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French star chef Isabelle Arpin serves up food for health workers

Brussels, Apr 17 (EFE) .- Michelin star chef Isabelle Arpin started offering meals to the staff of one of the main hospitals in Brussels and also to homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF FRENCH CHEF ISABELLE ARPIN:1. "We realized that hospitals receive many donations, but we have seen that there are many people who are facing into a very precarious situation due to the crisis, who cannot pay their rent or eat correctly."2. "It all started with private donations, among others, from friends to whom we had talked about this initiative, and it gained popularity very quickly. This allowed us to receive donations from large companies and organizations, both money and large raw materials. With the money, we have been able to buy from our usual suppliers, who are also in great difficulties. It is an exchange, a barter."3. "They are happy because in the hospital it is not that they are starving, but it is a solidarity gesture...with dishes like soup, things that they can eat quickly because they do not have much time."4. "Each one tries to do what he can, there are many initiatives but they start to be overwhelmed. As soon as it gains popularity, many people come. There are people who bring us cakes for breakfast that we can distribute. It is very important that is known and everyone can participate. "