Those Michelin stars that you see in fancy restaurants are handed out by Michelin, the tire company. #MarketplaceAPM #MichelinStar #EconomicExplainers
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In this episode of I’ve Always Wondered, Marketplace’s Jed Kim brings us the so-crazy-it-worked backstory of how the Michelin star rating system for restaurants was created by Michelin, the tire company. Chefs Wolfgang Puck and Joachim Splichal come on to tell us what a Michelin star means (and doesn’t).
00:28 – Wolfgang Puck interview
00:51 – Michelin Brothers animation
02:27 – Joachim Splichal interview
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