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Why is a tire company the most prestigious food critic?
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:13 pm
People live and die on Michelin stars yet they cover so few restaurants.
Isn't it just like Good Sam or diamond ratings?
Why is a Michelin star so important?
Isn't it just like Good Sam or diamond ratings?
Why is a Michelin star so important?
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Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:15 pm to Napoleon
Why is rotten tomatoes so important for movie reviews? Some things are just synonymous with being the standard bearers.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:16 pm to Napoleon
I’ve eaten at a two starred Michelin restaurant. It was quite an experience.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:20 pm to Paul Allen
Rotten tomatoes is a aggregate it makes sense.
If you have a great restaurant in Houston or New Orleans it's not even possible to get a star.
If you have a great restaurant in Houston or New Orleans it's not even possible to get a star.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:22 pm to Napoleon
They are well rounded.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:23 pm to Sherman Klump
From what I gather a one star is equivalent to a four star experience.
A two star would be a five star.
A three star means out of the park spectacular.
August and commander's palace would easily be two stars.
A two star would be a five star.
A three star means out of the park spectacular.
August and commander's palace would easily be two stars.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:24 pm to Mikaelomo
Every time I watch a cooking show they act like the only thing that matters is having a star.
I get the history.
I'm asking why it matters.
Does Angelo Brocato's being the highest rated restaurant on yelp mean it's the best in NOLA?
I get the history.
I'm asking why it matters.
Does Angelo Brocato's being the highest rated restaurant on yelp mean it's the best in NOLA?
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:29 pm to Napoleon
Michelin star rated restaurants are few and far between for most especially in the US. I dont have a prpblem with it. In the US you are better off looking at Beard nominations.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:36 pm to Napoleon
quote:
August and commander's palace would easily be two stars.
I am sorry but I just don't agree with this - at least the Commanders piece.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:42 pm to Napoleon
I think both could get a star maybe. Not two. No chance.
I've eaten at quite a few Michelin Star places. There is a difference for the most part. This is extremely high end cuisine with exceptional service.
That being said, Michelin deserves criticism for not expanding to other cities. And Beard awards are a better barometer in the US.
I've eaten at quite a few Michelin Star places. There is a difference for the most part. This is extremely high end cuisine with exceptional service.
That being said, Michelin deserves criticism for not expanding to other cities. And Beard awards are a better barometer in the US.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:22 pm to Sherman Klump
Why not?
Food quality, prep, a lot of factors push it towards a two star.
I'm sure there are two stars not as good as commander's.
Food quality, prep, a lot of factors push it towards a two star.
I'm sure there are two stars not as good as commander's.
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:24 pm to Fun Bunch
I think the only super pretentious place I've ever eaten was Victoria and Albert's.
I'm guessing, food comes second to crazy presentation and team service.
What I see in two stars doesn't really top August.
I'm guessing, food comes second to crazy presentation and team service.
What I see in two stars doesn't really top August.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:41 pm to Napoleon
Created by a tire company to make people use more tires.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:42 pm to Napoleon
Because Bibendum says so. Also one of my favorite restaurants in London, so there. 
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 8/6/18 at 12:10 am to Napoleon
While yes, they make tires, Michelin also started publishing travel guides to entice the people of France in the early 1900 to buy and use cars to travel, thus needing tires. They expanded their guides throughout Europe and eventually added restaurant ratings.
The only guides they release for the US are for Chicago, NYC, DC, SF/Bay Area, Las Vegas, and LA which is why you don’t see any Michelin stars anywhere else, New Orleans included.
The restaurant ratings are very intense. Inspectors, as they call them, are super secretive and are instructed to not even tell their families what they do. Restaurants don’t know when they will come to their place. The pressure is intense and the fear of losing 3 star status has driven at least 1 French chef to suicide in the last 20 years. Bernard Loiseau shot himself after a newspaper wrote that he might lose his 3 star rating.
The only guides they release for the US are for Chicago, NYC, DC, SF/Bay Area, Las Vegas, and LA which is why you don’t see any Michelin stars anywhere else, New Orleans included.
The restaurant ratings are very intense. Inspectors, as they call them, are super secretive and are instructed to not even tell their families what they do. Restaurants don’t know when they will come to their place. The pressure is intense and the fear of losing 3 star status has driven at least 1 French chef to suicide in the last 20 years. Bernard Loiseau shot himself after a newspaper wrote that he might lose his 3 star rating.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 12:30 am to TH03
It's crazy how much weight the rating carries in Europe.
Been watching a lot of
BBC cooking shows.
Been watching a lot of
BBC cooking shows.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 12:42 am to TH03
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Bernard Loiseau shot himself after a newspaper wrote that he might lose his 3 star rating.
Damn near hyperbole
The debt and other issues certainly played a large role.
This post was edited on 8/6/18 at 12:44 am
Posted on 8/6/18 at 6:38 am to Napoleon
I think it's a combination of history, perceived objectivity, etc. They go to great lengths to keep their reviewers anonymous, and I think their reviewers are professional restaurant reviewers, with deep experience and so on. I find their ratings to be pretty consistent and I use their app when I'm traveling outside the U.S. Like a lot of ratings, it's important to read the actual reviews rather than just look at the stars. Their Bib Gourmand rating is pretty solid for finding good inexpensive meals.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:35 am to Napoleon
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August and commander's palace would easily be two stars.
Ehh, I've been to both. Group of guys in for a bachelor party went in a day early to go to commander's and the service wasn't great that night (missed orders, drink orders weren't spot on and timely), but the food was good.
August I went to on that same trip and I do remember it being very good, but I also remember being pretty tipsy walking in and leaving moreso
Some of it is of course bias towards bigger cities, and I've been to several starred places that failed to live up to expectations with the food just being good (Gary Danko in San Fran for me).
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