ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Jean-Luc Naret, the director of Michelin Travel Guides, explains the coveted Michelin Star rating rating system which is obsessed over by chefs and restaurateurs. He also offers some tips for finding good dining deals when on a budget. Take a look: Posted in Gourmet Permalink | Recent Headlines | Our News Feeds
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... guide had practically ignored one of the world's best-known cuisines until now was not lost on Jean-Luc Naret, Michelin's director. The guide had been criticized in past years for not giving credit to top Japanese and American restaurants, and Naret did not want this to happen with its first ranking on Chinese soil. "We followed Mr. Chan for years, before he went to the Four...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
... the maximum three Michelin stars. She is said to be a fan of creative and experimental cooking. Jean Luc Naret, director of the guide, said Miss Caspar had been chosen for the role because she was "talented, discreet, competent and represents the next generation". While Miss Caspar has broken new ground as the first non-French person to edit the guide, Derek Brown, a Briton, became...
Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... (AP Photo/Claude Paris) Yves Chapot, right, chairman of Michelin (China) Investment Co.Ltd. and Jean-Luc Naret, director of the Michelin guide, pose with the Michelin character in Hong Kong Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Third Edition of the Michelin Guide New York City Released. (PRNewsFoto/Michelin) Times (UK) Independent (UK) of 1)Feb 28, 08 10:31 PM CST(Belfast Telegraph)(Sentinel,...
China Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... defense of Michelin's 12-person inspection team, only two of which were Chinese. Guide director Jean-Luc Naret has said, disingenuously, that this was OK because “You don't have to be Chinese to understand Chinese food and you don't have to be French to understand French food.” Well, that's true if you're talking about an ordinary comprehension of everyday cooking. Any fool can bite...
There's a Queer In My Soup (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
It’s raining stars!! (more info after the jump) News media around the world, including the National Post, is reporting that Chef Chan Yan-tak of Hong Kong’s Lung Ling Heen (”View of the Dragon”) Restaurant is the first Chinese ever to be awarded the coveted three Michelin star rating. Michelin’s Director Jean-Luc Naret explains the reason for the decision [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... Japanese.” Only 72 restaurants in the world have three Michelin stars. Of those, 26 are in France. Jean-Luc Naret, the director of the Michelin guide, said: “We’re very impressed by his cuisine. In order to give him three stars he’s been visited 12 times which means that he has a very, very high consistent, quality level.” Only one other restaurant in the new Hong-Kong-Macau guide...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... Japanese.” Only 72 restaurants in the world have three Michelin stars. Of those, 26 are in France. Jean-Luc Naret, the director of the Michelin guide, said: “We’re very impressed by his cuisine. In order to give him three stars he’s been visited 12 times which means that he has a very, very high consistent, quality level.” Only one other restaurant in the new Hong-Kong-Macau guide...
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... by the benchmark culinary guide.At a press conference on 18 November, Michelin Guide Director Jean-Luc Naret revealed the breakdown of restaurants and hotels featured in the second edition of the Tokyo guide, slated for release at bookstores at the end of November. Mandarin Oriental’s luxury comfort ranking rose from last year’s second place to first, and its restaurants Signature...
