Lobster and foie gras, but no crowds this New Year in France


  • World
  • Thursday, 31 Dec 2020

PARIS (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight on New Year's Eve, France will be under curfew and its citizens plan to celebrate with gourmet food rather than large groups of friends.

At an open-air food market in Paris, fishmonger Rachid Bellahreche said orders were coming in smaller than usual, though his patrons were making up for having to downsize with lobster and scallops.

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