More than 500 recipes have been created by several chefs, including three Michelin stars Chef Alexandre Mazzia, to feed the 15,000 athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympic village, according to the company Sodexo Live!
The restaurant in the athletes’ village will seat up to 3,500 athletes and will be opened round-the-clock. Some 1,000 employees will be mobilized to provide nearly 40,000 services each day.
Among the more than 500 recipes, 120 daily specials will be on offer, a third of which are entirely vegetarian.
For this, the French company relied on several chefs including Mazzia, starred chef Akrame Benallal and Amandine Chaignot.
“We’re proud to be able to welcome the whole world, to represent France, to represent know-how, to highlight our heritage,” said Mazzia.
In addition to the athletes’ village, Sodexo Live! will provide catering at 14 Olympic Games competition venues and 8 Paralympic Games venues. The Paris 2024 partner will also prepare 6,000 meals per day for village staff.
Concerning the offer proposed to the general public, 60% of the dishes will be vegetarian.
With the objective announced by Paris 2024 of halving its carbon footprint compared to the previous Games, 80% of products will come from France, including 25% less than 250 km from the catering location.
(Reuters)