And they were paying 20 euros ($27) for it.” “At a very trendy bistro, where my husband and I ordered the very French formule midi – appetizer, main dish, and dessert for lunch – I did notice everyone else had ordered the cheeseburger. Tastes are changing in restaurants, too, Monitor correspondent Sara Miller Llana observed in 2014: On the streets of Paris, chefs prepare everything from burgers to artisanal tacos. Though gourmet remains the name of the game in France, American influence is growing. This can contribute to a poor critique of the restaurant.” “They go onto the Internet and stay there forever. “The photos are not professional, have terrible lighting, and make the food look bad,” François Pasteau, chef at Epi Dupin, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris, told the Monitor. Originally intended for motorists, it became a gourmand’s Bible, making Michelin stars a holy grail of sorts for aspiring top chefs.ġ4 great books for foodies, recommended by the James Beard Foundation That’s particularly true in France, where brothers André and Edouard Michelin founded the guide in 1900. Though the two proprietors took the mixup in stride, reportedly sharing their amusement in a phone call, the Michelin ratings are no laughing matter for many chefs and foodies. (The error did not appear in the print Michelin guide or on the mobile app.) In the two days it took to correct the mistake, diners from near and far had flocked to Bourges. Thanks to their identical names, and eerily similar street addresses, the Michelin website had listed the Bourges café on its website by mistake. “ Reporters were coming in … I had regulars and friends phoning up and asking why I hadn’t told them we’d won a Michelin star.”īut the star, it turned out, had actually been intended for a different Bouche à Oreille – an upscale Paris restaurant that offers dishes like calf’s head and lobster flan. “Suddenly, we were rushed off our feet,” café owner Véronique Jacquet told The Telegraph. The eatery, which serves hearty dishes of beef bourguignon and lasagna to its clientele of locals, was taken aback by the arrival of swarms of new visitors. Last week, Bouche à Oreille, a café in Bourges, central France, found itself suddenly in possession of a Michelin star. And if a recent mix-up is any indication, it still exerts tremendous pull for gourmands near and far. The name has become synonymous with fine dining (and tires).
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