-
1400
French Cuisine
In the 14th century Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. During that time, French cuisine was heavily influenced by Italian cuisine.(En.wikipedia.org, 2018) -
Indigenous French styles
In the 17th century, chefs spearheaded movements that shifted French cooking away from its foreign influences and developed France's own indigenous style. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine. They play different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation laws.(En.wikipedia.org, 2018) -
Development of the French Cuisine
Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. He was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisine. Known as the “the king of chefs and the chef of kings” who started his culinary journey in 1865.(Thestaffcanteen.com, 2018) -
Developing of the Michelin guide
The Michelin brothers Ándre and Édouard started the Michelin Guide in 1900. The French entrepreneurs had started a tire company 11 years earlier, and they decided that a ratings guide for hotels and restaurants would compel the limited number of drivers to use up their tires and buy more. -
first guide printed in
First blue Michelin guide was printed in 35 000 copies and it was handed out at no charge to motorists. Guide was filled with practical information and advices such as how to repair a flat tire, where to fill gas, in which hotels to sleep and other practical information.(paul,2013) -
Introduction of The Bib Gourmand symbol
The guide highlighted restaurants offering exceptionally good food at moderate prices, a feature now called the Bib Gourmand.
Restaurants were flagged with a red “R” symbol to indicate to readers that they were destinations that served “good cuisine at reasonable prices”.(MICHELIN Guide, 2018) -
Bibendum and the Bib Gourmand inspectors
Michelin inspectors have noted the increase in the number of restaurateurs dedicated to providing authentic dining experiences by way of quality cuisine at affordable prices in approachable and friendly establishments. -
Global variance
In territories such as Spain, noteworthy tapas bars are recognized by an additional wine and toothpick symbol, while quality pubs in the UK/Ireland guide are marked with a beer mug symbol. Meanwhile, restaurants with impressive notable wine, sake and cocktail lists are recognized with the grape, sake bottle and cocktail glass symbols respectively.
