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...France. The work of two dedicated French cuisinartistes, to whom a badly cooked meal is a personal, nay national, affront, Henri Gault and Christian Millau's assessments of hotels and restaurants are unfortunately often more informed with high passion than sound taste. More reliable is the august Guide Michelin, long the three-starred supreme arbiter of hotels, restaurants and touring, not so much written as compiled as if by God himself...
...over prime time, with Jerry Lewis commenting on the news one night, a line of topless lovelies parading their charms another. Even the Cannes medical students chipped in; angered by the French government's proposed restrictions on their curriculum, they enlivened one afternoon with a bonfire of Michelin tires and an occupation of the palace that ended with flying fists and tear...
...offers vague chapter headings ("How to Love Them," "How to Appreciate Their Taste," "How to Recognize Culture") which misleadingly hint at an objectivity and certainty their content never approaches. Zeldin can't be naive enough to believe he can do what his title suggests; this is not a Guide Michelin to French character...
...recognition, christened the company with an inverted English translation of his own name: ishi means stone, and bashi means bridge. After half a century of phenomenal growth, Bridgestone (1981 sales: $3.3 billion) exports 50% of its production and is the world's fourth largest tire manufacturer, behind Goodyear, Michelin and Firestone...
...JOAN MICHELIN SILVER'S Chilly Scenes of Winter is not an exuberant movie. The location is Salt Lake City, and the climate is pure drizzle. The film, however, is more than just a standard outpouring of cosmic angst. The controlled tone, consistently strong acting, and the convincing--at times hilarious--dialogue make for an intelligent, enjoyable movie...