Originally Posted by
CappuccinoAddict
Ah OK I see your point and that is valid. But I still question the rationale of a restaurateur asking Michelin to take away a star from 3 to 2 so he can decrease staffing. Was he so paranoid of losing the star that he would rather ask for it to be removed so he knew it would come?
I think it was more like they cut staffing knowing they would lose a star next time but didn't care. Perhaps I expressed it unclearly.
Originally Posted by
jbeans
I've heard of restaurants not wanting to be rated at all to stay low key, especially those membership restaurants in Tokyo. But to give back just 1 of the 3 stars doesn't seem to make sense to me.
I think I recall reading that Chez Panisse refused to be rated.
Last edited by iluv2fly; Oct 1, 2017 at 12:33 am
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