[Magdalen] Earth and All Stars.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Since the popularity of that style of eating is receding, I read this with
some surprise.

CIA renovated its main restaurant and changed its name from Escoffier to
Bocuse. He's, obviously, still a French chef, but with a much more open and
inclusive view to what constitutes fine eating. He also sent his son to the
CIA, as have several other of his colleagues. We had lunch there, at, as it
turns out, the very last day of the Escoffier's existence.

We're visiting my brother and hitting a bunch of restaurants, none of which
are anything like classical French. It's a new culinary world out there.

http://www.ciachef.edu/bocuse-restaurant-release/

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> Not the celestial variety, but rather the stars the Michelin Tire (Tyre)
> Co.
> bestows on restaurants.
>
> I didn't realize that there are two restaurants with the highly vaunted  3
> stars in the USA.  They are "The French Factory" in Yountville,  CA
> in the Napa Valley, and "Per Se" in New York City.  These are  both
> owned by Chef Thomas Keller,
>
> There are many schemes for rating restaurants, but the Michelin Stars
> are the most sought after.  The ratings only cover classical  continental
> (French) cuisine, so if the restaurant specializes in Italian,  Mexican,
> Thai cookery, etc., they are not going to be rated even though they  may
> serve excellent food.
>
> Back in the day when I lived in Europe (1960's) ratings were limited  to
> France.  Then ratings were extended to Belgium, then Germany,  and
> finally all of Europe.  Now North America is a new invasion.
>
> There's also a new Michelin Green Guide to New York City.  I don't  own
> it but I will shortly.  I highly recommend Green Guides.
>
>
>
> David Strang - Shuddering to think what a Michelin Three Star meal  costs
> these days.
>