Philippe Etchebest wants a national plan for restaurateurs -

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He raises his tone a little more.

After several media outings in rant mode after the government news last week concerning restaurants and bars, Philippe Etchebest this time calls on his colleagues to take action on Friday.

It will involve going out into the street at 11:45 am with a black armband, and making noise for a minute.

A call to “not die in silence” that the Bordeaux chef is launching with the Union des métiers et des industries de l'hôtellerie (UMIH) of Gironde.

"A bit in the same way that people applauded the medical staff during confinement, we are going to put on a black armband, to show that we are in mourning, we will go out in front of our establishments and make noise for a minute so as not to not die in silence, ”he explained.

" Warning !

I do not call to demonstrate or to disobey, it is not a rebellion ”, he assured.

Three demands to survive

The chef explains that the idea germinated during a meeting of the UMIH33 with CHRD professionals (cafes, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs) to support "Marseille" and Aix restaurateurs, forced to close for 15 days, and " the cafeterias that close at 10 pm ”, as in Bordeaux.

Coronavirus in Bordeaux: "We stigmatize our profession", denounces Philippe Etchebest https://t.co/Z2HlFDlD9Q via @ 20minutesBord pic.twitter.com/PbfZjHmP89

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This action - "Make some noise to help us not die in silence!"

"- carries three demands:" lower VAT, cancellation of charges and not their postponements, revision of the conditions for obtaining the Solidarity Fund ".

"We want to avoid mass unemployment in the profession, we are 150,000 unemployed in the first half of the year and I think we will be at 250,000 at the end of the year," says Philippe Etchebest.

On Instagram, another star from the South-West, chef Michel Sarran, was also indignant.

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#umihelp #UMIH #gni #elysee #macron #veran #gastronomie #encolere #ausecours #covid #france #restauration #restaurateurs @gouvernementfr @olivierveran @emmanuelmacron @umihparisidf Help!

No ?

And # UMIH GNI Élysée ....

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"They help us drown," regrets Philippe Etchebest.

“No, it's not dangerous to go to a restaurant.

No more than taking the plane.

I went this [Tuesday] morning to Pierre Troisgros's funeral, I was seated 30 cm from someone during the flight and we weren't wearing masks while we were drinking coffee.

Where is the difference ?

I saw a photo of people crammed into the metro and it's us, the restaurants, who are dangerous?

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