Fun fact: the Michelin Stars were originally a ploy by the tire company to convince rubes to travel to the middle of nowhere to eat, burn lots of rubber in the process, and sell more tires as a result
It actually makes sense once you know how it started! In the early 1900s Michelin wanted to encourage people to drive more (and therefore use tyres more), so they made a guide that was essentially a road trip companion. It had some instructions on basic car repairs, locations of mechanics and hotels, and of course good restaurants to visit along the way. Over time, the restaurant recommendations got particularly popular, so they leant into that
It was the opposite, wasn't it? It was meant to provide answers to pub debates about things rather than be the topic of them, if I am remembering correctly
But seriously. Don't sleep on the Bib Gourmand list, basically the Michelin "Honorable Mentions", recently awarded to 3 Philly cheesesteak jawns during their first excursion to the city.. super cute name origin here too: The term "Bib Gourmand" comes from Bibendum (the Michelin Man's official name)
If you're familiar with Michelin starred restaurants, you likely understand the idea around restaurant accolades. The Bib Gourmand is one worth looking out for.
The service is what surprised me the most. I had amazing food, but I was expecting that. I didn't fully comprehend the difference between Michelin star service until I experienced it
That's the closest near miss in trademark collisions I can think of, other than when McDonald's moves into some small country, there's been a restaurant called McDees there since the 50's, McDonald's sues and then loses all trademark rights in that nation.
Also why Burger King is called Hungry Jacks in Australia. Though that one is even more roundabout and interesting.
Jack Cowin had won the right to bring the Burger King licensing to Australia, but turns out there was already another takeaway place called Burger King so he couldn’t use the name. The BK parent company gave him a list of other trademarked names they owned he could use and he picked Hungry Jack (a brand of pancake mix in the US).
Then a couple of decades later after the Australian Burger King trademark had lapsed, BK tried to enter the market with their own stores and push Hungry Jacks out. They ended up losing and pulled out of Australia, leaving just Hungry Jacks.
When I was in France I went to the Michelin museum that was all about the history of rubber production. Not even once did they mention how and where rubber was harvested and the brutal slavery.
King Leopold II got into the colonialism game a bit later than some of the other players, but the people of the Congo gave him a hand in quickly catching up and surpassing the others in being a massive piece of shit.
Normally I don't like explaining jokes, but I think knowing is more important than the shitty joke in this case, but that fucker's regime started a habit of cutting off hands for failing to meet production quotas for rubber in the Congo.
And maybe surpassing is overstating it, since Britain and Spain at least were engaging more in genocide than forced labour of the natives, then they just shipped in African slaves for the labour.
And I'm only leaving France and the Dutch off that list because I'm not familiar with the specifics of how they did colonialism, though I am aware of Haiti, a French colony until the only successful slave revolt that I'm aware of happened there, so that doesn't look very promising for them.
I don’t understand why people find this to be so confusing. Especially considering it’s not a new thing, what’s so baffling about a program to encourage tourism in smaller towns and adoption of cars?
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in reply to grte • • •But I like the way they put it, as a travel guide/tire company
1 star: "High-quality cooking, worth a stop"
2 star: "Excellent cooking, worth a detour"
3 star : "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey"
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in reply to anthropomorphized • • •But seriously. Don't sleep on the Bib Gourmand list, basically the Michelin "Honorable Mentions", recently awarded to 3 Philly cheesesteak jawns during their first excursion to the city.. super cute name origin here too: The term "Bib Gourmand" comes from Bibendum (the Michelin Man's official name)
Read More: thetakeout.com/1714874/what-bib-gourmand-restaurant-mean/
What It Means When A Restaurant Gets A Bib Gourmand - The Takeout
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in reply to Captain Aggravated • • •Similar thing happened to Burger King in India. Although they still get to keep using the name I guess.
Burger King loses 13-year legal battle against Indian restaurant independent.co.uk/asia/india/burger-king-pune-case-lawsuit-b2598771.html
Burger King loses 13-year legal battle against Indian restaurant
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in reply to driftWood • • •Also why Burger King is called Hungry Jacks in Australia. Though that one is even more roundabout and interesting.
Jack Cowin had won the right to bring the Burger King licensing to Australia, but turns out there was already another takeaway place called Burger King so he couldn’t use the name. The BK parent company gave him a list of other trademarked names they owned he could use and he picked Hungry Jack (a brand of pancake mix in the US).
Then a couple of decades later after the Australian Burger King trademark had lapsed, BK tried to enter the market with their own stores and push Hungry Jacks out. They ended up losing and pulled out of Australia, leaving just Hungry Jacks.
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in reply to zarkanian • • •When I was in France I went to the Michelin museum that was all about the history of rubber production. Not even once did they mention how and where rubber was harvested and the brutal slavery.
Fuck Michelin, racist fucks.
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in reply to ayyy • • •King Leopold II got into the colonialism game a bit later than some of the other players, but the people of the Congo gave him a hand in quickly catching up and surpassing the others in being a massive piece of shit.
Normally I don't like explaining jokes, but I think knowing is more important than the shitty joke in this case, but that fucker's regime started a habit of cutting off hands for failing to meet production quotas for rubber in the Congo.
And maybe surpassing is overstating it, since Britain and Spain at least were engaging more in genocide than forced labour of the natives, then they just shipped in African slaves for the labour.
And I'm only leaving France and the Dutch off that list because I'm not familiar with the specifics of how they did colonialism, though I am aware of Haiti, a French colony until the only successful slave revolt that I'm aware of happened there, so that doesn't look very promising for them.
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