INTERVIEW
He did not opt for home delivery. During the confinement, many restaurateurs took advantage of the delivery authorization to get started, but this is not the case with double-starred chef Jean-François Piège. Guest of "Anne Roumanoff, it feels good" this Thursday on Europe 1 a few hours from the announcements of Edouard Philippe on act II of deconfinement, he explains this choice: "Restaurateur et traiteur, c'est pas le same job "!
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"I can't offer the same thing"
"I cannot offer the same thing [in my restaurant and] when making deliveries, my job is to cook," said the member of the jury of Top Chef . Pointing for example that he should "cook in advance" dishes that he used to "make per minute", he believes he has not "found the key" to home delivery. "My job is a restaurant owner, not a caterer. But it's not against them, and besides I use them willingly".
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A desire to reopen ...
Bouncing back on the news, Jean-François Piège thinks that Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will announce Thursday afternoon a reopening of restaurants from June 2, even in the red zone. "The Parisians are still cautious, but we feel that things have progressed since May 11," he said, referring to the absence of an epidemic rebound in France since the start of the deconfinement. Not concealing his "desire to return to the restaurant" to work, but also as a "consumer", the chef has also prepared "intellectually for the reopening for many weeks" and is eager to "move on reality in the coming days. "
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... despite some concerns
However, he who is also a Knight of the National Order of Merit is also worried and wonders "if there will be people" in restaurants. A question unanswered for the time being, but one thing is certain, if there is an influx, it will be mechanically limited by the health protocol implemented by the authorities and professionals in the sector. A document requiring in particular the implementation of strict measures on the distance between the tables, which Europe 1 revealed to you as of Wednesday.