It’s not just pommes frites. Beef bourguignon, avocado and foie gras will also be unavailable
– reportedly the world’s largest restaurant – in the Olympic Village.Are they performance detracting?
Almost certainly, but the real reason is the fire risk posed by using deep-fat fryers in a space designed to seat more than 3,500 people and serve 45,000 meals a day, round the clock.What other French cuisine can you not get at this giant French restaurant? While meat will be served, there will be no beef in the bourguignon. Instead, a vegetarian version has been created.Because of your ethical concerns over the treatment of animals?They are also attempting to address wider environmental concerns. No disposable plates or cutlery will be used. And they won’t offer avocados because of the impact their production and importation has on the climate.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ajla eyes Olympics after two-year hell amid 25-year Aussie record: French Open Talking PtsTennis: Scot Andy Murray has ruptured ligaments in his ankle, putting a final run at Roland Garros under serious threat.
Read more »
‘Solidarity and generosity’: Melbourne’s French community urged to house stranded French, New CaledoniansThe French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
Read more »
‘Solidarity and generosity’: Melbourne’s French community urged to house stranded French, New CaledoniansThe French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
Read more »
Matildas defender Clare Hunt refusing to allow neither leg nor lingo to derail Paris OlympicsClare Hunt has her eyes set on an Olympic debut in Paris in just under two months' time — stress reaction and her own 'horrendous' French be damned.
Read more »
Injury threatens Hooper’s Paris Olympics sevens dreamLess than a year after missing Rugby World Cup selection, Michael Hooper is facing more heartbreak.
Read more »
Injury threatens Hooper’s Paris Olympics sevens dreamLess than a year after missing Rugby World Cup selection, Michael Hooper is facing more heartbreak.
Read more »