{"id":6142,"date":"2025-01-07T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:11:51","slug":"a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Listen to This Article:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"d443feec80bf8c8f2e009e26dafa4118e6eb9f14056a5516af577c77d4404c4e\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" data-small=\"True\" data-textcolor=\"rgba(255, 251, 251, 1.0)\" data-backgroundcolor=\"rgba(153, 119, 85, 1.0)\" data-projectid=\"HyIucdvjqAx7TQT0g1Lv\">Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever wondered how restaurants get Michelin Stars? Or how the Michelin Star rating system came to be?<\/p>\n<p>The iconic rating, which is awarded to restaurants that meet exceptionally high standards of cooking, has an origin story with very little relation to cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, we thought you should know the whole story. After all, some of the cooks we\u2019re training may aspire to join the ranks of restaurants recommended in the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelin Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Unexpected Origins of the Michelin Guide<\/h2>\n<p>Interestingly, the invention of the Michelin Star rating coincides with the invention of the automobile. Michelin Tire founders and French industrialist brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin compiled the first Michelin Guide in 1900 with the aim of creating a demand for automobiles\u2014and therefore, a need for more Michelin tires.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_58023\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58023\" class=\"wp-image-58023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Three-square-red-signs-read-_Michelin-2022_-_Michelin-2023_-and-_Michelin-2024_-on-a-restaurant-door-frame.-768.jpeg\" alt=\"Three square red signs read &quot;Michelin 2022&quot; &quot;Michelin 2023&quot; and &quot;Michelin 2024&quot; on a restaurant door frame.\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Three-square-red-signs-read-_Michelin-2022_-_Michelin-2023_-and-_Michelin-2024_-on-a-restaurant-door-frame.-768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Three-square-red-signs-read-_Michelin-2022_-_Michelin-2023_-and-_Michelin-2024_-on-a-restaurant-door-frame.-768-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-58023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Michelin Star rating coincided with the invention of the automobile.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The French guide was handed out for free and included maps, plus instructions on how to repair and change tires. To encourage drivers to use their cars and explore a little more, the guide also included a list of restaurants, hotels, mechanics, and gas stations along popular routes in France.<\/p>\n<p>Michelin Guide expanded rapidly and became available throughout Europe and Northern Africa within a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>The Evolution of the Michelin Star Rating System<\/h2>\n<p>The outbreak of World War I in 1914 temporarily halted production of the guide, but by 1920 it was back on track and about to enter an important new phase. According to the Michelin Guide website, Andre Michelin showed up at a tire shop one day to find one of the guides being used to prop up a workbench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the principle that \u2018man only truly respects what he pays for,\u2019 a brand new MICHELIN Guide was launched in 1920 and sold for seven francs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/en\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so the story goes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Michelin brothers ramped up the guide\u2019s quality, eliminated advertising, added a list of hotels in Paris, and categorized the list of restaurants. They also recruited mystery diners to visit and review restaurants anonymously.<\/p>\n<p>The guide began awarding Michelin Star ratings in 1926. The restaurants, all of which were in France, were awarded a single star if they were deemed a \u201cfine dining establishment.\u201d In 1931, the rating system expanded to the three-star rating that continues today.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most star rating systems, one star is not considered a demerit. Any number of Michelin Stars granted to a restaurant signals a huge honor and a rare accomplishment.<br \/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-text\">\n<h3>Michelin Guide Star Rating Descriptions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One star: A very good restaurant in its category.<\/li>\n<li>Two stars: Excellent cooking, worth a detour.<\/li>\n<li>Three stars: Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\nThe guide took a hiatus for much of World War II, although it did play a unique role in the war effort. The U.S. Government asked the Michelin Corporation for permission to reprint the 1939 guide\u2014the last book published before the war\u2014because it contained detailed maps of France, and Allied Forces carried them when they stormed the beaches of Normandy.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/history\/allied-forces-d-day-used-popular-tourist-guide-help-liberate-france.html#:~:text=In%20the%201939%20Michelin%20Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military.com<\/a>, &#8220;In the 1939 Michelin Guide, there were hundreds of heavily detailed and up-to-date maps of France itself and French cities, like Cherbourg, Caen, and St. Lo, all of which would become critical crossroads for the D-Day invasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The guide started up again in 1945. In 1955, Michelin came up with a rating system that acknowledged restaurants serving high-quality fare at moderate prices, called the Bib Gourmand. This system highlights dining opportunities that are more reflective of economic standards. Because the ratings are customized by region and country based on the cost of living, the <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/en\/article\/features\/the-bib-gourmand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bib Gourmand<\/a> gives diners a chance to eat well without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<h2>The Michelin Guide in the 21st Century<\/h2>\n<p>The Michelin Star rating didn\u2019t take hold in the United States until 2005, and it began by concentrating solely on fine dining in New York City. Today, the Michelin Guide reviews restaurants in select U.S. cities, including Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. If one of your goals as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/culinary-pastry-careers\/how-to-become-a-chef\/\">aspiring chef<\/a> is to work at a Michelin Star restaurant, you may want to focus on these cities after graduation. Choosing to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/culinary-school\/illinois\/chicago\/\">culinary school in Chicago, culinary school in New York<\/a>, or another major city can offer you a front-row seat to the most innovative dining experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Michelin guide now covers 37 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. There\u2019s also a related ranking \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/michelin-green-star-most-sustainable-restaurants-in-the-u-s\/\">the Michelin Green Star<\/a> \u2014 which is awarded to the best, most sustainable restaurants around the world.<br \/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-text\">\n<h3>Top Five Countries With the Most Michelin Star Restaurants (2024)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>France: 636<\/li>\n<li>Japan: 387<\/li>\n<li>Italy: 381<\/li>\n<li>Germany: 330<\/li>\n<li>Spain: 267<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1400971\/countries-most-michelin-starred-restaurants-worldwide\/#:~:text=France%20was%20the%20country%20with,387%20restaurants%20with%20Michelin%20stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2>How Does a Restaurant Get a Michelin Star?<\/h2>\n<p>To determine who receives <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/en\/article\/features\/what-is-a-michelin-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the annual award<\/a>, the Michelin Guide team will first select a number of restaurants in specific locations to be inspected by anonymous reviewers, called inspectors. The inspectors visit multiple times in different seasons and at different times, i.e. making sure to eat lunch and dinner and to visit on weekends and during the week.<\/p>\n<p>Inspectors write a comprehensive report about the total culinary experience, including the quality and presentation of the dishes, among other rating criteria outlined below. The group of <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/th\/en\/michelin-guide-inspectors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelin inspectors<\/a> will then meet to analyze the reports and discuss in-depth which restaurants are worthy of a Michelin Star (or two or three).<\/p>\n<h3>Who Are the Michelin Inspectors?<\/h3>\n<p>Michelin inspectors are full-time employees of Michelin, and it&#8217;s important that they remain anonymous. The Michelin Guide itself doesn&#8217;t say much about who the inspectors are, other than &#8220;Our inspectors are experts in food, dining, and hotel sectors with many years of experience working in the hospitality industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, some news outlets have managed interviews and glimpses into their lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/food\/article\/what-its-like-to-be-Michelin-Guide-inspector-17633109.php#:~:text=hotel%20professionals%20with%20at%20least%2010%20years%20of%20work%20experience%20in%20that%20particular%20field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One article<\/a> said the inspectors are &#8220;hotel professionals with at least 10 years of work experience in that particular field,&#8221; adding that &#8220;Inspectors are also known to have culinary degrees, have worked in either the front or back of the house and may even be a trusted sommelier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The inspectors may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/karlaalindahao\/2019\/10\/23\/the-secret-life-of-an-anonymous-michelin-restaurant-inspector-2019\/#:~:text=travel%20up%20to%20three%20weeks%20in%20a%20month%20and%20eat%20out%20up%20to%2010%20meals%20a%20week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel three weeks out of every month<\/a> and dine out up to 10 times a week. They will return to a restaurant at different times, and the top restaurants will typically see visits from multiple inspectors over the course of a year.<\/p>\n<p>Elements of the restaurant, such as ambiance, decor, and quality of service are supposedly not considered in the report, but many think that the total experience may subconsciously woo the reviewers.<\/p>\n<p>Chef <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/podcast\/12-curtis-duffy-michelin-star-chef\/\">Curtis Duffy<\/a>, a friend of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, partnered with Michael Muser to build the restaurant Grace in Chicago, which was honored with three Michelin Stars four years in a row, from 2015 to 2018. In July 2020, Duffy opened a new restaurant called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ever-restaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ever<\/a>, which has earned two Michelin Stars.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"blog-quote\">\n\t\t<div class=\"the-quote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes\">\u201c<\/div>\n\t\t\t\u201cWhen I started at Avenues, they announced [the Michelin stars], and I was really excited about where I stood in the whole world of cuisine. I was just getting my voice in the world. The first year that it came out in Chicago, we were able to receive two Michelin stars. And that was an incredible feat. It just solidified that I was doing what I was supposed to be doing.&#8221;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curtis-Duffy-Featured-Image.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"Curtis Duffy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"150\" height=\"150\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Curtis Duffy<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Chef\/Owner of two-Michelin Star Restaurant Ever\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-article-callout-text\">\n<h3>Michelin Inspector&#8217;s 5 Restaurant Rating Criteria<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Quality of products<\/li>\n<li>Mastery of flavor and cooking techniques<\/li>\n<li>The personality of the chef represented in the dining experience<\/li>\n<li>Value for money<\/li>\n<li>Consistency between inspectors\u2019 visits<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2>How Important Are Michelin Stars?<\/h2>\n<p>No doubt, restaurants that receive a Michelin Star rating gain prestige and usually get an increase in exposure and business. However, because of the extremely high expectations in the rating system, there\u2019s been a growing trend to reject Michelin Star ratings around the world\u2014some restaurateurs even demanding that their star rating be removed. They feel that the expectations of the star system are unreasonable and restrict a chef\u2019s creativity in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"blog-quote\">\n\t\t<div class=\"the-quote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes\">\u201c<\/div>\n\t\t\t\u201cWe were talking about putting a piece of china down and making sure that it was perfectly an inch from the edge of the table, and just\u2026going into extreme lengths. And I think that could break somebody. As long as we\u2019re doing things with passion and love, and everybody has the right goal, it\u2019s inevitable that you\u2019re going to continue down that path.\u201d\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curtis-Duffy-Featured-Image.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"Curtis Duffy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"150\" height=\"150\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Curtis Duffy<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Chef\/Owner of two-Michelin Star Restaurant Ever\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p>Still, in today\u2019s culinary industry there\u2019s a reverence for the iconic Michelin Star rating system. Some restaurateurs go so far as to say it\u2019s the only rating that matters, deeming it authentic because Michelin inspectors are among the few who remain completely anonymous when reviewing a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Although some restaurant owners and employees claim to have figured out how to identify an inspector, in theory the casual diner will have the same experience as the inspector. And if a restaurant is attentive enough to figure out the signals a Michelin Star inspector gives away, then that\u2019s a restaurant that pays very close attention to its craft, and is probably worth a visit!<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"blog-quote\">\n\t\t<div class=\"the-quote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes\">\u201c<\/div>\n\t\t\t\u201cWhen things are going either good or bad, they constantly remind us that any diner is a suspected Michelin inspector. Every plate that goes out of the kitchen is well-inspected.\u201d*\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parker-Wilks-Bryant-Featured-Image.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"Parker Wilks-Bryant\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"150\" height=\"150\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Parker Wilks-Bryant<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEscoffier Culinary Arts Graduate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p><em>*Information may not reflect every student\u2019s experience. Results and outcomes may be based on several factors, such as geographical region or previous experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Take the First Step to Excellence<\/h2>\n<p>Although chefs don\u2019t earn Michelin Stars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/culinary-pastry-careers\/how-to-become-a-michelin-star-chef\/\">the head chef at a restaurant is often given credit<\/a> for the restaurant\u2019s success. Therefore, many young chefs dream of one day leading a restaurant to Michelin Star status.<\/p>\n<p>One way to begin this journey can be by attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/\">culinary school<\/a>. Escoffier\u2019s culinary arts programs introduce students to a wide range of topics including food safety, world cuisines, flavor development, and entrepreneurship. But students don\u2019t just learn about these topics in the classroom\u2014they practice them in the kitchen and eventually test them out during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/value-of-culinary-education\/what-you-can-learn-from-a-culinary-internship\/\">an industry externship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find out what culinary school could look like for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/contact-us\/\">contact us today<\/a> to explore your options.<\/p>\n\t\n\t<h3 class=\"additional-articles-heading\">TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CULINARY EXCELLENCE, CHECK OUT THESE ARTICLES:<\/h3>\n\n\t\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/which-chefs-have-earned-the-most-michelin-stars\/\">Which Chefs Have Earned the Most Michelin Stars?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/culinary-pastry-careers\/how-to-become-a-chef\/\">How to Become a Chef: The Complete Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/michelin-green-star-most-sustainable-restaurants-in-the-u-s\/\">Michelin Green Star: Most Sustainable Restaurants in the U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This article was originally published on February 10, 2016, and has since been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":21658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1317],"tags":[1222,334,1295],"class_list":["post-6142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-food-drink","tag-alumni","tag-michelin-star","tag-restaurant-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide - Escoffier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Escoffier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-07T13:00:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-18T18:11:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Restaurants-Get-Michelin-Stars_-A-Brief-History-of-the-Michelin-Guide-social-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kirk Bachmann\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Restaurants-Get-Michelin-Stars_-A-Brief-History-of-the-Michelin-Guide-social-image.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kirk Bachmann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide - Escoffier","description":"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide","og_description":"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142","og_site_name":"Escoffier","article_published_time":"2025-01-07T13:00:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-18T18:11:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Restaurants-Get-Michelin-Stars_-A-Brief-History-of-the-Michelin-Guide-social-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kirk Bachmann","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide","twitter_description":"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Restaurants-Get-Michelin-Stars_-A-Brief-History-of-the-Michelin-Guide-social-image.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kirk Bachmann","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/","url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/","name":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide - Escoffier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chef-pouring-a-sauce-into-a-black-bowl-next-to-molecular-food-on-a-plate-768-.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-01-07T13:00:20+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-18T18:11:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/8efc2c9676bea714a3b68925c9bbafde"},"description":"A Michelin star rating is one of the most prestigious honors a restaurant can receive. Learn how restaurants get stars and how the Michelin Guide started.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chef-pouring-a-sauce-into-a-black-bowl-next-to-molecular-food-on-a-plate-768-.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chef-pouring-a-sauce-into-a-black-bowl-next-to-molecular-food-on-a-plate-768-.jpeg","width":768,"height":512,"caption":"A chef pours liquid from a small glass pitcher into a black bowl, creating a thick cloud of vapor that spills over the edges, with crispy elements and garnishes artfully arranged on a sleek black plate."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/world-food-drink\/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"World of Food &amp; Drink","item":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/category\/world-food-drink\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/","name":"Escoffier","description":"School of Culinary Arts","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/8efc2c9676bea714a3b68925c9bbafde","name":"Kirk Bachmann","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed072675c6cd5e8b949f82090d46edaa40415b45a18d7d358808fdfdeae189c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed072675c6cd5e8b949f82090d46edaa40415b45a18d7d358808fdfdeae189c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kirk Bachmann"},"url":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/blog\/author\/kirk-bachmann\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}