Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.clubBanned from community to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 14 days agoMichelin Man's New Business Plan: Give Stars to Faraway Restaurants to Force Tire Salesthelemmy.clubimagemessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down19
arrow-up1671arrow-down1imageMichelin Man's New Business Plan: Give Stars to Faraway Restaurants to Force Tire Salesthelemmy.clubMustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.clubBanned from community to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 14 days agomessage-square97linkfedilink
minus-squarewrinkledoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·13 days agoWell it just so happened that the reviewers were people who knew fine dining, and the awards DID drive business to restaurants. So it could have been a joke from the start, but accidentally became a prestigious award, that happens to be becoming a joke.
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoIt’s also not unusual for companies to branch out into weird things like this for one-off promotional stuff. The Guinness Book of World Records was not originally intended to impress grade schoolers in the library
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 days agoFine dining like making mashed potatoes out of 50 % butter…
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoAre suggesting there’s a way to go higher? Was someone holding out on you?
minus-squareDillDough@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days agoI want to see your reaction to Skordalia lmao, fucking like 90% garlic with a wee little tater all mashed up.
Well it just so happened that the reviewers were people who knew fine dining, and the awards DID drive business to restaurants.
So it could have been a joke from the start, but accidentally became a prestigious award, that happens to be becoming a joke.
It’s also not unusual for companies to branch out into weird things like this for one-off promotional stuff. The Guinness Book of World Records was not originally intended to impress grade schoolers in the library
Fine dining like making mashed potatoes out of 50 % butter…
Are suggesting there’s a way to go higher? Was someone holding out on you?
I want to see your reaction to Skordalia lmao, fucking like 90% garlic with a wee little tater all mashed up.
Not seeing the problem here.