Author: John Curtas

Michelin Guide L.A. Given The Gold(en) Raspberry

Before we leave the Michelin Guides for good (or at least for another year), we thought you might like Jonathon Gold’s not-so-kind take on the Los Angeles Guide and how wrong-headed he thinks some of the ratings are.

The difference between Los Angeles and Vegas is that L.A. has ten million people, has been a thriving metropolis for 150 years, and only twenty-one starred establishments, whereas Vegas has two million people, a culinary scene for less than ten years, and seventeen of the little gems. We’re happy just to have the attention, and L.A. (food writers) want to fuss and fume over such things.

Here is his article, thanks to Lesley Balla and all the good folks at www.eaterla.com.

 

Best Food Week Ever – Part Trois

If the James Beard Awards (handed out in May) are the Oscars of America’s food world, then the Michelin Guide’s annual fete is, at the very least, the equivalent of the last night at the Cannes Film Festival. Throw in a little Nicolas Feuillatte Palme d’Or ’97, and you have the makings of quite a bash. Such was the case around the private pool area at the Wynn last night, where there were more French accents in the air than you’ll ever find anywhere but here.

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