{"id":235,"date":"2016-02-21T09:16:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/en\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T00:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:56:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1-2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Why the name<br \/>&#8220;Le Pourquoi Pas&#8221;<br \/>(&#8220;The Why Not&#8221;) ?!<\/h2>\n<p>We are keeping the name of the establishment given by its creators and predecessors in homage to Jean Baptiste Charcot, a French explorer who crossed the Arctic Circle in 1902 and sailed the polar seas aboard his ship named &#8220;Le Pourquoi Pas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New Hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From December 1st to December 31st, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Our restaurant will be open primarily on weekends in December and for the holiday season:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open December 24th &amp; 25th, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Open December 31st, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Open January 1st, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We open the restaurant during the week for reservations of more than 8 people.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us for group menus and holiday menus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lepourquoipas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/La_Pourquoi_Pas-2239.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why the name&#8220;Le Pourquoi Pas&#8221;(&#8220;The Why Not&#8221;) ?! 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