Chemical Submission in the Restaurant Industry: Two Women Testify to Having Been Drugged Without Their Knowledge at Piccolo and Vecchio
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In the nightlife scene, stories of chemical submission have been rife for several years. (Hannes P. Albert/DPA. Picture-Alliance. Getty Images)
"In February 2025, I was drugged at Piccolo (Vecchio) by one of its co-founders, a popular rising star on the Parisian food scene." In an Instagram post on Sunday, April 27, Kim Chabaud, 32, candidly recounts the chemical subjugation she allegedly suffered two months earlier. It was Wednesday, February 26, and the incident allegedly occurred at a private party, a common occurrence in the communications profession.
“While we were talking with Hubert [Hubert Niveleau, co-founder of the Vecchio restaurant and the Piccolo bar, two establishments popular with the foodie scene located on the 6th floor of the Perchoir Ménilmontant, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, editor’s note] , my gaze turned […] and I catch him scattering
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