His co-owner and son, Melvil (Mel) Arnt tells me over eighty percent of the restaurant includes relics, family heirlooms, furniture and paintings they brought. T his place is like Noah’s Ark, says Laurent Champonnois, chef and owner of the Nashville-based restaurant Once Upon a Time in France. Help for our 12 employees to survive this difficult financial situationĪnd help to cover the basics expenses of our restaurant like the rent, loans, accounting, utilities etc. Once Upon a Time in France - Life & Thyme. We tried to survive another week with only 3 employees, but are now financially forced to temporarily close. Two weeks ago, in the early stages of the coronavirus spread in Nashville we unfortunately had to tell 9 employees that they wouldn't be able to work anymore. We are now facing financial struggle as well as our employees. It has brought us joy and happiness to see the smiles on people's faces when they tasted our traditional French food. This toy shop in Paris is a two-storey space entirely. You’ll find 300m2 of quality toys and games in the St Germain des Pres district, located between Jardin du Luxembourg Gardens (and the NEW Ludo Jardin playground) and the famous Bon Marche Department store. If you are visiting Paris with kids, make a beeline for this super cute place. We opened only 3 months ago and have been blessed with a packed house every evening since. THE BEST TOY STORE PARIS ONCE UPON A TIME. We are not big investors, just a family of passionate food loving french immigrants living the American dream! Our restaurant is a small, family-owned and operated Bistro in Nashville, Tennessee.
It is with a lot of sadness and bitterness that we have decided to shut down our restaurant temporarily as of today, March 23rd, 2020.
Victim of the covid-19 crisis, like a lot of small and local businesses.