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Michelin star shenanigans
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Steve Pope
Nov 16, 2016, 11:47:50 PM11/16/16
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This one I heard through the grapevine, so it can neither be
proven nor disproved.
A one star Michelin restaurant in Paris (that I happen to have
dined at, which puts it in a pretty rarified category) found itself
in the position of needing to turn down its second star.
The reason? The Michelin authorities, in exchange for the second
star, tried to extract two promises:
1) That they try not to out-shine other two-star restaurants, and
2) They should increase their prices so as to not appear to be
a far better value than other 2-star restaurants.
Like I say, I do not have first-hand knowledge of this, it might
be a distorted account of events but ... sheesh.
S.
proven nor disproved.
A one star Michelin restaurant in Paris (that I happen to have
dined at, which puts it in a pretty rarified category) found itself
in the position of needing to turn down its second star.
The reason? The Michelin authorities, in exchange for the second
star, tried to extract two promises:
1) That they try not to out-shine other two-star restaurants, and
2) They should increase their prices so as to not appear to be
a far better value than other 2-star restaurants.
Like I say, I do not have first-hand knowledge of this, it might
be a distorted account of events but ... sheesh.
S.
Tim May
Nov 18, 2016, 10:40:29 AM11/18/16
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As others have pointed out, the Michelin Guide was for a long time a
guide book for travelers, with hihgly-rated places being worthy of side
trips of a small number of miles.
Today, especially apparently in the Bay Area, the talk is of "putting
your name on an e-mail lottery" and waiting for an announcement that
one has been selected to sit at a big picnic table and pay $200 and up
to chat with the talented young culinary school graduates. (Or
something like that, this in a recent post here about The Hungry Bear.)
No wonder Thomas Keller and Gordon Ramsay choose In-N-Out for actual meals.
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Tim May
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