Energy prices: despite state aid, the head of the Maison des Blés strangled by debt

Receiving bills is never fun. But those received by Aymeric Dreux since last November have plunged him into an increasingly untenable situation. The chef of Bouche à oreille, a gourmet restaurant within the Maison des Blés hotel complex in Boutervilliers, in southern Essonne, no longer knows how to cope with soaring energy prices. With more than 22,000 euros to pay each month for gas and electricity, he fears he won’t be able to resist much longer.