Why a solidarity restaurant is more than just a culinary experience?
Inclusion

Alice Freysz

Director of the departmentLes petits plats de Maurice

Why a solidarity restaurant is more than just a culinary experience?

9:30·31 May 2024

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At the helm of an ESAT (Establishment and Service for Work Assistance), Alice Freysz has developed a solidarity restaurant with her teams: “Les petits plats de Maurice”, which hires people with disabilities.

Alice Freysz shares her experience: “We have three main workspaces. First, we have a restaurant called “Les petits plats de Maurice”. We also have a sales and repair shop for bicycles called “Les Petits vélos de Maurice” [...] and finally, the bulk of the ESAT consists of workshops where we work in BtoB across various trades.”

In the 11th arrondissement of Paris, “Les petits plats de Maurice”, a solidarity restaurant resembling a small neighborhood bistro, offers seasonal dishes at affordable prices, carefully prepared by people with disabilities.

The goal of this place? “To be open to the world around us,” emphasizes Alice, proud to see the success of the establishment that provides Parisians with a simple way to engage with differences.

Within the solidarity organization, staff are trained to work with disabilities: “We have a whole team of psychologists, a specialized educator… to respond holistically to all the needs our team may have.”

An important initiative for a fairer and more inclusive society.

Juliette Boulegon
impact.info journalist
Published on 31 May 2024