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Why not just do what you like and ignore the stars? This just seems like a weak attitude. "Please, don't judge me anymore I can't take it". If you care, you car
by teekert 9y ago
Why not just do what you like and ignore the stars? This just seems like a weak attitude. "Please, don't judge me anymore I can't take it". If you care, you care, if you don't care you don't care.
It's not like Michelin forces him to do anything. Perhaps put a note on the door: "Sorry, I do what I like and at any moment your expectations based on Michelin's stars may be different from what I want to do with my restaurant."
Anyway, the 500 meals a day are judged, by more important people, your customers.
- tedivm 9y agoDropping out of "competition" will be better publicity than losing a star.
- mcv 9y agoBut if doing this for publicity, then it's insincere.
- tedeh 9y agoTrue, but I assume the publicity of dropping out would be temporary. A year from now everyone has forgotten about this request anyway, and he will presumably no longer be listed in the Michelin guide anymore. Keeping your Michelin stars is definitely a form of publicity, and a more lasting one at that than a temporary stunt just to get some press. So it would seem to me like a bad move to do this only for publicity.
- tedivm 9y agoYou're missing my point- he's not doing it for publicity, he's doing it to avoid negative publicity down the line.
- imperfectcats 9y agoI wonder if it is the ability to take risks? Here we talk about failing fast. How does a Michelin star restaurant experiment and fail? Maybe having no stars to worry about would help create the next Momofuku pork bun?