FAN FAVORITE: How do Michelin Stars Work?

Part-Time Genius

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Whether you're trying to spot a Michelin critic in the wild, or you're on the hunt for the world's best reindeer tartar with moss and fermented mushroom (a very common thing listeners ask us about), we've got you covered. From Katy Perry's Michelin mishap, to chefs trying to sue the guide because they want more stars, to the bizarre reason the Michelin Man prefers to pair his meals with a goblet full of nails, we've prepared a piping hot plate of facts for you. (Go ahead and tuck in!)

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0:42.1	Guess what, Mango? Was that well all right well i know you're a huge katie perry fan right well not not really well you're at least familiar with the 2017 songs she did
0:48.8	with megos called bon appetit right like big one no I don't know. For real? This is it.
0:54.4	We may need to do a different episode.
0:55.8	That's fine.
0:56.3	I know it's no firework, but the whole song is basically this extended metaphor.
1:00.6	You didn't know she was into this, right?
1:02.5	Extended metaphors where Katie Perry is describing herself as a delicious meal in lots of creative
1:08.1	ways. And at one point in the song, she says, I'm a five-star Michelin.
1:13.5	A five-star Michelin, Angelo.
1:15.0	Five stars is really confident.
1:17.9	No, it's not confident.
1:19.3	It's ridiculous because the Michelin star rating only goes up to three stars, and poor
1:24.4	Katie Perry actually didn't realize that.
1:26.8	So, musicians don't fact-check
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