A well-known French food writer has teamed up with President Emmanuel Macron’s chef to feed hospital staff.
Stéphane Méjanès, a well-known food writer, launched the initiative with Guillaume Gomez, the president's chef. Tiptoque, a company that pioneered home deliveries of dishes prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, has started transporting thousands of meals to hard-pressed staff at French hospitals.
"This is the least I could do to say thank you," said Antonio Torres, a Paris chef. Among the dishes he cooked for hospital staff was tarte tatin, France's famous caramelised apple tart.
In Spain, top chefs and delivery drivers from locked-down restaurants are also trying hard to ensure the country's health workers are well fed.
In Madrid, Hugo Rodríguez, the co-owner of Grosso Napoletano, a pizza restaurant chain, launched the Food4Heroes initiative to get supplies to hospital staff, collaborating with dozens of restaurants across the city to help meet the demand.
Meanwhile, Chef Ferdinando Bernardi who normally makes exquisite Italian-inspired dishes at his Michelin-starred Orobianco restaurant near Alicante, decided to make pizzas and deliver them to health workers and the needy.
The pandemic has continued to wreak havoc on the foodservice industry around the world. However, the true meaning of hospitality has been revealed by the willingness of those in the sector to help those in need.
