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Mar 2024
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2: Pardon my french - history of the mic...

KATY BELLOTTE
About this episode

What if I told you that a tire company was (allegedly) responsible for the death of a top-rated chef? In this episode, we'll cover the birth of the Michelin Star, discuss the reasons why restaurants are giving BACK their hard-earned Michelin stars, and finally, how lobsters went from being the lowly, 'cockroaches of the sea' of the past, to the lavish dish it is today.


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SOURCES:

guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/features/8-surprising-facts-about-the-michelin-man

www.forbes.com/sites/karlaalindahao/2019/10/23/the-secret-life-of-an-anonymous-michelin-restaurant-inspector-2019/?sh=5334f44e35c9

www.eater.com/2017/9/21/16345242/chefs-give-back-michelin-stars

www.capeporpoiselobster.com/a-brief-history-of-lobsters-and-how-they-became-seafood-royalty/

www.capeporpoiselobster.com/a-brief-history-of-lobsters-and-how-they-became-seafood-royalty/

www.escoffier.edu/blog/world-food-drink/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide/

www.thedailymeal.com/1164378/being-a-michelin-inspector-is-exactly-as-glamorous-as-it-seems/#:~:text=A%20life%20of%20food%20and%20travel&text=Once%20it’s%20time%20to%20get,editorial%20teams%20in%20an%20office

www.mainelobsternow.com/blog/a-taste-of-lobster-history

www.history.com/news/a-taste-of-lobster-history

www.tastingtable.com/943231/everything-you-need-to-know-about-michelins-fork-and-spoon-rating/

www.thespruceeats.com/brief-history-of-canning-food-1327429

guide.michelin.com/th/en/about-us-th

guide.michelin.com/th/en/history-of-the-michelin-guide-th

guide.michelin.com/th/en/to-the-stars-and-beyond-th

pinetreeseafood.com/the-history-of-the-lobster-how-lobster-went-from-cockroach-of-the-sea-to-decadent-dinner/

www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/michelin-and-the-deaths-of-two-french-chefs

www.sidechef.com/articles/1250/a-brief-history-of-eating-new-england-lobster/

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