Michelin rating system for Top restaurants

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt7azklsieylo5x9nCJCPmCYlZbsOUc-QFIibRjhipJFyvHCMhW1GhRB3QyBZV0ntoxhj7MEZeY_neUoOmAUurfCFVMSlfnDr5LPp34lNPwrNOK2BAVGz0H7kLejvTxPOtJk5heNVviA/s1600/Restaurant-Alain-Ducasse-Paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt7azklsieylo5x9nCJCPmCYlZbsOUc-QFIibRjhipJFyvHCMhW1GhRB3QyBZV0ntoxhj7MEZeY_neUoOmAUurfCFVMSlfnDr5LPp34lNPwrNOK2BAVGz0H7kLejvTxPOtJk5heNVviA/s640/Restaurant-Alain-Ducasse-Paris.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;">Ever wondered how a restaurant gets the infamous Michelin star rating? Here’s the lowdown: </div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;">At the beginning of the 20^{<span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span>} century, Michelin created the Michelin Guide, a travel publication, with the hope of encouraging people to travel by automobile. Ever since, the company has created hundreds of travel publications. Today the company sells 22 million maps and guides and sells them in 70 countries around the globe.</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;">The Michelin three-star system is reserved for only the most exceptional establishments. Other star systems use five stars, with one being the lowest and five being the highest. For over a century, the tire manufacturer Michelin has been evaluating and rating restaurants and publishing restaurant guides.</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkVPTkTKyWFUJVaGxwc5yMJNvS6nCXk8ITmglDLA_YxuqG26YJrwYWQIpaFqFESvEYG1AFESVcDyFD2iavho2dH7O4HZOj7J-SNrCGTByt_dFQPqBYJUMiux9GtP_OpBJa0B-XGL09KY/s1600/the-truffle-menu-at-alain-ducasse_JPG_500x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkVPTkTKyWFUJVaGxwc5yMJNvS6nCXk8ITmglDLA_YxuqG26YJrwYWQIpaFqFESvEYG1AFESVcDyFD2iavho2dH7O4HZOj7J-SNrCGTByt_dFQPqBYJUMiux9GtP_OpBJa0B-XGL09KY/s640/the-truffle-menu-at-alain-ducasse_JPG_500x400.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">Truffle menu at the Alain Ducasse Restaurants in Paris</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGvCRigK79OTYpZ-iVggB_br5x9sc6O8dfxKQfooCQFp_xAUxEIbPBdOfoV4HeuxSAmBgBBO_HLXrt_PB2JlBjC9TeOU2M7GQDVqmMjdiQX6jpFXef1I902luEngLV2dR8Ks8Ytxi-gc/s1600/alain-ducasse-rose-raspberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGvCRigK79OTYpZ-iVggB_br5x9sc6O8dfxKQfooCQFp_xAUxEIbPBdOfoV4HeuxSAmBgBBO_HLXrt_PB2JlBjC9TeOU2M7GQDVqmMjdiQX6jpFXef1I902luEngLV2dR8Ks8Ytxi-gc/s640/alain-ducasse-rose-raspberry.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">Rose Raspberry</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">Michelin hires professional hotel and restaurant evaluators to visit establishments anonymously evaluate them using a well-defined (but secret) set of criteria. All evaluations involve anonymous test meals or overnight stays at each establishment to assess the quality and the reliability of the experience. <br /><br />Evaluators use the following criteria to determine the number of stars: </div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">   - 1) The quality of the products</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">                - 2) The mastery of flavour and cooking</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">          - 3) The "personality" of the cuisine<br />- 4) The value for the money</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">          - 5) The consistency between visits.</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T13HRT35JSlM5F9K8O33T0nuW13quKzOjn6SGtr0eNxw06uPjGszHEf1qz9qKDOdlCTEVarATabpS6sCPmkeFq07gjfhmcjPsmxqTf4x3UbR9ex68DBP8wi2Z-znJJ9ExpSBcjoQQNA/s1600/Louis+XV,+Alain+Ducasse%27s+3-Star+Michelin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T13HRT35JSlM5F9K8O33T0nuW13quKzOjn6SGtr0eNxw06uPjGszHEf1qz9qKDOdlCTEVarATabpS6sCPmkeFq07gjfhmcjPsmxqTf4x3UbR9ex68DBP8wi2Z-znJJ9ExpSBcjoQQNA/s640/Louis+XV,+Alain+Ducasse%27s+3-Star+Michelin.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">Louis XV, Alain Ducasse's 3-Star Michelin</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;">Paris</div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 16.3pt;">The Michelin website outlines these definitions for each star categories:</div><ul><li><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">One star</span></b> indicates a very good restaurant in its category, a good place to stop on your journey.</li><li><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Two stars</span></b> indicate excellent cuisine, worth a detour, with specialties and wines of first-class quality.</li><li><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Three stars</span></b> reward exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey, where diners eat extremely well, often superbly. The wine list features generally outstanding vintages and the surroundings and service are part of this unique experience, which is priced accordingly.</li></ul>Keep in mind that Michelin stars represent only the food you find on your plate and that evaluators didn’t  take into account interior decoration, service quality or table settings.<br /><br /><div align="center">Bon appetit</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">By E. J.R.M. Engelen</div></div>

Michelin rating system for Top restaurants

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