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November 25, 2010, Thursday
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THE Japanese capital Tokyo yesterday held onto its crown as the global center of gourmet dining, when the Michelin guide awarded it more stars than any other city for the fourth year in a row.
Tokyo restaurants also gained more top awards than last year with 14 given the three-star rating, which Michelin defines as "exceptional cuisine, worth a journey." Twelve serve Japanese cuisine and two serve French.
In the newest edition of the Michelin restaurant guide for Japan's capital, sushi restaurant "Araki" was top of the awards in its first listing.
Three restaurants were promoted from two to three stars, among them Usukifugu Yamadaya, whose speciality is "fugu" - puffer fish that can be lethal if improperly prepared.
Among 240 starred Tokyo restaurants, 52 received two stars and 174 received one star. By contrast, Paris - where 10 restaurants received three-star ratings, second to Tokyo - had only 64 starred restaurants.
The award is especially respected in Japan, one of the world's most food-obsessed nations, where diners are willing to wait in long lines and pay high prices.
"Restaurants here really focus on what they can do well, they really specialize. It takes time and it takes precision as well," Jean-Luc Naret, global director of the Michelin guides, told Reuters, noting the wide range of Japanese food.
Included this year were references to Japanese beef cuisine and even more down-to-earth food such as "tonkatsu," fried pork cutlets Japanese-style.
"I think Japan is one country where you see the chef trying every day to do better than the day before with the same materials and methods. They definitely try to excel," Naret said.
Tokyo's three-star Japanese restaurants are Araki, Esaki, Hamadaya, Ishikawa, Kanda, Koju, 7chome Kyobashi, Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten, Sushi Mizutani, Sushi Saito, Usukifugu Yamadaya and Yukimura. The French restaurants are Joel Robuchon and Quintessence.
New this year are listings for the neighboring cities of Yokohama and Kamakura, a beachside city popular with tourists.
Tokyo restaurants also gained more top awards than last year with 14 given the three-star rating, which Michelin defines as "exceptional cuisine, worth a journey." Twelve serve Japanese cuisine and two serve French.
In the newest edition of the Michelin restaurant guide for Japan's capital, sushi restaurant "Araki" was top of the awards in its first listing.
Three restaurants were promoted from two to three stars, among them Usukifugu Yamadaya, whose speciality is "fugu" - puffer fish that can be lethal if improperly prepared.
Among 240 starred Tokyo restaurants, 52 received two stars and 174 received one star. By contrast, Paris - where 10 restaurants received three-star ratings, second to Tokyo - had only 64 starred restaurants.
The award is especially respected in Japan, one of the world's most food-obsessed nations, where diners are willing to wait in long lines and pay high prices.
"Restaurants here really focus on what they can do well, they really specialize. It takes time and it takes precision as well," Jean-Luc Naret, global director of the Michelin guides, told Reuters, noting the wide range of Japanese food.
Included this year were references to Japanese beef cuisine and even more down-to-earth food such as "tonkatsu," fried pork cutlets Japanese-style.
"I think Japan is one country where you see the chef trying every day to do better than the day before with the same materials and methods. They definitely try to excel," Naret said.
Tokyo's three-star Japanese restaurants are Araki, Esaki, Hamadaya, Ishikawa, Kanda, Koju, 7chome Kyobashi, Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten, Sushi Mizutani, Sushi Saito, Usukifugu Yamadaya and Yukimura. The French restaurants are Joel Robuchon and Quintessence.
New this year are listings for the neighboring cities of Yokohama and Kamakura, a beachside city popular with tourists.
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