A weekend in New York with Julie Chapon, co-founder of Yuka

We are going to not current Yuka, this utility that makes meals and cosmetics producers tremble, nervous in regards to the affect of a nasty score on the purchases of European clients. Its co-founder, Julie Chapon, 36, has now been primarily based in New York for 8 months along with her companions, François and Benoît Martin, to open a brand new chapter within the historical past of the startup. They assist the event of Yuka in america. Julie Chapon talks about her new American habits and offers us her cultural suggestions.

The place do you get espresso?

At Balthazar in New York for espresso or breakfast, it is French. Typically there are lots of people however we discovered this French brasserie spirit there! It feels good when you find yourself overseas!

The place to go for lunch?

I typically take my salad to the workplace. And in any other case, subsequent to our places of work, sure Japan city : and meals court docket with solely Japanese stalls, so plenty of Japanese meals for me!

The place to go for the weekend?

Since we’ve been in New York, we’ve been attempting to benefit from the setting! We spent a weekend in Washington, by the Hudson, in Philadelphia… Subsequent week we’ll nonetheless be by the Hudson and perhaps on Fireplace Island, an island close to New York. This summer season, it is going to be Boston!

Somebody to have lunch with?

Michelle Obama! I’m in america and he’s the enduring one that tries to work for higher consuming in america… It could be sensible with Yuka!

A guide to advocate to our readers?

Not too long ago, I actually loved the science fiction novel “Flowers for Algernon”, which tells the story of a person with an mental incapacity who undergoes surgical procedure to extend his intelligence. The story follows the evolution of his intelligence by way of the writing of his diary. I discover it notably attention-grabbing within the context of the meteoric rise of AI, as this novel raises comparable moral questions on enhancing human capabilities.

How do you comply with American and French information from New York?

For French information, I comply with it principally by way of social networks, by way of the Hugo Décrypte account for instance, and on Le Monde. For American information, in the identical means, I comply with it quite a bit on social networks the place I now devour the principle US media.

Really useful podcast?

I actually just like the Pause podcast by Alexandre Mars, which gives inspiring conversations with artists, entrepreneurs, activists and even athletes.

Sequence or film to share?

I actually appreciated “Goliath”, by Gilles Lellouche and Pierre Niney, which offers with aggressive lobbying by chemical firms to guard pesticides. I’ve to say that it got here out after we have been dealing with the foyer of the nitrites with Yukaand I noticed a number of similarities between the movie and what we have been getting.