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Paris restaurants defy terrorism in the most French way possible
Paris is on edge once again today, after police launched a predawn raid against suspected terrorists involved in last week’s attacks. Two suspects have been killed and several others have been arrested, but for a few fleeting hours last night, it seemed as if normalcy was within reach.
On Tuesday, Parisians flocked to local restaurants and bars in a uniquely French display of solidarity. It was all part of a social media campaign called #TousAuBistrot ("everyone to the bar"
. Led by the restaurant reviews site Le Fooding, the campaign called on Parisians to spend their Tuesday evening at bars, restaurants, and cafe terraces around the city, as an act of defiance against terrorists who directly targeted a cornerstone of French culture Friday night. Among the six sites attacked last week were five restaurants and bars in the city’s trendy 10th and 11th arrondissements. The attacks left 129 dead and 352 injured.
In a post on its website, Le Fooding described the campaign as a way to show that France’s traditional cafe culture would not be "betrayed by our fears," though tensions are still running high, and the ordeal is far from over. A female suspect blew herself up in a police raid early Wednesday morning outside Paris, another suspect was killed, and seven others were arrested, according to the Associated Press. The raid targeted the alleged mastermind of the plot, Belgian national Abdelhamid Abaaoud, though it is not yet clear whether he was among those arrested or dead.
Restaurants, museums, and other stores were largely shuttered on Saturday, after the French government enacted a state of emergency that President François Hollande wants to extend for three months. Museums and schools have since reopened, though there are concerns that the violence may dampen Paris’ vibrant tourist and hospitality industries.
On Tuesday, Parisians flocked to local restaurants and bars in a uniquely French display of solidarity. It was all part of a social media campaign called #TousAuBistrot ("everyone to the bar"
. Led by the restaurant reviews site Le Fooding, the campaign called on Parisians to spend their Tuesday evening at bars, restaurants, and cafe terraces around the city, as an act of defiance against terrorists who directly targeted a cornerstone of French culture Friday night. Among the six sites attacked last week were five restaurants and bars in the city’s trendy 10th and 11th arrondissements. The attacks left 129 dead and 352 injured.
In a post on its website, Le Fooding described the campaign as a way to show that France’s traditional cafe culture would not be "betrayed by our fears," though tensions are still running high, and the ordeal is far from over. A female suspect blew herself up in a police raid early Wednesday morning outside Paris, another suspect was killed, and seven others were arrested, according to the Associated Press. The raid targeted the alleged mastermind of the plot, Belgian national Abdelhamid Abaaoud, though it is not yet clear whether he was among those arrested or dead.
Restaurants, museums, and other stores were largely shuttered on Saturday, after the French government enacted a state of emergency that President François Hollande wants to extend for three months. Museums and schools have since reopened, though there are concerns that the violence may dampen Paris’ vibrant tourist and hospitality industries.
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/18/9753906/paris-attacks-restaurant-bar-tous-au-bistrot-campaign
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