[westopher]

Guys, fucking Barbara got a Michelin star. Pat came back from horrible illness that nearly killed him, has spent his whole life as a chef, opened a restaurant in the dtes in the middle of a pandemic that he operated by himself to get by. He’s not out buying awards. Kissa got an star. Joël opened bao bei 13 years ago (what I think is top 5 restaurants in the city) and has trained some of the best chefs in the Canadian food scene. To think these guys are buying awards is absurd. Michelin guide doesn’t even make advertising revenue from these restaurants. It started as a scam to get people to wear out their tires by driving further to try new restaurants.
Absolutely it happens, but we aren’t talking about vanmag or scout here, an advertising avenue masquerading as journalism. I assure you I have an inside line on the finances of this industry and how things work.
I’ll be sure to post my P+L statements next month if they show a payment to Michelin for our recommendation. If you could pay for these awards hawksworth would have 3 stars. Hell I would have paid for that shit too because it would have paid for itself.