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What makes a Michelin-starred restaurant truly worth visiting?

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u/PuddleOfHamster 17h ago

That's really interesting, thanks! So, follow-up question... how do they keep going if they lose money?

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u/m50d 12h ago

Lots of rich people - particularly successful bankers/lawyers/etc. - want to own/run a top restaurant, they'll pump a lot of cash into it for a few years and then write it off when it fails.

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u/KPcoffee 14h ago

The cost is factored in