The Michelin Guide story: why a tyre company decides which restaurants get stars
How the Michelin Guide went from France to New York and Tokyo
For more than a hundred years, the Michelin Guide never crossed the Atlantic. When it finally reached Tokyo, its very first count of stars beat Paris. Why would anyone believe a French tyre company about food on the other side of the world?
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In 2007, the first guide to Tokyo comes out, and it gives 191 stars. No city had ever had so many, not even Paris, the home of the guide.
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A French tyre company says that Tokyo beats Paris. Why would anyone believe it? To see why, go back a hundred years, to the first trips of the guide.
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