Hazing, sexism… In the kitchen, practices evolve slowly: “When faced with the chef, everyone shuts up”

2023-12-30 05:10:32

At 36 years old, Éliane (first name has been changed), no longer has a lump in her stomach when she goes to work, a chic bistro in the west of Paris. This young mother is a sommelier there after having, for more than 10 years, cut her teeth behind the kitchens of half a dozen Michelin-starred restaurants and Parisian palaces.

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“I could no longer stand the bullying and I changed careers,” says the woman who started at the bottom of the ladder, at 15 years old. In the kitchen, facing the chef, everyone shut up! But it’s even harder for young women who arrive in a very masculine environment. »