2023-10-05 07:00:00
Stoves and the small screen often go well together. We are not talking here about Ratatouilledelicious animated film from Pixar, norHere it all beginssoft soap from TF1, or from Top Boss, culinary hook from M6 to the 14 seasons. But it is indeed a question of the sixth channel, which is broadcasting, this evening, the new TV film The Beautiful Sparkle.
In this fiction by Hervé Mimran, co-director with Géraldine Nakache of feature films Everything that shines et We York, Bernard Campan plays Philippe Lamarck, chef in a palace, whose reputation is at half mast. He will cross paths with Virginie, played by Mélanie Doutey, who plans to open an inclusive restaurant employing young people with cognitive disorders. The name of the establishment? The Beautiful Sparkle.
La Belle Étincelle in Paris, a sincere and unique bistro
Located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, this bar does indeed exist. And served as inspiration for the screenwriters, Béatrice Fournera and Caroline Franc. Among its twelve employees, eight have mental or cognitive disabilities (autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, etc.). Aged 18 to 31, these permanent employees, some of whom appear in the film, occupy positions in the dining room and in the kitchen, in an establishment adapted to the specificities of each person. It is the Tremplin extraordinary association which is behind this great initiative. In terms of decor and atmosphere, La Belle Étincelle has everything of a friendly, weathered neighborhood bistro, frequented by regulars, but not only.
READ ALSO Why Paris is the timeless capital of gastronomyCompiled on the menu, the titles of the starters, main courses and desserts are preceded by a colored dot to help the servers take their orders. On the plate, a sincere bistro: flambéed salmon tataki and wakame seaweed salad; impeccably cooked royal sea bream fillet, parsnip mousseline; Vanilla pannacotta, regressive as can be with its pear coulis and pieces of nougatine. All reasonably priced, even more so at lunch, and served in a relaxed atmosphere. Two more reasons to tie your towel there.
The Beautiful Sparkle. 59, boulevard Pasteur, Paris 15th. Formulas: €26 (lunch) and €32. Menu: €30 (lunch) and €37.
More information on this initiative on the restaurant website or of l’association.
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