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...Paris, the fount of his lore, but Dick did. Foresightedly, the Marine Corps sent the young officer there in 1952 to command the U.S. embassy guard, a plush detail enabling him to swallow new wines and sauces at great restaurants, while adding and subtracting their stars in the Guide Michelin. After a hitch in Korea (where raw spider crabs caked in crushed red pepper failed to thrill him), Captain McCutchen went to Ohio State University to teach naval science...
...Riviera and back for $100, including all transportation, food and hotels. The French national railway now offers a 30% discount on trips of 950 miles or longer, provided that the tourist stays at his destination for six days or more. And the new issue of the famed Guide Michelin, which has always concentrated on quality rather than price, now lists more than 2,000 restaurants where a traveler can eat for $1.60, tip included...
...Maybe Michelin should go back to dunkin' doughnuts with Duncan Hines [TIME, April 28] . . . To give a second-rate restaurant like Laperouse three stars, and to demote the Tour d'Argent to two stars, is rank heresy...
...Michelin's guide long ago solved the language problem by using symbols to describe hotels and restaurants. A man in a rocking chair indicates a peaceful locality; a spigot, a hotel which has cold running water only; a pitcher, no running water at all. A candle tells the tourist that a place has no electricity, a radiator that there is central heating. There is a symbol for a bathroom; "Le w.c." says one Michelin editor professionally, "c'est très important" Aside from its stars, the Michelin guide has special symbols for restaurants-five pairs of crossed...
Tips & Onions. To gather all its detailed information, Michelin relies on 92 regional representatives, tire-company employees all over France, and five full-time inspectors who spend their days and nights eating their way through the nation. Michelin inspectors never reveal their identity until the meal is over, and woe to the chef who is having an off day. From their voluminous reports, the home office keeps up to date, even to knowing that a certain chef in a little Normandy inn may be slipping because of troubles at home...