Hotel owner bans bankers from his restaurant after being denied loan

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A restaurant owner in Paris is thoroughly miffed with bankers, so much so that he’s banned them from entering his establishment. A sign outside the place reads: “Dogs welcome, bankers banned (unless they pay an entry fee of Ksh 8 million).”

Alexandre Callet’s obvious displeasure towards bankers stems from the fact that many of them turned down his request for a loan to open a second restaurant. He said that he felt humiliated because the amount he asked for is “nothing” compared to the turnover of his Michelin-ranked restaurant, Les Ecuries de Richelieu. In fact, most of the bankers who turned him down, he says, know him and have actually dined at his place.