I went to a restaurant once by myself and immediately I felt like I was treated like royalty. Afterwards whilst I was waiting for the bill a guy came up to me and said "they think you're the inspector instead of me because you're by yourself"

@ZNotFound

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't look good for the restaurant if they treat a customer better only because they taught the customer was an inspector.

@carschmn

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you have them a good Google review. 😂

@RodyTheRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Note to self: Go to restaurants alone for free royalty treatment

@drdurchblick6871

2 жыл бұрын

X to doubt

@givrally7634

2 жыл бұрын

So that's why my local McDonald's always treats me right and never makes a mistake in my order !

One way to discover Michelin inspectors is just torturing every customer until they confess

@Cenentury0941

2 жыл бұрын

You'll get a lot of false confessions though. It would be better to hold some executive as hostage and get them to hand over the databases records.

@danielbishop1863

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but torturing customers tends to hurt the restaurant's reviews.

@Gob.

2 жыл бұрын

@@cincyaadi and the cycle continues...

@BisZwo

2 жыл бұрын

"telle me you're American without explicitly telling you're American" 😄

@resolute2307

2 жыл бұрын

@@BisZwo what Americans don’t torture each other… we just shoot each other

"Making your parents proud by telling them that you eat potatoes for a tire company." haha I'm dying.

@endoetz

2 жыл бұрын

I almost choked when he said that

@VoidLantadd

2 жыл бұрын

@@endoetz on potato?

@slipknotfan2217

2 жыл бұрын

Česko 👍

@johnr797

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you get better, praying for you

@astrid2432

Жыл бұрын

If you get paid well, I think they won't care so much if you change tires or eat some random food in a restaurant xD

Fact: They wear the Groucho nose-glasses. Works every time.

@DrLC.

2 жыл бұрын

🥸🥸

@Wells306

2 жыл бұрын

I knew it….

@b4594

2 жыл бұрын

Na they hide inside tyres like an armadillo to avoid attention

@PrograError

2 жыл бұрын

and baseball cap

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

It's the standard dress code at many high-end restaurants.

When being a Michelin inspector resembles your childhood dream of being a spy

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

The real reason Carmen Sandiego was everywhere is because of her double life as a Michel inspector.

@nintendomii5994

2 жыл бұрын

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 "where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?" "Sir,she's visiting Burger King"

@NolePTR

2 жыл бұрын

Even better. You're not risking your life looking over your shoulder constantly and get to eat amazing food!

@TikeMyson69

2 жыл бұрын

My dream is to get paid for eating.

@SarahElisabethJoyal

2 жыл бұрын

But imagine - a spy whose cover was being a hospitality inspector!

To be honest I always assumed that the tyre company and the guide were just two different entities that just happened to have the same name.

@LaPingvino

2 жыл бұрын

nope!

@tessjuel

2 жыл бұрын

They are different entities now but they weren't originally. Michelin originally founded the guide to encourage people to drive to restaurants far away from their home so they would wear down their tires faster and replace them more often. Eventuelly they got tyred of it and sold the guide to somebody else.

@OLBastholm

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought almost all the way to the end of this video. I thought it was all just jokes

@raptorfromthe6ix833

2 жыл бұрын

yeah thats what i tought

@romangiertych5198

2 жыл бұрын

They are still published by the tire company as far as I can tell. People say they're different entities, but that's not what I find online.

I know a bit about tires and this is all impressively accurate!

@duckfuq1365

2 жыл бұрын

I know a bit about genocide and this is nothing about it!

@alfiestephenson4434

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@Wowwhut

2 жыл бұрын

Hah, lol. Noice.

@losojosdehotspanish2162

2 жыл бұрын

DuckFuq the tire company “Michelin” created the “Michelin star” system to get more people to drive far away and try “better” food/dishes and in turn would use up their tires more and would buy more tires more often. It’s a win win more tire sales and more “high end” food sales. (Guinness the beer company also created the” Guinness world records in a similar fashion.)

@duckfuq1365

2 жыл бұрын

@@losojosdehotspanish2162 hi

Well, this was partly true. I had an internship for 6 months in the kitchen of a 2-starred restaurant and another 6 months in a 1-starred restaurant and a lot of the time we knew that we were having a Michelin inspector over. Recognizing the face, random names and what behaviour is what made us know. I also know that while most restaurants maybe get one or two visits a year, one particular restaurant in the Netherlands had 13 visits in one year prior from two stars to three stars. What I remember from my time in those restaurants was that we wouldn't really do more than for our regular guests if we knew it was an inspector as the inspector would notice that his/her dish looks better than the dishes of other tables for example. They have a sixth sense for that kind of stuff.

@ZNotFound

2 жыл бұрын

The comment above yours by Thomas Mortimore implies that you guys did the right thing by not doing any special treatment. The inspector would've noticed it.

@NickyHendriks

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I've also worked at McDonald's before I went to culinary school and there the 'mystery guest' gets all the extra attention though. But that mystery guest is only for internal quality control so not that important, or well, it was for management but the crew couldn't care less about the mystery guest😂 And about the 'no special treatment for Michelin-inspectors', my vision on restaurants at that level is that you can never cut corners and be at your best at all times. Give all your guests the feeling that they get special treatment, that's one of the major things that differentiate Michelin-starred restaurants from those who won't get any stars.

@DanielGonzalezL

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickyHendriks That's so interesting, thanks for your insight!

@northofnashira2575

2 жыл бұрын

Or you could do what Gordon Ramsey did on one occasion because they knew by the reservation that it was a inspector. Every table around the inspector or where the inspector would have walked, like to their table or to the bathroom, got double portions along with the inspector.

@Avg-Usr

2 жыл бұрын

Pete Wells (the New York Times critic) also pointed that out. He even sent a friend in on the same night under a different reservation to determine if his service was elevated because the restaurant recognized him. Turns out, it was, and the restaurant lost a NYT star.

Fun fact! Sometimes they straight-up don't! When Gordon Ramsey was filming his first TV special, he (or his restaurant at least) got a call for a reservation. The wrinkle is that his restaurant had caller ID (which I guess wasn't ubiquitous at the time). And the Michelin reviewer made the bold decision to call from Michelin headquarters, and while the caller ID didn't directly say that, it took all of 5 seconds to realize what was going on.

@namelastname8871

2 жыл бұрын

I couldnt find it. Where did you see this?

@AbsolXGuardian

2 жыл бұрын

This also happened recently, I don't remember where, I think it may have been Gordan Ramsey where the inspector made their reservation online and their IP address was recorded. Something about the booking was suspicious, so the IP was put in a look-up site and it came up as the Michellin headquarters. If only this episode got a VPN sponsor, there could have been a perfect seque.

@Speedster___

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DrunkInPublic

2 жыл бұрын

That is a fun fact

@midnightrunner5864

2 жыл бұрын

@@namelastname8871 its from Boiling Point

Wendower productions be like : The insane logistics of keeping Michelen inspectors a secret

@neonbunnies9596

2 жыл бұрын

Wendover will figure out to make it about planes

@TARS..

2 жыл бұрын

@@neonbunnies9596 Some senior inspectors probably fly all over the world, so its not that unbelievable that he can fit planes in there.

@oriolopocholo

2 жыл бұрын

KZread commenters be like: what old ass comment am I going to repost today

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

🌫️ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HALF AS INTERESTING

@AdiposeExpress

2 жыл бұрын

@Fax No, that's not Wendover's video.

Who would've thought the most prestigious food rating is made by a company that is mainly known to sell tires.

@kim2894

2 жыл бұрын

Well they want their customers to use their tires for journeys and... they are French.

@TheJan1101

2 жыл бұрын

Historicly it published their guide, so that ther costumers know where to stop for a rode trip.

@j.chiari4222

2 жыл бұрын

They're trying to hide the fact that Pirelli P Zeros are the best steaks you can get

@MrTurbo_

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.chiari4222 except for that that's a lie, they are indeed some of the best in dry conditions, they crumble in comparison to the pilot sport 4s in the rain, and the cup 2 are way better on the dry, not saying they are bad tires and with a good price they are definitely worth going for, but they simply just not the best out there

@Rodrigo_Gatti

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda like Guinness book of records published by a beer company

The Michelin Man himself (real name Bibendum) prefers a goblet of broken glass, screws, and scrap metal, to show how tough he is as a tyre. No, really, his first major ad was in 1898, where it's shown how he "drinks up obstacles".

@castonyoung7514

2 жыл бұрын

Oh. So it's not even him at the restaurants? Then how does he have the body of a giant soft serve if he's only eating hard things?

@kennethchou4384

Жыл бұрын

Bro literally is the salty spitoon tough guy who eats a bowl of nails every morning.

I always wondered how they didn`t recognise the Michelin Man. Not many guys can wear white tires as a full body outfit

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he just changes his outfit and blends in perfectly.

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

🟠 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HALF AS INTERESTING

@imperialspy3457

2 жыл бұрын

@Mck Idyl Drinking and a tyre company? Perfect match.

Fun fact: there is a food stand in Singapore with one star that each meal only costs $1.50 in 2017-19 roughly

@kyleterry5190

2 жыл бұрын

They recently lost their star

@grasshopper9218

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyleterry5190 why?

@zeroyuki92

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyleterry5190 I would like to know about why they lost a star as well (I've watched a TV show about them before), but I guess 'ex-Michelin rated street stall' is still a very powerful marketing boost.

@ExNihiloComesNothing

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyleterry5190 I’m jumping in too to see how they lost it

@TrupthiBhambore

2 жыл бұрын

I visited them back in 2016. They had the star then. It was a2 hour long line outside the store! Didn't know they lost it!😔

On an old Gordon Ramsay tv program about his early days in London when he was expecting a visit they had a booking from a Paris number. The guests were treated like royalty with Gordon personally checking every element. It was not confirmed if they were from Michelin but it was pretty certain they were. However he did not get an extra star. In that program a waiter offered another guest the lunch menu in the evening by mistake. He was instantly sacked.

@someonewithaphone3108

2 жыл бұрын

It's possible they didn't get a new star because the inspector realized they were getting special treatment, which the restaurants aren't supposed to do

@Peter22334

2 жыл бұрын

@@someonewithaphone3108 Would be my guess too. And as HaI said, there are follow-up visits by different inspectors. If they were treated differently they knew something was fishy and the restaurant isn't eligible for another star.

@moratheexplorer5791

10 ай бұрын

I searching on you not found that video…. Can you give me link to watch that ?

A tire company reviewing restaurants (and being really serious about it) is even weirder than a beer maker publishing a record book used to settle bar bets.

@wagngmagmaasim

Жыл бұрын

It's not weird if you think about it. Michelin initially made the guide to encourage people to drive and dine further to wear out their tires faster. Hence, people will more likely buy more tires. This still makes sense today. Heck, if only there's any Michelin-rated restaurants in my country I'm willing to drive to it since I like great food. I already using Michelin tires btw. On the other hand, I'm not sure how world records would get people to buy more beers. Maybe if they saw a cool world record then they will buy beers for courage to try it? It's even weirder now since they banned alcohol-related world records. Guinness definitely weirder but atleast they have a monopoly on World Record Books

@saisubdivision3941

Жыл бұрын

@@wagngmagmaasim so actually for the Guinness world records it was made as a bar book and to settle bets causing you to stay longer in said bar and buying more beer

@backtoklondike

Жыл бұрын

@@saisubdivision3941 They even used to have records for the amount of alcohol consumed, which is a great way to make people buy more booze in the bar wanting to beat that. Of course the trouble was doing that it was dangerous doing that so quite early on, they banned all alcohol breaking attempts. I even believe that that all food and drinking (non-alcoholic beverages) records attempts has to have a doctor checking the persons health before proceeding.

Staying in a different hotel every night for 3 weeks out of every month sounds truly horrible.

@Rodrigo_Gatti

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. This lifestyle only works for people that don't have family or wish they didn't

@ebonymaw8457

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rodrigo_Gatti I doubt even most single people would want to live like that

@Rodrigo_Gatti

2 жыл бұрын

@@ebonymaw8457 I wouldn't want this life even if I were single. Perhaps in my mid 20s after college for a year or so, but nothing more than thst

@ernstschmidt4725

2 жыл бұрын

i'd like that, if it's full service though. even if it weren't full service i'd give it a thought if someone else (the company i guess) paid for it

@acoffeewithsatan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rodrigo_Gatti I'm not aware what's your or the previous posters' age range, but as a single guy in the early 20s, I'd accept that no prob if the payload is good. Bring few luggage to make the whole logistics less of an hassle and, by not having kids let alone a SO, you'd just organise your life on your own without looking back. I do suppose the requirements in order to get admitted as an evaluator would put any potential candidate in their 30s at least, so indeed it's less likely they live in such responsibility-free lifestyle.

At first I was like damn Sam is really trying to keep this joke alive and then I finally looked it up that both michelins are in fact related

@jonatanrullman

2 жыл бұрын

What gave you the clue?

@kiliang96

10 ай бұрын

The guide was a gift for every set of tyres originally

I hear they plan their restaurant visits in a radial route, and tread lightly to avoid getting too tired.

@brookeking8559

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha!

@northofnashira2575

2 жыл бұрын

I hear they have a preference for restaurants with white walls.

@northofnashira2575

2 жыл бұрын

@@pramilashaktawat4429 No

@AlphaGeekgirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@pramilashaktawat4429 Search… How to spell Search Why are you people so rude advertising your channel in the middle of somebody else’s comment thread. Way to get your channel banned!

@anderpanders6210

2 жыл бұрын

What is this in reference to?

when the tire Company has more secrecy with restaurant critiques than intelligence services.

@augustusaurelius2628

2 жыл бұрын

well. it's a much smaller operation

@john_smith_john

2 жыл бұрын

when a child who watches fortnite videos thinks they know anything about intellegence services

@uberbosst

2 жыл бұрын

@@john_smith_john when John Smith can't tell a joke

@atroxiv

Жыл бұрын

The NSA is going to see this post and dedicate a significant portion of their manpower to finding Michelin inspectors and delivering a full list of all of them worldwide to your doorstep. In 2 hours.

The video missed one criteria, which is presentation. This is which cutlery they use, which plates, the interior design etc. They have extremely strict rules as to what design is acceptable and what isn’t. This is also one of the reasons some very big chefs stop competing for the Michelin stars. They say that the criteria are too strict and doesn’t let them fully do what they want

@Ashannon888

2 жыл бұрын

It also means they can;t get away with doing BS stuff as well. Lot of the bigger named chefs have massive egos and hate having any limitations pout on their "genius"

@crimsonamethyst7571

Жыл бұрын

@@Ashannon888 Kinda justified ngl

@fh2234

Жыл бұрын

Thats actually bullshit because interior design is nothing objective and there are Streetfood stands with Michelin stars that obviously dont have any interior design

If this topic interests you, I highly recommend the book "Garlic and Sapphires" by Ruth Reichel. She was the food critic for the New York Times and the book is about her creating disguises for her restaurant trips. It was extremely interesting and she even peppers in a few recipes along the way. The spaghetti carbonara is to die for

“enough to distract you from the work you’re supposed to be doing for the next four minutes” Umm, I’ll have you know sir that actually I’m pooping.

Glad that the yelp reviewers got acknowledged, good job Sam

@angha4592

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he soon will be blessed by Mother Teresa. (Note: This one have 2 meanings.)

@MsJubjubbird

2 жыл бұрын

the problem with online reviews is you're more likely to write a review if you had a bad experience. If you had a decent experience you probably won't write a review.You might if it was exceptional

I showed up at a higher end restaurant once to apply for a job as a waiter, had a folder, dressed reasonably nice, and was alone. I looked around a bit because I was nervous, but the restaurant staff freaked out and thought I was an inspector. That was a fun conversation lol

The Firestone guide never really stood out to me

@DrLC.

2 жыл бұрын

The Toyo guide never took off, either 😂

@61rampy65

2 жыл бұрын

The bindings kept separating.

@dmacpher

2 жыл бұрын

@@61rampy65 someone remembers the Ford recalls lol

@PrograError

2 жыл бұрын

@@61rampy65 well it didn't explode...

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

◽ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HALF AS INTERESTING

Fun Fact: when he said, "to distract you for the next 4 minutes", there's actually 5 minutes left!

@JeremyGabbard

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the last minute was an ad :p

@allynpickett8748

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeremyGabbard fair enough!

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

All part of the distraction.

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

⭕ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HALF AS INTERESTING

Pro tip: always wear a sign that says "I'M A MICHELIN INSPECTOR". They'll never have a clue.

@aarnav_s69

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta have the logo there too, or they will recognize you.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

Just cover yourself in tires like the Michelin Man.

@SebastTapia

2 жыл бұрын

@@pramilashaktawat4429 no

"The Michelin guide is the number one food recommendation source for the tens of people who can afford to eat at the restaurants the rest of us watch documentaries about."

@TildeSymbol

2 жыл бұрын

There are like dozens of Michelin starred streetfood vendors and small affordable restaurants. What are you even on about?

I thought you were about to segue into a Hello Fresh ad at the end but you totally surprised me with the Made In ad instead. Well done!

"...distract you from the work you're supposed to be doing the next four minutes" That hits home

1:26 "I was able to piece together enough information to distract you from the work you're supposed to be doing for the next four minutes" wow it worked!

@mitsevara

Жыл бұрын

I feel personnaly attacked :p

The most ridiculously overlooked fact is that visiting many of the michelin recoginized places costs about 3-5 of your burgerking purchases and yet people still think of them as something out of this world

@Alsry1

11 ай бұрын

a lot of lunch menus run at about 50 usd per person yeah

You say that there's fifteen in Europe, but originally, there were only half a dozen. However, this prototype Supergroup of Food Criticism was inadvertently mistaken for another group of secret operatives and were drafted into cracking the enigma code. Eventually the Michelin Inspector 6 were forced to initialize their name, and are still active across the world today as Mi6.

@wifipigeon01

Жыл бұрын

Well done

6:01 What kind of pans are you buying that you replace them annually?

@bugdracula1662

2 жыл бұрын

Woden ones

@sapphireblue4031

2 жыл бұрын

My bfs mum gave us a brand new pan from the discounter supermarket that didn't even last half a year... These things exist. I bought new pans pretty soon because it already felt extremely cheap the moment I first touched it

@seikibrian8641

2 жыл бұрын

"What kind of pans are you buying that you replace them annually?" Because NO non-stick coating lasts very long, I buy moderately-priced non-stick pans and replace every year or so. My enameled cast iron (Le Creuset) and plain cast iron (Lodge and Wagner) pans, on the other hand, will outlive me (and I inherited some of them from my mother, who inherited some of them from HER mother), and my multilayer stainless steel pans (Calphalon Tri-Ply) will likely outlive me as well. (I've had some of the latter for more than 20 years, although I've added to the collection as recently as a year ago. And they're not a super-high-priced brand, either; just a good brand that was highly rated by America's Test Kitchen at the time I bought them.)

1:22, no need to call me out

that was the smoothest transition into a sponsor message i've ever seen

@gqsmooth1969

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously. I didn't realize it was the sponsor message until he was talking about how non-stick the pans were.

@anderpanders6210

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely this sponsor deal is the reason for this whole videos existance. I picture it went like this: Panmaker offers sponsorship and a deal for an ad is made. What video to make? Well we have these michelin star cooks collaborating with us. Hmm maybe a video about Michelin star inspectors

@theraven.4

2 жыл бұрын

@Paul Kostiak Stop complaining, it was at the very end of the video.

@violetviolet888

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Kostiak Use SponsorBlock

How many tires do they have to eat yearly?

@labrik0937

2 жыл бұрын

At least 5

@RandomU5erName

2 жыл бұрын

Must be tiresome

Clearly they stay secret by invoking the power of secrecy and praying to their tire god.

@Cenentury0941

2 жыл бұрын

If someone outs a Michelin inspector, they get a visit from the tyreman.

There is a French movie made in the 1970s that is called "L'aile ou la cuisse" feature Louis de Funes. It is a parody of the Michelin guide and inspectors (the guide in the movie is called "Duchemin"). I watched it recently and it holds very well some 50 years later. I'd recommend it (and if you don't understand spoken French, well, thank God for English subtitles).

@sbdxaric

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recc

HIA: "source the very best cookwear and sell it directly to you without the expensive mark up" Me: "I do need a new saucepan maybe I'll have a look" Me: *looks* Me: *dies* ($170 for a saucepan)

@rogergeyer9851

2 ай бұрын

You can't even spell cookware, so there's that.

Louis de Funès "L'aile ou la cuisse" is a very funny French comedy touching on Le Guide ...

Me awaking in middle of the night Just to listen to a slightly humorous jokes from a guy from Wendower 🥺

@HXXIIA

2 жыл бұрын

Middle of the night? Sir you're clock is way off, I'm looking at outside and it is quite daytimey at the moment.

@ZNotFound

2 жыл бұрын

@@HXXIIA It's 1:40 AM for me.

@fica1137

2 жыл бұрын

Slightly humorous? I am worried

@siravdomasovic3678

2 жыл бұрын

Sir, this is half as interesting

@matthewdrummond1340

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like your comment but it had 69 likes and apparently I'm not that mature today. #Nice

Strange how HAI pronounced French words in actual French but pronounces Michelin as an English speaker and not in French as it's a French company.

@xXJ4FARGAMERXx

2 жыл бұрын

That's because Michelin is _now_ an english word. And it would feel odd to pronounce a supposedly english sentence with a random french pronounciation of an "english" word

@f52_yeevy

2 жыл бұрын

Jafar, Same goes for the other words I guess, except that Michelin is not an English word, it’s a French surname.

@OntarioTrafficMan

2 жыл бұрын

Approximativement 30% of English vocabulaire was inherité from French, but the majorité of the prononciations have adapté.

@wanderingwonder111

2 жыл бұрын

Purposely not using the anglicized pronunciation would be pretty pretentious imo

Sorry, but there is a 0% chance I am going to buy a $1000 cookware set.

@AIMtmJustin

2 жыл бұрын

But they sell it to you WITHOUT mark up. And they take 15% off their non marked up items. So they’re actually LOSING money

@s1nnocense

2 жыл бұрын

@@pramilashaktawat4429 u got 3 rports for spam just from me, i figure the rest here will join in.

@sjwright2

2 жыл бұрын

@@s1nnocense I did around 20 reports

@s1nnocense

2 жыл бұрын

@@sjwright2 aaaaand shes gone :D

@byloyuripka9624

Жыл бұрын

he will slowly eat that nonstick as it comes off the pan. im good, qlready enough plastic in me

FINALLY, a sponsor that actually sells something useful

0:49 Those Michelin Men mascots are creepy af.

Stalk 'em Inspector: I think the gig is up

I thought it was a joke to use the tire company as HAI would love to do but then researched it and discovered a fascinating story. Gotta love HAI.

Trivia: recently a fine restaurant in Japan made a lawsuit to refuse Michelin inspectors from entering, stating "there shall be more than one standard to define a good restaurant". They won.

I used to do Mystery Shopping, which I truly enjoyed, but it was hard sometimes consuming the amount of food they required. I can’t imagine doing that twice per day for three weeks at a time. My gallbladder hurts just thinking about it.

wait, michelin stars actually come from the tire comany, I didn't even know that^^

@SuperSMT

2 жыл бұрын

The michelin guide was originally just marketing for the tire company, trying to get French people to drive farther to go to good restaurants. It just later became its own _thing_

@liz5089

2 жыл бұрын

I really thought he was joking. I was genuinely surprised when I googled it

you get -3 stars for no bricks

My husband was working for Shell Oil as a paramedic on one of their off shore oil rigs and one of the high up company men, that was just on site for a few days, went into sudden cardiac arrest. My husband literally saved his life and 1 week later that man walked out of the hospital like nothing had happened. That happening is very low, especially when you're a 2 hour helicopter ride to a hospital. Well they made a huge deal out it, had a special award ceremony for him, a very nice (and much appreciated) monetary bonus, a fully paid for long weekend in a very nice hotel in New Orleans and a $500 gift card to a very very fancy restaurant. We didn't quite know it was that fancy and thought how would we ever spend that much money on one meal. 😳 well we did spend that much and we were very much uncomfortable and out of place there 😂 crazy part is the place was packed! And I'm like people really out here eating at places like this like it's Outback!

According to my Pirelli calendar, it’s time to catch my flight on a Goodyear blimp.

"I put together enough information to distract you from whatever work you're supposed to be doing for the next 4 minutes" Oh, thanks mate just what I needed

Why can I picture the half as interesting guys researching this for personal use and happening to realize a video can be made later on

“I’ve pieced together enough information to distract you from whatever you’re supposed to be doing for the next 4 minutes.”- And I took that personally.

Its ironic because even if they are discovered its in the best interest of the restaurant to treat like a normal customer anyway, since the inspector will just realize they are being given better treatment.

4:06 when they talk about paying.... Is so strange to pay with cash? Like if I don't wanna give any name, I would just pay in cash

@untruelie2640

2 жыл бұрын

I guess many people (especially in the US) are not used to pay with cash anymore. A while ago I read that most children in Sweden can't handle ordinary money (coins and bills) anymore because they are used to pay with debit cards or credit cards. Am I the only one who is worried by this development?

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

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I still wonder how a tyre company went into grading restaurants, which grade is actually recognised for some reason.

@U.Inferno

2 жыл бұрын

They wanted to point out places that people would either want to stop at in road trips or make people go out of they way to eat at so they'd wear down their tires more quickly.

@nietur

2 жыл бұрын

because one drives cars to get to restaurants because they're the first ones doing it (idk about that, at least they had the money to keep doing it until it became a thing)

@christophersmith8316

2 жыл бұрын

One obstacle to driving about the countryside early on is knowing what restaurants were good or bad in a strange town.

@benjaminsagan5861

2 жыл бұрын

They began it when car ownership was still pretty rare. Because people didn't have anywhere to GO in their fancy new toys, Michelin thought they'd make some recommendations. It evolved from there.

@sieevansetiawan4792

2 жыл бұрын

Here is a video explaining it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5qB1bt6n5TJiKg.html

This shows that Michelin Inspectors could actually be more discreet than the entire FBI / CIA 😂

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I use the same cheap cookware for many years at a time, and it's fine. Plus I don't have to worry about taking care of it, which I really appreciate.

@AttilaAsztalos

Жыл бұрын

Quite so. Never heard about anyone throwing away perfectly good cookware "after a year" - it's not like they "wear away" all that much through use...

I genuinely didn't know that Michelin stars were the same company as the tire brand

This sounds like a really awesome job

"I was able to piece together enough information to distract you from the work you're supposed to be doing for the next four minutes." Much appreciated.

Today I rewatched this, an article appeared in Belgian newspapers, as the current "chief inspector" of Michelin retired (he's Belgian), after a career of 37 years (20 as inspector, 17 as chief). A few interesting titbits from the article: He always ordered as a pseudonym (as mentioned in this video). He never orders "Dame Blanche" (too easy to make), nor dishes containing broccoli (the opposite, most chefs cannot make this correctly). The man only made appearances in limited public when doing the announcement of the new Guide (apparently in a small room with limited press guests to reduce the visibility), and once on Dutch TV while wearing a disguise (which can be found on YT and is linked in the article). Also: In his early days as inspector, Michelin inspectors still did a food safety check on the kitchen, upon which they were forced to make themselves known to the chefs. This was the era before most countries had a food inspection agency. This practice disappeared when "food inspection agencies" were more common - and inspectors could remain anonymous as a result. Because of this, the older inspectors tend to be recognized by the older chefs. Also also, as chief inspector, he was also "the face" when chefs call in when they lost a star and want to consult the inspection reports (which they apparently can do). Oh, and finally, in his career people tried to bribe him once. He not only refused the money, but the restaurant ended up being blacklisted from ever receiving a star. (paywalled) source in Dutch: www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240430_97459157

You did a really good job trying to slip in your sponsor ‘made in’ right at the last minute. I was almost convinced that it was legit

This sounds like a dream job. Traveling, eating at fancy restaurants, and acting like a spy (without the hazards) plus being paid a stonking huge salary sounds like the equivalent of ‘winning at life’.

4:07 💀 An inspector committing credit card fraud.. I'm dead haha nice touch!

Calling me out on getting distracted was great. Immediately went back to work while I listen to the video hahaha.

Wait, inspectors pay by credit card? Wouldn’t it make more sense for them to pay with cash to avoid being discovered?

@madelinejester633

2 жыл бұрын

at a nice restaurant, paying with cash would be an enormous tell

@HKNotch

2 жыл бұрын

Well like accounting would be harder, and card would make things easier.

@MsJubjubbird

2 жыл бұрын

It's easier to claim back if it's on credit card. Plus someone with a few hundred dollars in cash is a give away

@shastasilverchairsg

2 жыл бұрын

@@madelinejester633 So next time I dine at a nice resturant, I'll ask if I can pay in cash, and hopefully they'll think I'm an inspector and treat me like royalty.

So it actually IS published by Michelin Tyres..!! I thought he was just memeing 😂

@ExNihiloComesNothing

2 жыл бұрын

Tires

@datechds9434

2 жыл бұрын

When the company started cars were new so they handed out guides to convince people to go drive to them and eat the food.

Saying food you eat with your mouth opens a world of unfortunate ideas that haunt me now.

That segue to the ad was flawless

5:26 that guy doesn't know how to sharpen a knife

@thelunaticcultist5157

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s literally sharpening on the cutting edge instead of at an angle, I barely know how to sharpen a knife but did no one on set while filming that footage care????

It confused me, a while back, when a character in a book I was reading kept referring to the main dish in an MRE as the “entree”. Then I realised it was because, unlike in most of the rest of the English-speaking world, “entree” doesn’t mean “starter” or “first course” to Americans (and, apparently, some Canadians). What do the rest of us call the main course in a multi-course meal? The Main Course, or just the “Main”, funnily enough. ;)

5:50 JOHN OLIVER PAN roxs i got it cheap from amazon during a deal. a similar deal was later at the discounter. it beats my old basic pan by MILES.... its so much faster in heating up and spreads far more equal. its a one time thing so i can only recommend it!

This video was so confusing and I loved every second of it

Fun Fact: Gordon Ramsay sniffed one out because they made a reservation at one of his restaurants that doesn't normally get reservations. Had a caller ID, and he basically did a reverse search for the number, and it came up Michelin

You have a better chance of being a US Marine than a Food Inspector

@b4594

2 жыл бұрын

Judging mashed potatoes without proper training is dangerous

"I was able to piece together enough information to distract you from the work you're supposed to be doing for the next 4 minutes" You didn't have to call me out like that dude hahaha

That Segway into that ad was so smooth. I didn't realize you were advertising

If only we solved the mystery of how the Michelin stays relevant…

but how many Michelin inspectors are there? and of all the restaurants in the world, how many are visited by Michelin inspectors? is this really a book that covers all good restaurants? or do we just believe it does?

@hx5525

2 жыл бұрын

Of course not,they mainly feature restaurants with a well-deserved reputation in the developed world

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

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TIL Michelin stars and Michelin tires are from the same company. I always thought they were two different companies that just happened to share a name because Michelin is a generally common last name in France.

@pramilashaktawat4429

2 жыл бұрын

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I didn't know sleeping counts as work. Thanks for the info Sam!

4:00 Or both. Hahaa xD

If they really consider soups and salads too simple, they need to modernize their thinking towards food

@yeastarly4268

2 жыл бұрын

Salads are quite simple but soups I dont get being simple

@grukmccrymyselftoosleep7098

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeastarly4268 it’s a bunch a crap thrown into a pot and boiled it’s pretty simple

@Doublemonk0506

2 жыл бұрын

@@grukmccrymyselftoosleep7098, and steak is meat done fancy, what's your freaking point?

@grzyruth9205

2 жыл бұрын

@@Doublemonk0506 no deal, big fella

@shastasilverchairsg

2 жыл бұрын

@@grukmccrymyselftoosleep7098 Try Chinese soups. They're not simple at all.

i remember in one doc the staff of the restaurant were calling the numbers of all the reservations, apparently the Michelin inspectors would always put a fake number

You said your code is the largest discount they offer anywhere, but I just went to it, and it's black friday 25% off site wide! Thanks for that, we need a new 5 gallon pot

I now know what I want to do with my life.

The fact that a tyre company has more reliable and strict food review policies than "food connoisseurs" is slightly worrying.

that nice pun at the end was real sharp

So glad to see the Michelin man is doing well for himself after getting passed over for that role in Ghostbusters

the happiest day of my life is when I became an inspector and everyone said there's no way I was one.

@koboldparty4708

2 жыл бұрын

There's no way that you're an inspector.

@VansLudwig

2 жыл бұрын

@@koboldparty4708 if you'd see me on the street you'd say there goes a total dopefiend. until I'm at your restaurant ordering a little bit of everything and casually working on my next best selling novel

@AlphaGeekgirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@VansLudwig …. And then you rolled over and fell out of bed. Keep dreaming.

I’m still surprised that Michelin Stars are given by a tire company

@runarandersen878

2 жыл бұрын

I rather find it interesting, knowing the history. Back when cars was a luxury.

with only around 100 inspectors, they can't possibly try out every single food places in the world.. can they?this means they are many hidden gems under their noses

The same Michelin inspectors also inspects non-restaurant sites, such as castles, cathedrals and skyscrapers, just to name a few, which are also given stars bassd on how beautiful it is, and can be found in the other Michelin Guide, the Green Michelin Guide, which is basically the Michelin Guide but for landmarks.