Michelin Red Guide / Star System (merged topic)

[Steve Plotnicki]

Just the large cities and their suburbs. For example, the Italian section will have sections for Rome, Milan. Florence and Venice (it might actually have more cities) and it will list all hotels and restaurants in those cities. But it won't have listings for anyplace else in Italy.

[Bux]

I'm also pretty sure its coverage does not extend to any area not covered by its national guides. I don't believe you will find any infromation there that hasn't already appeared in the other red guides.

[menton1]

Note that Michelin has a terrific website,

http://www.viamichelin.com

The entire Red Guides are listed here, and, better still, the listing is in English instead of the native language; You can also get great maps with zoom and driving directions. I use this site extensively when going to Europe.

[rich]

I just had a flat with a Michelin tire. This got me to thinking. Since Michelin produces the pre-eminent restaurant guide, yet its primary business is making tires, I had a thought.

Why not start a new reality show about a French restaurant that produces and reviews cars and tires?

This could be a follow-up to "The Restaurant." Several chefs could be recruited. But my first choice would be Ducasse because he looks a little like the Michelin Man. Anyone else have a thought on the starring chef?

[chef koo]

i was wandering aimlessly on the net and found this site with all of the michelin rated restaurants from 2001-2005. enjoy.

http://www.homestead.com/andyhayler/files/...Restaurants.htm

[Mumin]

I had my first kontakt whit the guid michelin today!

I work in a 1 star restaurant. And today one guest was from the Michelin.

It is not a plesent job to walk with him around in the restaurant.

I thought my hart wood stop. But i think every thing went well!

He had not enything to complain about! I started this jobb in febuari so this was the first time i was responsible for the food and the kitchen!

It was a intreasting experiens.

Probely it is the same for every body but the hard bite is that you hav to wait 8 month bifor I know how it went.

Is ther enybody els that feel the same way?

This was a strang day for me.

Mumin.

[Smithy]

Mumin, I can't imagine the stress of trying to work while a Michelin Guide inspector is watching your every move. Good luck, and I hope the review is good!

[prasantrin]

Now that the Michelin guides have expanded their territory like crazy, is the value of a Michelin star less than it once was?

[Le Master]

Perhaps. But, I'm going nuts with fervor for the first Chicago guide which is due in a few weeks.

[prasantrin]

I was waiting one pins and needles for the Kyoto/Osaka/Kobe one. I wanted to see what they'd do in Kobe, and I really didn't expect that many, but there were a lot more than I had imagined! Most were restaurants I had never heard of, too. Too bad it came out several months too late for me to really take advantage of it.