Michelin Guide
Culinary star source
The Michelin Guide is a series of travel and restaurant guides published by the French tire company Michelin, originally created to encourage driving (and tire purchases).
Its restaurant ratings—one to three stars—have become the most prestigious benchmark in fine dining: a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
Chefs build careers pursuing stars; losing one can be devastating.
Elegant restaurant experience
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
- haute cuisineElevated culinary artistry
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
maître d' · chef's table · reservations · prix fixe · amuse-bouche · degustation · wine pairing · service
Worst rating given
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- awardedGiven as recognition
- earnedGained by effort
- bestowedGave formally as gift
retained · lost · demoted · promoted · coveted · prestigious · macaron · rosette
Striving toward ideals
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- eliteSuperior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
reputation · influence · status · pressure · suicide · mental health · renunciation · declined
Movement between locations
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- listingsPublished directory contents
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
- directoryFile system container
annual · edition · publication · categories · countries · expansion · selection
Of unknown origin
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- reviewerOne who assesses work
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
assessment · visit · inspection · consistency · standards · judgment · secrecy · identity
fine dining
Elegant restaurant experience
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
- haute cuisineElevated culinary artistry
sommelier · maître d' · chef's table · reservations · prix fixe · amuse-bouche · degustation · wine pairing · service · plating
one-star
Worst rating given
bestowed · retained · lost · demoted · promoted · coveted · prestigious · macaron · rosette · distinction
aspirational
Striving toward ideals
exclusive · reputation · influence · status · pressure · suicide · mental health · renunciation · declined
travel
Movement between locations
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- listingsPublished directory contents
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
directory · annual · edition · publication · categories · countries · expansion · selection
anonymous
Of unknown origin
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- reviewerOne who assesses work
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
criteria · assessment · visit · inspection · consistency · standards · judgment · secrecy · identity · expense account
mascot
Group's symbolic figure
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
origin · history · motorists · road trips · 1900 · promotional · brand
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- fine diningchef, gourmet meal, tasting menu, haute cuisine, gourmet
- food mediafood writing, food critics, restaurant reviews, food blogs, Food Network
- travel guidestravel brochures, Lonely Planet, guidebook, Rick Steves, Let's Go
- France Guidebooks
- Michelinstar rating, three stars, two stars, one star, tire
Michelin GuideYelp
Business review platform
vending machine · fast food · greasy spoon · chain restaurant · McDonald's
Michelin, guide, guides, guided, guiding, guidance, misguide, misguided