that it’s hard. We all want to work and me the first, but unfortunately, to go into disobedience would be to cut oneself off definitively from this solidarity fund which, nevertheless today, does a little good even if it is not an end in itself. It helps cover certain costs that we have to pay anyway. "
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