French Banquets Under Fire | France News

France News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

French food lovers are divided over Le Canon Français’s lavish banquets—priced at 80 euros a plate and funded by billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin—amid accusations they’re a far-right propaganda front. Protesters in Périgueux, joined by hundreds before, demand the events be canceled, calling them nationalist theater. Organizers insist they’re apolitical cultural gatherings, but right-wing groups like Rassemblement National back them, while local officials stay neutral. The events were even relocated from Bergerac after “toxic behavior” complaints, and a petition against Périgueux’s October…