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From New York City to Los Angeles, Michelin Aims to Crack Zagat’s Hold on U.S. Restaurant Guides
Michelin has produced guides to New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, and will release guides for Los Angeles and Las Vegas later this month. Boston, Miami, Chicago and Washington, D.C. are also future candidates for a critical look. Professional food critics, not the masses, write the Michelin Guides, which give one-to-three stars to restaurants. Only 56 restaurants in the world have three Michelin stars. And the name carries serious clout: Chef Christopher Kostow, who runs the kitchen of the Mountain View, California restaurant Chez TJ, told the San Jose Mercury News that he “freaked out” in glee when Michelin awarded him two stars this year—up from one the year before. But Zagat is still the favorite in sales and the number of titles produced (more than 100). It also doesn’t help matters that in the U.S. the 107-year-old Michelin company is primarily known for its scarily/jovial Michelin tire man, who looks like he favors Ding Dongs over demi-glace.
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COMMENTSI’ll stick with Zagat. I don’t take their ratings seriously (does anyone?) but it’s good for addresses and phone numbers. As for Michelin, I’ll leave that to chefs, foodie elitists and the obnoxious Jean-Luc Naret. Nice Ding Dong joke, Joanna. By on 11.6.07 at 11:03 AM
very interesting.. this is very cool. By tirerack com on 5.6.08 at 01:19 AM
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