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Former emblematic coach of the program “The Voice” on TF1, Garou launched in parallel with his career as a singer in the field of catering. The musician from Quebec thus opened a restaurant in Paris called Le Manko in 2016. A very popular establishment which is nevertheless the subject of an investigation following an incident that occurred in 2022.
Garou has opened a chic restaurant in Paris but he is now investigating!
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Iconic face of the French -speaking musical landscape for several decades, Garou was also one of the first coaches of the show The Voice When launching the TF1 antenna in 2012. A role he then resumed a few years later in the Quebec version of the program entitled The voice. In parallel with his flourishing musical career, the singer was also Launched in the catering business in 2016. That year, he opened a Peruvian restaurant baptized and the mango In the heart of Avenue Montaigne in Paris. This establishment quickly became one of the most chic places in the French capital. Concretely, the restaurant of Garou, that he imagined with the chef Star Gastón Acurio and Benjamin Patoumixes Peruvian gastronomy, sumptuous decor and cabaret evenings.
Even today, the Manko attracts a very strong clientele. Many celebrities have gone there since its opening. At the time, criticisms praised the chief’s culinary creativity and the decor of the place. The establishment also counted more than 2,700 positive opinions on Google. Thus displaying an average note of 3.5/5. However, the reputation of the Garou restaurant was seriously tainted in 2022. That year, a woman accused the establishment of racism after it was refused the entry for non-compliance with the dress code, while she was carrying an evening dress. A video showing several black women dressed in a very elegant way to be turned back from the establishment had made the buzz on Tik Tok. “”But we are dressed in evening clothes! It’s a joke! (…) What should I have carried? But it shocks me, it exists for real … “notably said the person behind the video.
Garou: his Parisian restaurant is temporarily closed
“Following the incident on Saturday evening in Paris, The Manko apologizes. Manko respects a charter of values that advocate equality, respect, tolerance and benevolence of all. The necessary sanctions were immediately taken and permanently “then declared the Garou restaurant through a press release. For his part, The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation For discrimination based on origin, ethnicity or nationality. Since this case, many negative opinions targeting the establishment have been published online. Currently closed, the Le Manko restaurant is expected to reopen after the summer.
