Originally Posted by
SocialAdept
I'm not sure what you're trying to prove by breaking out the number of stars on a nation's population. I mean, do you honestly believe that Luxembourg has twice as good cuisine/restaurants/chefs as Switzerland and thrice as good as France?
If you're trying to rank the prowess of a nation's cuisine with a mathematical model you'd have to take into account population density, tourist presence, ability to sustain high-level restaurants etc Do all that and you'd still not have any kind of absolute truth because you're still only trying to rank art.
It's really not Sweden that's alone in raising the bar on modern cuisine but rather all of Scandinavia that is currently surging. Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen was last year credited as the best restaurant in the world by S.Pellegrino. In Bocuse d'or (briefly mentioned earlier) just last week the Scandinavian countries placed among the top three, Denmark 1st, Sweden 2nd, Norway 3rd. So it's a region wide renaissance we're seeing and most aware culinary institutions as well as culinary travelers are recognizing this.
This is getting off topic I realize, food and were to eat is one of few things that can get me worked up. Far more so than where to stay.
In response to your question my answer is a no. The reason I noted what I did is because I do find that such an assignment of Michelin stars along a per capita basis in Europe is largely indicative of the comparative accessibility and consistency of good food at good restaurants in those countries; and I'd even say its largely indicative of how easy it is to avoid not-so-special dining in one country compared to another country.
Nothing wrong with a little passion and then some about what goes into our stomachs.
