Leading chefs make free meals for poor

Free gastronomic dinners

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Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00

Michelin star chefs are offering free gastronomic dinners made with unsold supermarket food and prepared by volunteers to poor families in Paris.

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