Chef Thomas Navas, left, and assistant manager Marvin Odillard of Le Petit Bistro. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0629300)

ORGANISERS of the Lower Pollet Food festival say the event could benefit from an overhead cover.
The road was closed between 11am and 8pm Sunday and yesterday as the smell of food wafted through the air to the sound of live music.
Riva Bistro and Bar manager Christian Carbone said yesterday that the sun was shining, which had bought the people out.
‘The festival is completely “weather permitting” and we can’t do anything about that, but it could be a different story in early May,’ he said.
Mr Carbone said an overhead cover could improve the situation but he doubted that one bar or restaurant could stand the cost alone.
Le Petit Bistro co-owner Delphine Auder said it had been forced to move tables inside at previous events, so now they did not put them out at all.
But a roasting suckling pig was placed outside the door and she said people liked al fresco eating.
‘It would be nice if this sort of thing could be done one day per week throughout the summer,’ she said.