16 Facts About Michelin Guide

1.

In 2005, Michelin published its first American guide, covering 500 restaurants in the five boroughs of New York City and 50 hotels in Manhattan.

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2.

Michelin Guide's became the first woman and first non-French national to occupy the French position.

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3.

Michelin Guide announced its first list of restaurants in the state of Florida on 9 June 2022, after striking a deal the year prior with tourism boards in the state.

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4.

Michelin Guide reviewers are anonymous; they do not identify themselves, and their meals and expenses are paid for by Michelin Guide, never by a restaurant being reviewed:.

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5.

Michelin Guide has gone to extraordinary lengths to maintain the anonymity of its inspectors.

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6.

Many of the company's top executives have never met an inspector; inspectors themselves are advised not to disclose their line of work, even to their parents ; and, in all the years that it has been putting out the guide, Michelin has refused to allow its inspectors to speak to journalists.

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7.

Michelin Guide awards "Rising Stars", an indication that a restaurant has the potential to qualify for a star, or an additional star.

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8.

In 2020, the Michelin Guide launched a sustainability emblem to symbolise excellence in sustainable gastronomy.

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9.

In 2014, Michelin Guide introduced a separate listing for gastropubs in Ireland.

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10.

Michelin Guide brought a court case for unfair dismissal, which was unsuccessful.

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11.

Michelin Guide maintained that the guide had become lax in its standards.

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12.

Michelin Guide alleged that Michelin treated famous and influential chefs, such as Paul Bocuse and Alain Ducasse, as "untouchable" and not subject to the same rigorous standards as lesser-known chefs.

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13.

Michelin Guide denied Remy's charges, but refused to say how many inspectors it actually employed in France.

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14.

When Michelin published its first New York City Red Guide in 2005 Steven Kurutz of The New York Times noted that Danny Meyer's Union Square Cafe, a restaurant rated highly by The New York Times, Zagat Survey, and other prominent guides, received a no-star rating from Michelin .

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15.

Michelin Guide said over half of the restaurants that received one or two stars "could be considered French".

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16.

At the time this sparked questions from some over whether these high ratings were merited for Japanese restaurants, or whether the Michelin guide was too generous in giving out stars to gain an acceptance with Japanese customers and to enable the tyre-selling parent company to market itself in Japan.

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