Matt Yglesias

24 Responses to “Three Star Chinese”

1. SPURIOUS Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 5:39 pm

   Matt,

   I believe General Tsao has quite a few stars himself already.

2. kid destroyer Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 5:55 pm

   Michelin’s star-ranking of Chinese and Japanese food always seem bizarre to me. The fact that they’re so controversial in those countries says something about how arbitrary they really are. I don’t understand why people pay attention to Michelin stars outside of European cuisine.

3. The Blow Leprechaun Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 6:33 pm

   I don’t understand why people pay attention to Michelin stars outside of European cuisine.

   Or within it.

4. James Gary Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm

   I believe General Tsao has quite a few stars himself already.

   FYI: General Tso (besides being highly decorated) was famous for his bravery. Thus the ancient Chinese proverb, “No one can claim that General Tso’s chicken.”

5. lfv Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 6:43 pm

   When I want great Chinese food, I make sure to ask a Frenchman.

6. Jeremy Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm

   I’ve never understood the Michelin stars. Usually any stars at all means I can’t afford to eat there. Besides, there’re tastier restaurants than the ones in that guide.

7. Alan Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm

   The first? Michelin needs to get out more.

8. Adam Villani Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 8:24 pm

   Jonathan Gold has a great article on how irrelevant the Michelin guide to L.A. is:
   http://www.laweekly.com/2007-11-29/eat-drink/michelin-tires/

9. linus Says:
   January 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm

   What about Swedes? This fellow may not have a restaurant in Hong Kong but he was once attacked by lobsters and on another occasion by pugilistic spaghetti.

10. Adam Villani Says:
    January 4th, 2009 at 2:03 am

    The way I saw somebody put it, the Michelin guide is for French tourists looking for something closest to what a nice restaurant at home would be like.

11. Reality Man Says:
    January 4th, 2009 at 4:08 am

    I don’t understand why people pay attention to Michelin stars outside of European cuisine.

    So very true. The Michelin system seems to be made for Europeans who pretend to like either spicy or trendy (such as molecular gastronomy) food just for appearances but really don’t and lack the confidence and self-awareness to admit their own provincialism. I’ve had excellent food in both Paris and China. The best comparatively cheap food I’ve had in China ranks with the best I’ve had in Europe (in fact, relatively cheap Chinese food is often better than the extremely expensive food, such as shark’s fin and bird’s nest, which I understand are bland), but since a lot of Asian food is spicy and not considered “fine dining,” it is not considered cultured and complex.

12. Therese Says:
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    Ugh, I haaaaate Lung King Heen. My former firm has their annual practice dinner there, and it’s needlessly fancy-gaudy and only slightly better than what we could have had at similar places. (Then again, I hate HK Cantonese food generally — Shanghainese food is where it’s at.)

    Additionally, I believe that it still serves shark’s fin, which is a shame.

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