Rage Against The Michelin: We Had to Say It
Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the PassShow Notes
🎙️ EP159 - We pray to the tire god—patron saint of burnout and greenwashing. The cult of squared perfection, fake sustainability, and the insanity of chasing stars. This one’s for every cook who’s ever asked—what are we really cooking for?
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode: 🌿 Michelin’s Vanishing Clover – Green Star sudden disappearance 🛞 Love–Hate with the Tire God – Worship, whips, and whiplash stars 🌟 What Michelin Was (Maybe) – The old religion of “excellence” ✝️ Brand as Church – Crosses, Bibendum, and belief engineering 🎥 Puglisi’s Rant – Square fish, round lies, and waste (the video) 📖 Storytelling vs. Truth – Farm porn, misty fields, and menu fiction 🦋 Noma, Mugaritz & Myth – When narrative flavors the dish ⏰ Human Cost – Overworked brigades, perfect squares, and burnout 🃏 Fooling the Inspectors – Staged rooms, borrowed petit fours, instant stars 🍲 Cook for Stars or Self? – Freedom vs. validation addiction ⏳ Michelin is Obsolete – What if tomorrow all stars disappeared ?
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