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The Michelin guide (and their readers) have fairly specific expectations for a starred restaurant. Many diners expect a Michelin-starred restaurant to provide f
by jdietrich 9y ago
The Michelin guide (and their readers) have fairly specific expectations for a starred restaurant. Many diners expect a Michelin-starred restaurant to provide flamboyant haute cuisine and are disappointed when they receive simple but excellent food. Restauranteurs can feel pressured to live up to the stereotype of a Michelin-starred restaurant, rather than cooking in their own style. Several restaurants have rejected their stars, primarily to escape this weight of expectation.
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- mcv 9y agoSo why not just ignore the expectations and cook what you want? If Michelin tourists have different expectations than what Michelin judges judge on, then that's the source of the problem. People shouldn't blindly go visit a restaurant with stars and expect it to be identical to other restaurants with stars.