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This restaurant, which employs people with disabilities, is threatened with closure

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The Editor

Le restaurant La Belle Étincelle menacé de fermeture à Paris © DR

Thanks to an M6 telefilm broadcast in early October, La Belle Étincelle is now in the spotlight, but unfortunately, it is currently facing some financial difficulties. In order to save this inclusive institution, a fundraising campaign has just been launched. La Belle Étincelle employs 8 disabled employees out of the 12 who have permanent contracts.

The Beautiful Sparkle, a solidarity and inclusive restaurant, received a big boost with the release of an M6 TV movie, which brought together 2.1 million viewers. However, that wasn't enough. The story of the establishment is about to come to an end if it doesn't manage to raise €80,000 urgently.


Behind the fiction, a real establishment   

« Amidst a controversy that tarnished his image, Philippe Lamarck, a brilliant and complicated star chef, walks through the doors of the restaurant La Belle Étincelle to take charge of the kitchen. What he doesn't know is that this restaurant is not like any other... Virginie, the manager, has created an inclusive restaurant to allow her son Noé, who has autism, to fulfill his dream of becoming a chef. She has hired only young people with cognitive disabilities. »

This is the synopsis of the film La Belle Étincelle, starring Bernard Campan and Mélanie Doutey, airing on October 5, 2023 on French television. It is an original program, inspired by true events and a real restaurant not far from there, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. À.

The initiative of the extraordinary Tremplin association, the establishment opened in September 2020 with the project to promote the professional and social integration of people with disabilities. Successful bet, customers pour in, but the restaurant fails to be profitable.

Hey there!


A call for help right before the holidays!

In this little restaurant on Boulevard Pasteur, we've been getting worried for a while now. Fabrice Goldstein, the producer of the TV movie, was interviewed by Le Parisien, and he explained that "the operating costs are very high. The restaurant is always full at lunchtime, but it's only open three nights a week. These young people can't work exactly like everyone else. We need staff to support them, a psychologist...". The restaurant is facing many debts, and the closure of La Belle Étincelle would be devastating. Goldstein laments, "Stability is very important for these young people."

Remember to share this and support La Belle Étincelle!

stay open, the establishment has several tracks. Patrons, investment funds, foundations plan to support the restaurant, which also aims to open other establishments in the future. Individuals can also participate financially through the fundraising campaign on helloasso.com.


La Belle Étincelle
59, boulevard Pasteur – 15th
Tel: 01 45 38 53 93
From Tuesday to Thursday, from 12pm to 3pm and from 7pm to 11pm
On Friday and Monday, from 12pm to 3pm
More info
Fundraising campaign link