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NEWS ABOUT: Michelin

Michelin stories: 5 news summaries

 Michelin Names First 
 Chinese 3-Star Chef 

Hong Kong master began as chicken-plucker

Jan 3, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Michelin Guide's first three-star Chinese chef is no celebrity who's pushing cookbooks and TV shows, the New York Times reports. Chan Yan-tak, who grew up as a kitchen hand and worked his way through Hong Kong restaurants, even quit the business to take care of his daughter. "My... More »

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food • Hong Kong • cuisine • chef • Michelin • top chefs

Michelin Guide Names German Woman
Editor-in-Chief

Foodie bible looks beyond Paris

Dec 17, 08 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The prestigious French Michelin restaurant guide today named a German woman editor-in-chief, the Telegraph reports. German cuisine has a stereotype somewhere along the lines of overcooked sausage and sauerkraut, so the news that Juliane Caspar will become the world’s most powerful restaurant reviewer has been greeted with some shock... More »

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food • Germany • France • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Paris • Michelin

Michelin Guide Goes Interactive

Gastronomy bible's website lets amateur cooks weigh in

Jun 18, 08 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before it was the last word in gastronomy, the Michelin Guide was a free book designed to spur travel, and hence sell tires. Now, it’ll be free once more, thanks to a revamped Web strategy, BusinessWeek reports. Michelin’s redesigned site will not only give away more content,... More »

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travel • Web 2.0 • restaurant criticism • Michelin star • Michelin • interactive

Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

After losing crown to Tokyo, more bad news for French cuisine

Mar 4, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the Michelin food critics have declared Tokyo the world's culinary capital, this week's publication of the 2008 guide to France had the feeling of a day of reckoning. Sure enough, the red book reduces Paris' vaunted Le Grand Véfour from three stars to two, citing inconsistency at... More »

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Japan • France • best restaurants • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Paris • Michelin • L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon • Le Grand Véfour • Le Petit Nice

For Fine Dining, Tokyo Reigns Supreme

Michelin guide heaps stars on Japanese capital's restaurants

Nov 20, 07 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris has lost its crown as the world's leader in haute cuisine, reports the Telegraph, as the new Michelin guide to Tokyo showered the city's restaurants with acclaim. The first edition of the culinary bible awarded no fewer than 191 stars to 150 restaurants in the Japanese capital—nearly double... More »

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cuisine • Paris • Tokyo • Michelin

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