Chefs say Paris 2024 Olympians will have their cake, and eat it too

SOME 15,000 athletes will get to feast on fresh baguettes, gourmet dishes and environment friendly French cuisine – but no wine – when Paris hosts the Summer Olympics next year.

The company tasked with serving 40,000 meals a day at the Olympic Village unveiled on Tuesday (May 9) some of the items on the menu of a sit-down restaurant that plans to serve food created by some of France’s most renowned chefs.

Bringing a “fun, gourmet and healthy” touch to the plates is key to the job, said Alexandre Mazzia, whose AM restaurant in Marseille earned three Michelin Guide stars. He presented a recipe for crushed chickpeas with herbs and a smoked fish sauce.