Some of France’s most innovative chefs will be adding a playful twist to the national cuisine at a giant picnic in Paris on Sunday
Putting the fun back into French food … Le Fooding ‘giant picnic’ in France Photograph: Vicky Baker In 1999, French food journalist Alexandre Cammas had an idea. His national cuisine had, he felt, become too rigid, too elitist and too alienating for younger generations. Throwing Michelin stars to the wind and taking a more playful approach, he set about defining a new, more relaxed movement within French cooking. In the ultimate affront to traditionalists, it was named using English words, with “food” and “feeling” morphing to become Le Fooding. Like a giant picnic, it offers tastings from some of the best young, inventive bistro chefs in the land, all accompanied by DJs, musicians and informal wine tastings. Proceeds from the