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At the risk of sounding flippant, isn't that just another way of saying he wants to relax his standards?

ThrustVectoring 9y ago
It's more like a teacher saying that they don't want standardized testing because they want to stop teaching to the test; the chef wants to stop optimizing his cooking for Michelin reviewers. Standards are multidimensional.
Baeocystin 9y ago
Do you do your best work when someone is constantly hovering over your shoulder with a clipboard, their one off checkmark making or breaking your career? Or do you do your best work when you are free to focus on the problem at hand?
- vacri 9y ago
  He could just do what he wants anyway, and not care if he loses a couple of stars. There will be one brief period of "OMG, local 3-star restaurant lost ranking" and after that, nothing.
  - Baeocystin 9y ago
    It's a much bigger deal for top-end restaurants than you might think. (To the detriment of the field, IMO. But I fully admit that is a debatable point.)
    - mcv 9y ago
      But if he's willing to lose all three of his stars, then surely the possibility of losing only one shouldn't be a big deal? Or does he wants to permanently have three stars without the possibility of losing them?
      - Baeocystin 9y ago
        In industries like this, intent matters a lot. By stating up front his intent to change, whether he loses a star (or his listing altogether) is moot. Compare to if he lost a star and then said he didn't care anyway. Who would interpret that as anything other than sour grapes?
    - chopin 9y ago
      Agreed. But what does he want then? Keeping the stars without being judged? If he wants to cook his own style (which I can totally understand) he has to put up with it. I am not shielded from my life decisions, either.
mcphage 9y ago
Or that he wants to be able to fail sometimes. If you aren't able to fail and keep going, you're never going to be able to push the boundaries.
KGIII 9y ago
Or, maybe, live up to a set of different standards and not be pressured to conform to his past set of ideals or those ideals that make for good ratings. It may be different standards, not necessarily relaxed standards. I think we can give him the benefit of doubt.

It's more like a teacher saying that they don't want standardized testing because they want to stop teaching to the test; the chef wants to stop optimizing his cooking for Michelin reviewers. Standards are multidimensional.

Baeocystin 9y ago

Do you do your best work when someone is constantly hovering over your shoulder with a clipboard, their one off checkmark making or breaking your career? Or do you do your best work when you are free to focus on the problem at hand?

vacri 9y ago
He could just do what he wants anyway, and not care if he loses a couple of stars. There will be one brief period of "OMG, local 3-star restaurant lost ranking" and after that, nothing.
- Baeocystin 9y ago
  It's a much bigger deal for top-end restaurants than you might think. (To the detriment of the field, IMO. But I fully admit that is a debatable point.)
  - mcv 9y ago
    But if he's willing to lose all three of his stars, then surely the possibility of losing only one shouldn't be a big deal? Or does he wants to permanently have three stars without the possibility of losing them?
    - Baeocystin 9y ago
      In industries like this, intent matters a lot. By stating up front his intent to change, whether he loses a star (or his listing altogether) is moot. Compare to if he lost a star and then said he didn't care anyway. Who would interpret that as anything other than sour grapes?
  - chopin 9y ago
    Agreed. But what does he want then? Keeping the stars without being judged? If he wants to cook his own style (which I can totally understand) he has to put up with it. I am not shielded from my life decisions, either.

mcphage 9y ago

Or that he wants to be able to fail sometimes. If you aren't able to fail and keep going, you're never going to be able to push the boundaries.

KGIII 9y ago

Or, maybe, live up to a set of different standards and not be pressured to conform to his past set of ideals or those ideals that make for good ratings. It may be different standards, not necessarily relaxed standards. I think we can give him the benefit of doubt.