Woman Walks Into a Bar, Orders a Drink, Doesn’t Get Harassed

PARIS — It all started with a dodgy slice of lemon. “Three or four years ago, a friend and I went to one of the rare lesbian bars in Paris,” remembered Ruba Khoury, sitting in her own bar in the 11th arrondissement. “It was a dingy place and I knew the cocktails weren’t very good, so I ordered the most basic thing possible: a vodka soda with a slice of lemon.” The next day, Khoury fell victim to a vicious bout of food poisoning. After a bit of Google searching, she realized the lemon was probably the culprit: citrus fruit — especially when sliced and hanging around on a bar counter for ages — are known to be highly bacteria-absorbent. “That day, I vowed I would open a sophisticated bar for women with good cocktails and a good vibe, and call it Dirty Lemon.” Staffed by four women including Khoury, Dirty Lemon, which opened in November, was created as an antidote to the “boys club vibe” of most Parisian cocktail bars. Khoury, who is both the owner and the chef on the premises, decided to do her own thing after nine years working for restaurants in Paris including Septime and Frenchie, most of

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