two years after the death of his son, he makes a radical decision

After the courts sentenced the driver responsible for the death of his son Antoine to seven years in prison, star chef Yannick Alléno made a painful decision regarding a project.

A chapter closes. After the Paris criminal court sentenced Francky D. on November 28, the driver responsible for the death of his son, Yannick Alléno decided to replace Père & fils, the gourmet burger restaurant created in 2021 with his son, with a Japanese tapas bar in Beaupassage located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. “Passionate about Japan for more than thirty years, the chef of L'Abysse (8th arrondissement), a two-star sushi counter, wanted to reveal other facets of Japanese cuisine. report our colleagues of the Parisian.

A means for the father, who declared last April on the show Media culture on Europe 1 never be “prepared for this sort of thing,” to turn the page. The multi-starred chef confided that he “didn’t want that to anyone. It’s a flood of very painful administrative procedures. Going to the morgue to see your kid, preparing the funeral, receiving people… Everything collapses. » The same day of the verdict rendered by the courts, Yannick Alléno spoke on his Instagram account by publishing a photo accompanied by the following caption: “Even on nights when you want to scream, show must go on for him! For everyone else! Those who remain.”

Yannick Alléno: his painful confidences about the death of his son

Guest last January on the show As an aside broadcast on Canal+, Yannick Alléno spoke about the evening of the death of his son Antoine. “When it happened to Antoine, it was a scene of chaos below our house, a pile of metals, Antoine in his blood. They put me in an ambulance because I couldn't walk, nothing“, he remembered. And to continue: “I arrived at the Hôtel-Dieu, there was no one there to welcome us. 'I said: what do we do? Nothing, you go home. » Where is my son? I don't know, we'll see that tomorrow'.»

The starred chef also pointed out the lack of empathy he suffered during this painful period: “ I've seen things I wouldn't wish on anyone. It is a morass of administrative violence. You should know that you inherit from your child. I found myself in front of the notary wondering what I was going to do with my child's clothes. There is no empathy at all.»