"accept one, because the publicity caused an unmanageable jump in booking, affecting their ability to serve their traditional customers without lowering their quality. Some restaurateurs have asked Michelin to revoke a star, because they felt that it created undesirable customer expectations or pressure to spend more on service and decor. Some cases: Michelin Guide Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books published by the French tire company for more than a century. The term normally refers to the annually published Michelin ""Red Guide"", the oldest European hotel and restaurant reference guide, which awards up to three ""Michelin"
"Red Guide. It was run by the multi-Michelin star chef Alain Ducasse from 2007 to 2017. Starting May 2019, it will be managed by three star chef Frédéric Anton. It owes its name to the famous science-fiction writer Jules Verne. Additionally, there is a champagne bar at the top of the Eiffel Tower. From 1937 until 1981, there was a restaurant near the top of the tower. It was removed due to structural considerations; engineers had determined it was too heavy and was causing the tower to sag. This restaurant was sold to an American restaurateur and transported to New"
"the route over several visits. The trail is well marked with red and white painted blazes. It appears on all regional maps, including on Michelin roadmaps. The route is within the area shown by the Editions Sud-Ouest ""Rando éditions"" range of maps (numbers 1–11), which are based on French Institut Géographique National 1:50,000 scale maps. Parts of the route, especially around towns and villages, change from year to year, so walkers do well to carry recent editions of the maps and guides. A number of sections include alternative routes of a less demanding nature. Some alternatives offer more scenic choices,"
"The standardisation of route colour by difficulty (Yellow = PD, Orange = AD, Blue = D, Red = TD, Black = ED, White = ED+) dates back to the 1980s. Today, most ""Bleau"" climbing areas are owned by the French state and managed by the Office National des Forêts, in cooperation with the local governments and with climbers' federations. The boulders in Fontainebleau are erosive remnants from the Oligocene age, relatively young in geological terms. Their appearance may have been accentuated by localised mineralisation (silification) of the sandstone rock, forming large nodules that are resistant to erosion. Two complementary grading"
"single star awarded. Then, in 1931, the hierarchy of zero, one, two, and three stars was introduced. Finally, in 1936, the criteria for the starred rankings were published: In 1931 the cover of the guide was changed from blue to red, and has remained so in all subsequent editions. During World War II, publication was again suspended, but in 1944, at the request of the Allied Forces, the 1939 guide to France was specially reprinted for military use; its maps were judged the best and most up-to-date available. Publication of the annual guide resumed on 16 May 1945, a week"
"only) but the symbols are the same throughout all editions. Michelin reviewers (commonly called ""inspectors"") are anonymous; they do not identify themselves, and their meals and expenses are paid for by Michelin, never by a restaurant being reviewed: The French chef Paul Bocuse, one of the pioneers of in the 1960s, said, ""Michelin is the only guide that counts."" In France, when the guide is published each year, it sparks a media frenzy which has been compared to that for annual Academy Awards for films. Media and others debate likely winners, speculation is rife, and TV and newspapers discuss which"
"Champagne (color) The color champagne is a name given for various very pale tints of yellowish-orange that are close to beige. The color's name is derived from the typical color of the beverage Champagne. The color champagne is displayed at right. The first recorded use of ""champagne"" as a color name in English was in 1915. At right is displayed the color medium champagne. The medium tone of ""champagne"" displayed at right is the color called ""champagne"" in the ""Dictionary of Color Names"" (1955) in color sample #89. The deep tone of ""champagne"" displayed at right is the color called"
"standard by the UK Girl Guide's County Commissioners. It was designed by Mrs Zigomala. Miss Kay-Shuttleworth supervised the making of the standard. The Standard of Lady Baden-Powell, Chief Guide of the World, is blue (azure) from the hoist to the fly. Nearest the hoist is the gold (or) trefoil; then come two small hemispheres, showing a coloured map of the world, indicating her post as Chief Guide. These are placed high to the left of the main fly, which is divided throughout its length by two silver (argent) waves, amongst which are shown three ships with black hulls and white"
"weapon in most parts of France, this decision is like Mercedes announcing that its new director of product development is a Martian."" Red Guides have historically listed many more restaurants than rival guides, relying on an extensive system of symbols to describe each one in as little as two lines. Reviews of starred restaurants also include two to three culinary specialties. Short summaries (2–3 lines) were added in 2002/2003 to enhance descriptions of many establishments. These summaries are written in the language of the country for which the guide is published (though the Spain and Portugal volume is in Spanish"
"Gault Millau guide, a proponent of the nouvelle cuisine style that emphasized lightness and freshness in contrast to the cuisine classique of traditional French gastronomy. When Verger bought the formerly prestigious La Côte d'Or of Saulieu in 1975, he installed Loiseau as chef and soon stood aside to allow him to develop a highly personal style of cuisine. Loiseau bought La Côte d'Or from Verger in 1982, and the well known Michelin Guide bestowed the coveted 3-star rating on his establishment in 1991. His fanatic attention to detail, frenetic work ethic and discerning palate propelled him to the top of"
"three Michelin star restaurant La Tante Claire. White worked 14/15 hour days for six days a week, expecting similar hours from those chefs under him, with the restaurant only closed on Sundays. After White won his third Michelin star in 1995, he found a new obsession. While 54 restaurants across Europe had three stars at the time, there was a further rating system used by Michelin called the knives and forks. They were awarded for elements such as ambience and aesthetics, and came in two colours – the basic black awards and the superior red awards. White wanted his restaurant"
"Label Rouge Label Rouge (""Red Label"") is a sign of quality assurance in France as defined by Law No. 2006-11 (5 January 2006). Products eligible for the Label Rouge are food items (including seafood) and non-food and unprocessed agricultural products such as flowers. According to the French Ministry of Agriculture: ""The Red Label certifies that a product has a specific set of characteristics establishing a superior level to that of a similar current product"". In 1992, Scottish salmon was the first fish and first non-French product to be awarded the Label Rouge quality mark, the official endorsement by the French"
"routes have retained their historical, non-standard colour, notably at Les Gorges d'Apremont (""La bleue outremer"" = marine blue) and La Dame Jouanne (""La mauve"" = purple). All the boulders used along a given route are marked the same colour. The difficulty of each individual move can be found in guidebooks. The first rock of the route (""le départ"") carries a white painted rectangle inscribed with the route number and its grading (e.g. AD+) in the appropriate colour (orange in this example). On each individual boulder, an arrow indicates the general direction of climb. Problem boulders are numbered in sequence (number"
"Le Creuset offers a variety of colors, from bright (e.g. cherry, a gradated red) to muted (e.g. dune, a gradated off-white). Its discontinued colors include cobalt (gradated blue-violet), black onyx (solid black), kiwi (gradated light green), as well as slate, granite, cactus, and citron. To manufacture their cast-iron cookware, the Le Creuset foundry uses standard sand casting methods. After hand finishing, items are sprayed with at least two coats of enamel. The enamel becomes resistant to damage during normal use. Currently, all Le Creuset cast iron cookware is still manufactured in the company's foundry in Fresnoy-le-Grand, where workers employ a"
"most famous contemporary guides is the Michelin series of guides which accord from 1 to 3 stars to restaurants they perceive to be of high culinary merit. Restaurants with stars in the Michelin guide are formal, expensive establishments; in general the more stars awarded, the higher the prices. The main competitor to the Michelin guide in Europe is the guidebook series published by Gault Millau. Unlike the Michelin guide which takes the restaurant décor and service into consideration with its rating, Gault Millau only judges the quality of the food. Its ratings are on a scale of 1 to 20,"
"was launched. In the same year, the guide introduced a magazine, "". In 2008, a Hong Kong and Macau volume was added. As of 2013, the guide is published in 14 editions covering 23 countries. In 2008, the German restaurateur Juliane Caspar was appointed editor-in-chief of the French edition of the guide. She had previously been responsible for the Michelin guides to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. She became the first woman and first non-French national to occupy the French position. The German newspaper "" commented on the appointment, ""In view of the fact German cuisine is regarded as a lethal"
"Chartreuse (color) Chartreuse (, ; ) is a color between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called ""green chartreuse"", introduced in 1764. Similarly, ""chartreuse yellow"" is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green that was named because of its resemblance to the color of one of the French liqueurs called ""yellow chartreuse"", introduced in 1838. The French word ""chartreuse"" means ""charterhouse"". The monasteries that the monks of the Carthusian order (who started producing Chartreuse liqueur in 1764) live in, of which the first"
"respects what he pays for"", Michelin decided to charge a price for the guide, which was about 750 francs or $2.15 in 1922. They also made several changes, notably listing restaurants by specific categories, adding hotel listings (initially only for Paris), and removing advertisements in the guide. Recognizing the growing popularity of the restaurant section of the guide, the brothers recruited a team of inspectors to visit and review restaurants, who were always anonymous. Following the usage of the Murray's and Baedeker guides, the guide began to award stars for fine dining establishments in 1926. Initially, there was only a"
"Seafood guides highlight which species are acceptable to consume and which are not based on their environmental impact. Guides are typically constructed into three categories, some using the analogy of a traffic light's colours: red, yellow, and green. These rankings are based on how the fish responds to fishing pressure, abundance, gear impact, bycatch, and management. Red represents items to avoid, yellow is a good alternative, and green is the best choice. Several organizations, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, have developed their own guides or wallet cards to be distributed to the public. In September 2016, a partnership of Google"
"Guide or the Gault Millau. In the 1970s the Michelin's continued conservative support of traditional haute cuisine was challenged by the support of nouvelle cuisine by the Gault-Millau. Michelin is more popular and therefore more influential, while Gault Millau has been considered more purist due to the main system being based purely on the quality of the food. Gault Millau also has guides for various other countries, including Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, and Poland. Gault Millau Gault et Millau is a French restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965."
"restaurant might lose, and who might gain a Michelin star. The Michelin Guide also awards Rising Stars, an indication that a restaurant has the potential to qualify for a star, or an additional star. Since 1955, the guide has also highlighted restaurants offering ""exceptionally good food at moderate prices"", a feature now called """". They must offer menu items priced below a maximum determined by local economic standards. () is the company's nickname for the Michelin Man, its corporate logo for over a century. In 2014, Michelin introduced a separate listing for gastropubs in Ireland. In 2016, the Michelin Guide"
"Maroon Maroon ( ,) is a dark brownish red color that takes its name from the French word ""marron"", or chestnut. The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" describes it as ""a brownish crimson or claret color."" In the RGB model used to create colors on computer screens and televisions, maroon is created by turning down the brightness of pure red to about one half. Maroon is the complement of teal. ""Maroon"" is derived from French ""marron"" (""chestnut""), itself from the Italian ""marrone"" that means both chestnut and brown (but the color maroon in Italian is ""granata"" and in French is ""grenat""), from"
"Maroon Maroon ( ,) is a dark brownish red color that takes its name from the French word ""marron"", or chestnut. The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" describes it as ""a brownish crimson or claret color."" In the RGB model used to create colors on computer screens and televisions, maroon is created by turning down the brightness of pure red to about one half. Maroon is the complement of teal. ""Maroon"" is derived from French ""marron"" (""chestnut""), itself from the Italian ""marrone"" that means both chestnut and brown (but the color maroon in Italian is ""granata"" and in French is ""grenat""), from"
"in the Fontainebleau area, but is now widely used also in other bouldering areas around the world. The grades in this system are similar to the French route grades, but have different meaning. An 8a route is significantly easier than an 8A boulder problem. To reduce confusion, some people write the bouldering grades in upper-case letters (e.g. ""8B+"" vs. ""8b+""). At Fontainebleau itself, the route colour system is used everywhere in the forest. The colours used in order of difficulty of the course are white (children's routes), yellow (F), orange (AD), blue (D), red (TD), black (ED) and white (ED+)."
"""champagne"" in the ""Dictionary of Color Names"" (1955) in color sample #73. At right is displayed the color dark champagne. The dark tone of ""champagne"" displayed at right is the color called ""champagne"" in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #90. Animal husbandry Astronomy Merchandise Music Champagne (color) The color champagne is a name given for various very pale tints of yellowish-orange that are close to beige. The color's name is derived from the typical color of the beverage Champagne. The color champagne is displayed at right. The first recorded use of ""champagne"" as a color"
"hue code of 204 which is a hue code between 195 and 225, signifying a tone of azure. Steel blue is a grayish tone of azure that resembles the color blue steel, i.e., steel which has been subjected to bluing in order to protect it from rust. The first recorded use of ""steel blue"" as a color name in English was in 1817. French blue is a deep azure color commonly used in quality men's dress shirts. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first use of "" French Blue"" in English was in ""The Times"" of 1802. The color"
"is itself is a dark shade of orange. Brown colors also include dark shades of rose, red, and amber. Pink colors include light tones of rose, red, and orange. These tones of pink become warm grays when they are mixed with gray. ""Puce"" is the French word for flea. ""Puce"" has been in use as a color name in French since the 14th century. There is a grayish tone of rose called ""rose quartz"". The first recorded use of ""rose quartz"" as a color name in English was in 1926. ""Cinereous"" is a color, ashy gray in appearance, either consisting"
"left. At right is displayed the color French fuchsia, which is the tone of fuchsia called ""fuchsia"" in a color list popular in France. Fuchsia rose is the color that was chosen as the 2001 Pantone color of the year by Pantone. The source of this color is the ""Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)"" color list, color #17-2031 TPX—Fuchsia Rose. Red-purple is the color that is called ""Rojo-Púrpura"" (the Spanish word for ""red-purple"") in the ""Guía de coloraciones"" (""Guide to colorations"") by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the"
"each Label Rouge salmon can be identified through a sequentially numbered tag allocated by the certifying body. This tag is attached to the fish gill and includes the following information:- In addition, each box carries a sequentially numbered label, also supplied by the certifying body. Label Rouge Label Rouge (""Red Label"") is a sign of quality assurance in France as defined by Law No. 2006-11 (5 January 2006). Products eligible for the Label Rouge are food items (including seafood) and non-food and unprocessed agricultural products such as flowers. According to the French Ministry of Agriculture: ""The Red Label certifies that"
"the typical color of the beverage champagne. The first recorded use of ""champagne"" as a color name in English was in 1915. The color ""eggshell"" is displayed at left. The color ""eggshell"" is a representation of the average color of chicken eggs. Displayed at left is the color ""Dutch white"". ""Dutch white"" is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color ""Dutch white"" was formulated in 2000. The color ""bone"" is displayed at left. This color is a representation of the color of bones. The first recorded use"
"eXtended (TPX)"" color list, color #19-1518 TPX—Puce. Puce Puce is a dark red or purple brown color, a brownish purple or a ""dark reddish brown."" ""Puce"" is the French word for ""flea"". The color is said to be the color of bloodstains on linen or bedsheets, even after being laundered, from a flea's droppings, or after a flea has been crushed. The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" (""OED"") dates the first English use of ""puce"" as a color to 1778. The name comes from the French word ""puce"", or flea, which comes from the Latin words for flea, ""pulicem"" or ""pulex"". According"
"Le Cinq Le Cinq () is a gourmet restaurant in Paris, France, part of the Four Seasons Hotel George V. Le Cinq opened in 2001 to much fanfare and rapidly achieved 1, 2, then 3 Michelin Red Guide stars under the direction of chef Philippe Legendre before being demoted to 2 stars. Chef Eric Briffard took over from 2008 until October 2014 when Christian Le Squer, formerly of the 3-star Michelin restaurant Ledoyen, became head chef. The restaurant regained its third Michelin star in 2016. Also in 2016, Le Squer was voted chef of the year. In April 2017 the"
"vast majority of recommended restaurants have no star at all. Other guides now use up to four or five stars, with one-star being the lowest rating. The stars are sometimes replaced by symbols such as a fork or spoon. Some guides use separate scales for food, service, ambiance, and even noise level. The Michelin system remains the best known star system. A single star denotes ""a very good restaurant in its category"", two stars ""excellent cooking, worth a detour"", and three stars, ""exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey"". Michelin stars are awarded only for the quality of food and wine;"