New York Michelin Starred Restaurants - Page 3

Originally Posted by akatsuki 

I'd say EMP/Blue Hill probably should get two stars each; Jean Georges and Le Bernadin three. And that is about it.
And for cities with more than 2-3 - Tokyo is probably it. Better French than Paris (better everything than everywhere)

Originally Posted by itsstillmatt 

Sorry, but this makes no sense. I mean, I agree NY food is generally overrated, but you wouldn't be able to limit Paris to 2-3 3 star restaurants right now without using some awfully strange criteria. Nor would you want to. Tokyo may have better French food than Paris, but that opinion doesn't have any bearing on the individual restaurants in Paris, which are what are ranked.

Originally Posted by akatsuki 

I think that there are a couple of great restaurants, a few good restaurants and a ton of overrated restaurants that shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath..

Originally Posted by impolyt_one 

matt, have you eaten at Le Bernadin?

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon 

OK - when we started this thread I was railing against how opaque and arbitrary these ratings are. My major complaint is that they are of little value to me in selecting a restaurant. There are no surprises, and I have little understanding of what differentiates a 2 star from a 3 star or a 1 star.
But putting FEWER restaurants on the list would make it even less useful. If you showed me a list that said "Le Bernardin, Per Se, EMP", I'd say.. No shit dumbass - I didn't just fall off a turnip truck.
Remember. .... these things are published to sell guide books. There's gotta be a little discussion, controversy, etc. or it's worthless.

Originally Posted by impolyt_one 

Of the small handful of 3* places I ate at this year in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, and New York so far, only EMP really fell short of expectations; the rest were well made, nice food that was reasonably connectable to their restaurant's identity, served well with hospitality, and the ingredients and service were of quality. I include Sukiyabashi Jiro in that, because he did technically qualify for all of those facets despite being the Flash and one of the most expensive per minute meals I'll ever have at something like $800 for 20 minutes of dining. I liked the service at Le Bernadin, did not like the couple wait staff I had at EMP, though we were given a tour of the kitchen and Humm schmoozed with us momentarily.

Originally Posted by impolyt_one 

Of the small handful of 3* places I ate at this year in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, and New York so far, only EMP really fell short of expectations; the rest were well made, nice food that was reasonably connectable to their restaurant's identity, served well with hospitality, and the ingredients and service were of quality. I include Sukiyabashi Jiro in that, because he did technically qualify for all of those facets despite being the Flash and one of the most expensive per minute meals I'll ever have at something like $800 for 20 minutes of dining. I liked the service at Le Bernadin, did not like the couple wait staff I had at EMP, though we were given a tour of the kitchen and Humm schmoozed with us momentarily.