A Tire Company Gives Out The Most Prestigious Food Award - Here's Why

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Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @factsinmotion3978
    @factsinmotion3978  4 года назад +3528

    Hi, sorry for the lack of videos lately. I’ve been struggling a bit with motivation. But I’ve already made the necessary adjustments. I will be back next year with a new brand new video series. I’m also planning to go back to slightly shorter videos so that I can upload more frequently again. Uploading a new video is after all the most fun part about youtube - so I think allowing me to do that more often should help. ---- Happy New Year !

    • @kyokyoniizukyo7171
      @kyokyoniizukyo7171 4 года назад +124

      You make great videos man, its fine...take your time...

    • @KurtBP75
      @KurtBP75 4 года назад +58

      Hey, I love your videos and appreciate the level of research/detail you put into making these.
      Hope you take the time to relax over the holidays.
      Looking forward to more Facts in Motion in 2020+ .....

    • @ProgrammingBlaze
      @ProgrammingBlaze 4 года назад +25

      @@kyokyoniizukyo7171 agreed. Quality over quantity. And you seem to have a great balance of both! Love your videos!

    • @siechamontillado
      @siechamontillado 4 года назад +19

      Sometimes I find that getting a good meal is all that's needed to get my spirits back up and going. Perhaps there's a guide for that sort thing, maybe gives some kind of rating...
      Seriously, don't trip dude, do a spa day, make yourself a smoothie, good concert, whatevs that help, we'll be here!

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe 4 года назад +9

      Facts in Motion Happy New Year!! 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @leonardwei3914
    @leonardwei3914 4 года назад +16272

    This would explain Michelin man's considerable girth.

  • @thestudentofficial5483
    @thestudentofficial5483 4 года назад +35009

    I deadass thought it was different Michelin

    • @lxbeeb
      @lxbeeb 4 года назад +635

      Trust same 😂

    • @maxrez74
      @maxrez74 4 года назад +712

      It definitely could have been because Michelin is apparently just a last name.

    • @nobody2021
      @nobody2021 4 года назад +1433

      Seriously this is like finding out that the Old McDonald who had a farm was actually the great grandfather of the dude who invented the fast food company.

    • @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs
      @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs 4 года назад +31

      Wkwkland

    • @DClairRobinson
      @DClairRobinson 4 года назад +236

      Yeah I was nearly certain that it was different, unrelated Michelins

  • @camille4574
    @camille4574 4 года назад +3795

    For those asking about The Guiness Book of records, it was indeed made by the man who owned Guiness Breweries. He and his friend went recreational shooting and got into a argument over which bird was the fastest. He tried to find the information but realised it wasn't published anywhere, and it also occurred to him that people in pubs everywhere must have similar debates all the time with no way to find the actual answer. So he commissioned some people who owned a fact finding agency to write the book and gave a bunch of copies away, presumably to promote his beer. It became an instant hit in homes and evolved into a mainstay.

    • @CaptainCoolzCT-
      @CaptainCoolzCT- 2 года назад +147

      That’s such a cool story! It’s kind of a shame, though, how low-quality Guinness World Records books have become recently.

    • @possibilityoflifesdestruction
      @possibilityoflifesdestruction 2 года назад +6

      🧢

    • @tree427
      @tree427 2 года назад +54

      @@CaptainCoolzCT- yeah a few of my friends have world records but they can't get them officialized because you have to pay guinness world records to do so

    • @tree427
      @tree427 2 года назад +30

      @@mmw4990 yo mammas a stoat

    • @possibilityoflifesdestruction
      @possibilityoflifesdestruction 2 года назад +7

      @@mmw4990 and a stout is a beer

  • @Sluggernaut
    @Sluggernaut 4 года назад +20038

    Now tell me how the Guinness beer company is the same creator of the World Book of Records.

  • @oldcowbb
    @oldcowbb 4 года назад +3081

    mean while in Hong Kong, a Michelin star is called the kiss of death because the landlord just raises the rent exponentially if they know you got a michelin star

    • @MegaMementoMori
      @MegaMementoMori 4 года назад +350

      If the restaurant was smart, it would just take a loan and buy the building before the landlord learnt about the star.

    • @archevenault
      @archevenault 2 года назад +615

      @@MegaMementoMori do you have any idea how expensive housing prices in hk are? plus, most restaurants only rent spots in malls.

    • @aero42
      @aero42 2 года назад +84

      Why do that? It would kill the restaurant but how does that benefit the landlord?

    • @youtubewontletmehaveaonewo2471
      @youtubewontletmehaveaonewo2471 2 года назад +361

      @@aero42 short term gains

    • @zaidlacksalastname4905
      @zaidlacksalastname4905 2 года назад +171

      @@youtubewontletmehaveaonewo2471 short term thinking will kill both business owners

  • @ninjiango9126
    @ninjiango9126 4 года назад +6525

    When I was a kid, I used to think both the Michelin man and the Stay Puft Marshmallow man were giant ghosts in Ghostbusters.

    • @eugh8025
      @eugh8025 4 года назад +307

      Not gonna lie I thought the tire white puffy dude thing was from ghostbusters

    • @jasonpeng5798
      @jasonpeng5798 4 года назад +55

      Everybody did

    • @gjoule8
      @gjoule8 4 года назад +41

      Wait, they're not?? Da heck! Geez...

    • @kennyloggins8534
      @kennyloggins8534 4 года назад +12

      I thought the orange wolverine from the cartoon was God lol.

    • @eartz97
      @eartz97 4 года назад +10

      yeah i thought the michelin man guy was as well.

  • @juanvaldivia8001
    @juanvaldivia8001 4 года назад +20016

    Wait, the food Michelin is the same Michelin of the tires ? lmao I thought it was a common last name or something

    • @RubySapior
      @RubySapior 4 года назад +834

      This will never leave my mind when I look at another Michelin restaurant

    • @sailorbobbyhill
      @sailorbobbyhill 4 года назад +106

      Bruh same

    • @nate_d376
      @nate_d376 4 года назад +256

      Same here, I guess I haven't been to enough fancy restaurants, to have seen the logo.

    • @juanvaldivia8001
      @juanvaldivia8001 4 года назад +15

      @@nate_d376 lol exactly

    • @fredriks5090
      @fredriks5090 4 года назад +249

      Waiter; Your order sir?
      Me; A medium smoked rubber please.
      Waiter; Do you want blinker fluid with that?
      Me; What?

  • @Lcngopher
    @Lcngopher 4 года назад +4201

    And a brewery publishes the most common book of world records

    • @bellasumalinog8483
      @bellasumalinog8483 4 года назад +7

      Which is what

    • @bruceripmeester7154
      @bruceripmeester7154 4 года назад +276

      @@bellasumalinog8483 guinness book of world records

    • @pinkocean310
      @pinkocean310 4 года назад +70

      @TheGhost exactly what happens with Michelin

    • @ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ
      @ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ 4 года назад +7

      And a winter tyre and galoshes brand makes devices that are connecting people while blasting Fransisco Tarrega's gran vals...

    • @agustinvenegas5238
      @agustinvenegas5238 4 года назад +3

      Oh it is them, I was wondering if it was the same company

  • @Coeurebene1
    @Coeurebene1 2 года назад +336

    Among the bad things about receiving a star: you need to maintain standards not only on food quality, but also on service and environment, which is expensive. Some chefs chose to lose a star on purpose to be able to keep a local/family style restaurant.

    • @TaylorRayborn
      @TaylorRayborn 2 года назад +101

      This is actually very true. I read about a small cafe on the Appalachian Trail that was owned by a husband and wife duo. How an inspector discovered it while on vacation and got other inspectors to visit it and it earned 2 stars I think for how good the food was. But it was a outdoor cafe with wooden park benches, served on paper plates and plastic cutlery. And all these upper crust people and big name critics started to visit and complain and moan about the rustic set up.
      So they closed down and moved, Michelin even offered them a apology for causing them so much trouble and promised to never publicly give them stars again. They opened another cafe on a different part of the trail in a different state and are still open to this day apparently. Though the name is no longer advertised and they don’t show up on any map or service.

    • @salj.5459
      @salj.5459 2 года назад +8

      @Taylor Rayborn Source?

    • @butch.dieselsteak
      @butch.dieselsteak 2 года назад +9

      @@TaylorRayborn What's the name of the chef/owner or restaurant, i call bs on this story

    • @johnrambo5795
      @johnrambo5795 2 года назад +3

      @@butch.dieselsteak sad

    • @allengilbert7463
      @allengilbert7463 2 года назад +23

      @@TaylorRayborn It should always be about the food, not the way it's presented or the decor of the place. I'll take a meal on a paper plate soaked through with grease from a stall on the side of the road over an expensive bistro any day.

  • @tiffanyribbons
    @tiffanyribbons 4 года назад +2967

    Finally someone cares to explain why a rubbery dummy thicc boi is giving out stars.

    • @gratitudeandlovee
      @gratitudeandlovee 4 года назад +17

      Lmao

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 3 года назад +6

      Ugh, cringe.

    • @rice9224
      @rice9224 2 года назад +106

      @@netweed09 who the hell says "ugh"
      what kind of emo bullshit is this

    • @Blavin
      @Blavin 2 года назад +6

      @@rice9224 is it cringe to say ugh now?

    • @Rhabanaarum
      @Rhabanaarum 2 года назад +36

      @@Blavin now it is

  • @LiewLmao
    @LiewLmao 4 года назад +3702

    The Michelin man of course
    The most elusive rare creature studied by biologists for decades

    • @bugzyhardrada3168
      @bugzyhardrada3168 4 года назад +1

      Damn you buddy, you beat me to it by 9minutes ....😜
      Hope ya'll have a good New Years

    • @DestroyerWill
      @DestroyerWill 4 года назад +17

      I’ve seen a lot of Michelin women in the UK, USA and Australia 🤪

    • @mitchconner2021
      @mitchconner2021 4 года назад +1

      Encountered this being at a big rodeo in the 90s was the most terrifying experience I've ever had.

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 3 года назад

      @@bugzyhardrada3168 Ah the rarefied Home-o Internet Sapiens.
      Observe how they vie and struggle to secure the top-rated comments. Fascinating!

  • @davidlime
    @davidlime 4 года назад +2239

    It was nice sending this to my friend who said the Michelin's were different

    • @rushdrift
      @rushdrift 4 года назад +135

      Its like a big "I told you so" now your friend can be a little bit educated.

    • @NICOMINDE
      @NICOMINDE 4 года назад +11

      *stupid friend* or *unreasonable friend*... at least in my case 😂

    • @violent_hazard
      @violent_hazard 4 года назад +4

      @@NICOMINDE well said, hays... Reminds me to do my research work all of a sudden and my *unreasonable friend* is there

    • @unfunnyreferencenoonegets2917
      @unfunnyreferencenoonegets2917 4 года назад +4

      B

    • @amaze2n
      @amaze2n 4 года назад +17

      A simple google search would have resolved that for him. The first thing that comes up for "Michelin star" is: "Michelin Guides are a series of guide books published by the French tyre company Michelin for more than a century."

  • @DemonFox369
    @DemonFox369 4 года назад +647

    Tire. Travel. Tourism. Food.
    It’s incredible how you can make a business/money out of things that seem so apart, yet in actuality, connected.
    Really important to be able to think creatively like this.

    • @TheTingcat
      @TheTingcat 4 года назад +65

      The question Michelin asked, is... What do you do as a business? Do you make tires? No. What you actually do, is you allow people to go places; you allow people to run their cars longer, farther, and to experience new things and grow as human beings. Tires let you do all this, and so do travel guides!

    • @cr4zyj4ck
      @cr4zyj4ck 4 года назад +33

      There's a fancy new thing called a car, and we've decided to get into the business of making tires for these cars. Let's print a guidebook that let's people with cars better plan long road trips so they drive their cars more, and buy more tires!
      Seems to have worked, both the book and the tire company are still around!

    • @GabbieCh
      @GabbieCh 2 года назад +11

      If you think about it, considering that cars were only for the rich and weren't necessarily needed, the companies wanted to come up with more reasons why they'd need a car, one of which would be to visit good restaurants further away. Idk if that was part of their plan, but it seems to make sense to me.

    • @Ariesoetomo
      @Ariesoetomo 2 года назад

      Yea, It’s called Brand Extension from the Book Gamechanger. As long as your core brands and product is strong enough you could try extend your reach and establish ideas to new markets.

  • @TheAmazingCowpig
    @TheAmazingCowpig 4 года назад +1719

    One of those things I figured too obvious to be true at first glance.
    Joke's on me, I guess.

  • @CyrusMajin
    @CyrusMajin 2 года назад +178

    When I first heard of the restaurant rating system years ago I actually asked why the tire company rating restaurants was so prestigious. The response I got was effectively “Haha, you idiot, it’s not the same Michelin, obviously.”
    Good to know my gut instinct was right. And also good to finally get an answer after so long.

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation 2 года назад +4

      They make good tires and give out the most prestigious food award.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +1889

    I heard Michelin stars taste just like the tire

    • @voxai9911
      @voxai9911 4 года назад +20

      r/underratedcomments

    • @LemonRush7777
      @LemonRush7777 4 года назад +26

      Chewy, but with sustenance?

    • @trashcantacos
      @trashcantacos 4 года назад +6

      Avery I see you everywhere xd

    • @evilpimp2475
      @evilpimp2475 4 года назад +2

      @@voxai9911 r/asskissers

    • @YusuffYT
      @YusuffYT 4 года назад

      @@trashcantacos or you are everywhere too?

  • @nabusvco
    @nabusvco 4 года назад +607

    Ratatouille taught me a star can drive restaurants all the way to the top and bring them down

    • @molotera8789
      @molotera8789 4 года назад +70

      Stellvia Hoenheim i think theyre actually talking about the entire film rather than the main character

    • @spin4687
      @spin4687 4 года назад +62

      Molotera no the film is called rat

    • @siregirl9599
      @siregirl9599 4 года назад +4

      Have you seen chef?

    • @spinyslasher6586
      @spinyslasher6586 4 года назад +62

      The chef who died in the movie after his restaurant got a bad review is based on a real life chef who committed suicide after Michelin took off his star.

    • @seignee
      @seignee 4 года назад +1

      @@spin4687 why is this so funny to me-

  • @deVence
    @deVence 4 года назад +65

    I remember having to write a paper about the creation of the michelin red guide, how it works, and its effect on dining culture & restaurant industry when I was in culinary school. Good times.

  • @dominicmanester8125
    @dominicmanester8125 2 года назад +48

    A rare example of marketing that benefits everyone involved.
    From consumers to restaurants to journalists to the sponsoring company themselves.

  • @bitterrotten
    @bitterrotten 4 года назад +334

    Can I just say that your illustrations are unparalleled in the educational youtube sphere. I’m always super impressed with the detail you put into even the most briefly shown clips.

    • @antonyboii2524
      @antonyboii2524 4 года назад +7

      I think its even on the same level as Kurzgesagt

    • @alexgaze4716
      @alexgaze4716 4 года назад +2

      @@antonyboii2524 It's on another level dude

    • @antonyboii2524
      @antonyboii2524 4 года назад +8

      @@alexgaze4716 ThIs Is oN a NoThEr LevEl
      Nope fuck this animation its shit when you compare it to top tier channels

    • @Helloworld-xu2ui
      @Helloworld-xu2ui 2 года назад +5

      You clearly havent watched lemmino LMAO

    • @badr6308
      @badr6308 2 года назад +2

      Its good but Kurzgesagt is definitely better

  • @s3cr3tpassword
    @s3cr3tpassword 4 года назад +6666

    In case you’re wondering who the world’s largest tire manufacturer is, it’s LEGO.

    • @msergio0293
      @msergio0293 4 года назад +184

      Whaaaaaat! Why tho?

    • @msergio0293
      @msergio0293 4 года назад +146

      @@s3cr3tpassword wow really interesting :) thanks

    • @adrians3267
      @adrians3267 4 года назад +957

      In quantity yes, but not in volume

    • @bucklogos
      @bucklogos 4 года назад +902

      I guess they are also the tiniest tyre manufacturer too.

    • @berenice3626
      @berenice3626 4 года назад +17

      there’s no way

  • @classarank7youtubeherokeyb63
    @classarank7youtubeherokeyb63 4 года назад +131

    I'm just going to go with the birds. Cube square law and flying around sounds like good exercise.

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 4 года назад +3

      I'm going with the birds too, cause... well I can't remember properly & since no answer was given I'm glad I didn't spend to much time on it, but they know dinosaurs had to be birds due to available space for various organs & how that impacted metabolism & stuff & I think I remember that birds/dinosaurs were higher in metabolism or something along with that? Lungs are bigger & that causes more loss of heat & energy use through respiration or something?

    • @maxthrust976
      @maxthrust976 4 года назад +2

      I think birds because they weigh very little, so it would take many more of them, all with their own ideas for how to burn those calories and not focusing their efforts as a single individual might. If this was a contest between me and my weight in horses, then sure, I reckon I’d require more calories than that tiny horse. But between me and ~35000 hummingbirds? Probably the ~35000 hummingbirds.

    • @jonconnor0729
      @jonconnor0729 4 года назад

      Was going for this answer too.

    • @reesehendricksen1871
      @reesehendricksen1871 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely, W=F*d, the force will be generally the same yet the distance far greater for the birds.

    • @TheGreatWolfYT
      @TheGreatWolfYT 4 года назад +4

      I go with the birds for all the above reasons, but mostly because I cared for a pair of small lovebirds and they would cover the floor of their habitat in droppings in 5-10 min after cleaning.
      So high of a metabolism eats lots. *LOTS*

  • @NynNahh
    @NynNahh 2 года назад +14

    My father worked for Michelin, so I vaguely remember that he told me something about this when I was a kid. It was nice and refreshing watching this video, thank you!

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 4 года назад +263

    So they invented "Yelp" and "Trivago" before the internet

    • @iamwisdomsky
      @iamwisdomsky 4 года назад +17

      _Paws_ except yelp contains a lot of biased reviews

    • @--Paws--
      @--Paws-- 4 года назад +3

      @@iamwisdomsky [insert internet review site]

    • @Isaactorres60
      @Isaactorres60 4 года назад +1

      You know .... trivago

  • @rajgill7576
    @rajgill7576 4 года назад +407

    This is one of those things where everybody collectively thought they avoided a stupid question by assuming is was a common last name and a coincidence of shared name.
    I, like everyone. Just found out theyre the same hahaha

    • @Aaronit0
      @Aaronit0 4 года назад

      Funnily, in France, [French] people most likely assume they are the same. Maybe because we know Michelin isn't a common last name or something..

    • @ansh0133
      @ansh0133 4 года назад +3

      Don't include me in that list. I guessed it must be the same Michelin company; only wondered how and why though.

  • @vvjg4018
    @vvjg4018 4 года назад +62

    Sounds like the Michelin guys were blogging before blogs or the Internet even existed

  • @powerless_imp0682
    @powerless_imp0682 2 года назад +22

    The moment he mentioned “travel guide” I was like OH I can see where this is going

  • @Dragmire800
    @Dragmire800 4 года назад +391

    “Ireland and the British Isles”
    Thank you, good sir

    • @gnochhuos645
      @gnochhuos645 4 года назад +4

      technically still the UK at that time but ok

    • @graemec09
      @graemec09 4 года назад +3

      @Chris Anagn. Just a twat

    • @MrMineHeads.
      @MrMineHeads. 4 года назад +38

      The British Isles include Ireland. The British Isles is not a country classification, it is a geographic one.

    • @saw7191
      @saw7191 4 года назад +5

      Dragmire800 Ireland is geographically part of the British isles along with the island of Great Britain

    • @acey457
      @acey457 4 года назад +2

      ireland is the irish isle

  • @darkshines800
    @darkshines800 2 года назад +49

    I love the story that only restaurants that were far from major population centres were given ratings with the ambition that people would drive to visit them, and therefore wear out their tyres quicker. How much truth there is to this I don't know!

    • @benjaminparker5044
      @benjaminparker5044 2 года назад

      Maybe true. Though if this were the case, it would certainly detract from the integrity of an objective rating system.

  • @SpartanHighKing14
    @SpartanHighKing14 4 года назад +90

    "Kept you waiting, huh?" - MGS
    Good to have you back mate

    • @factsinmotion3978
      @factsinmotion3978  4 года назад +11

      Good to be back

    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 4 года назад +3

      @@factsinmotion3978 will u talk about weapons manufacturers in the future?

    • @factsinmotion3978
      @factsinmotion3978  4 года назад +3

      Uh. Doesnt fall into my usual range of topics so I dont know.

    • @narudar9639
      @narudar9639 4 года назад +7

      @@pyeitme508 I think Ahoy would be a man you seek

    • @mrroams5812
      @mrroams5812 4 года назад

      @John Doe You'd be surprised... lol

  • @ElZamo92
    @ElZamo92 4 года назад +156

    I always thought it was weird that fancy restaurant were categorised by Michelin stars... I made the connection of the name, but I only thought it was a coincidence.

    • @Medbread
      @Medbread 4 года назад +3

      Should've been categorized by Saint Quartz

    • @ElZamo92
      @ElZamo92 4 года назад +1

      Medbread 『🍞』 ARE YOU ALSO HYPED FOR SHISHOU IN A COUPLE HOURS?

    • @Selvariabell
      @Selvariabell 4 года назад +2

      @@ElZamo92 3:45 Looks like Nero has a restaurant in London

    • @Medbread
      @Medbread 4 года назад

      @@ElZamo92 Wait JP or NA? I play NA so right now it's Meltlilith time and I'm whaling

    • @ElZamo92
      @ElZamo92 4 года назад

      Medbread 『🍞』 It’s Shishou (Scáthach) on the rate up right now in NA. Melt is for the next day.

  • @lohphat
    @lohphat 4 года назад +296

    I would guess that most English speakers don’t know the Michelin Man has a name: Bibendum

    • @amynopirimidin
      @amynopirimidin 4 года назад +26

      lohphat i'm european and i had no idea

    • @KapitanWasTaken
      @KapitanWasTaken 4 года назад +74

      @@amynopirimidin well i'm from the planet earth and i also didn't know that

    • @kurra9473
      @kurra9473 4 года назад +30

      @@KapitanWasTaken well i'm from the milky way and I also didnt know that

    • @tudor4996
      @tudor4996 4 года назад +1

      I knew that from ets2,lol.

    • @MertensHelbelga
      @MertensHelbelga 4 года назад +22

      @@kurra9473 well I'm from Andromeda and I did know that

  • @karlmichaelsapar7330
    @karlmichaelsapar7330 2 года назад +86

    "Cooking like a chef, I'm a 5 stars michelin."
    - Some aussie guy.

    • @aufak-live101
      @aufak-live101 2 года назад +3

      It's Felix from SKZ Btw

    • @reva7825
      @reva7825 2 года назад

      @@aufak-live101 song-Gods menu

    • @Paula-hg5ui
      @Paula-hg5ui 2 года назад

      I was looking for this one

  • @steelavocado1
    @steelavocado1 4 года назад +301

    Does this mean magnum condoms and magnum chocolates company is the same?

    • @lycanwolf5966
      @lycanwolf5966 4 года назад +156

      steelavocado I mean, can you think of a better marketing combo then a choc and a cock?

    • @Eclipse.7897
      @Eclipse.7897 4 года назад +57

      @@lycanwolf5966 a choc and a Glock

    • @stellar783
      @stellar783 4 года назад +25

      steelavocado to answer your question Magnum means big and powerful, it’s just a commonly used name, no relation

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 3 года назад +4

      What? Magnum is a Trade-mark owned by Walls.

    • @mariyastoyanova31
      @mariyastoyanova31 3 года назад

      @@lycanwolf5966 than.

  • @fernbedek6302
    @fernbedek6302 4 года назад +844

    2nd largest tire manufacturer? I guess we’re going for volume, rather than units. Otherwise LEGO slips into 1st place and drops Michelin to 3rd.

    • @legitimate8463
      @legitimate8463 2 года назад +27

      No 1st is lego 2nd is michelin

    • @rynzoku8662
      @rynzoku8662 2 года назад +6

      @@legitimate8463 did you read what he said?
      btw you're replying to a literal 1 YEAR old comment

    • @gaguimargvelashvili4095
      @gaguimargvelashvili4095 2 года назад +19

      @@rynzoku8662 he will anwser

    • @drbadzer
      @drbadzer 2 года назад +79

      @@rynzoku8662 nothing wrong with replying to an old comment. It’s the internet after all.

    • @gaguimargvelashvili4095
      @gaguimargvelashvili4095 2 года назад +3

      Come back plz

  • @SeraphimKnight
    @SeraphimKnight 4 года назад +128

    I'd like to take advantage of this video to let people know that the Michelin man is canonically called Bibendum. 100% true

  • @xx-el9gl
    @xx-el9gl 4 года назад +13

    I love these videos for both the amazing art work but also for the info. It feels so thoroughly researched and deleivered in an incredably easy to digest way. It's also nice and soothing. I watch these to fall asleep sometimes.

  • @2000_Subs_with_No_Videos
    @2000_Subs_with_No_Videos 4 года назад +484

    Life Goal:
    To become a Michelin food inspector...

    • @UnordinaryCarl
      @UnordinaryCarl 4 года назад +18

      with 10k subs you will get it lol

    • @jasongibson1225
      @jasongibson1225 2 года назад +20

      Not gonna lie, meme cat would make the best food critic lol

    • @NIkki-ox1ej
      @NIkki-ox1ej 2 года назад +4

      You better start eating those snail and poop dishes, to the rich if your food pallete is limited to " peasant food* then you are not qualified to be a food critic. I think its dumb that the more nasty and tasteless the food is, the better for them

    • @bastianeis9939
      @bastianeis9939 2 года назад +5

      @@NIkki-ox1ej thats not what it is about
      Its about using the components creative to make a dish then there is service thats where most restaurants fail because nowadays waiter/waitress have no frickin Idea what there doing

    • @jayhill2193
      @jayhill2193 2 года назад +2

      @@NIkki-ox1ej
      Also can't be that fine dining if you're left half starving because you've been served one asparagus with a droplet of sauce holondaise.

  • @kingo_clubs9097
    @kingo_clubs9097 4 года назад +6

    So basically, these were two guys with three incredibly successful ideas. what legends

  • @nate_d376
    @nate_d376 4 года назад +58

    Nothing like having a side hustle....

    • @eric6rock
      @eric6rock 3 года назад +1

      or a side dish

  • @pauljerome01
    @pauljerome01 4 года назад +58

    That really is something when they started out giving those books for free

  • @andrewvanorden2336
    @andrewvanorden2336 4 года назад +11

    That was clever using the delorian's tires and going back in time the way you did in your story. I love this channel 👍

  • @UnipornFrumm
    @UnipornFrumm 4 года назад +32

    Rating company: your food tastes like car tires
    Restaurant: thank you sir

  • @arryfbz4232
    @arryfbz4232 2 года назад +2

    Heres 10 minutes of video in a paragraph
    The Michelin tyre back in the day wanted a way for drivers in France to know what restraunts and cafes where worthwhile (simmilar to the aa in Brittan) so they got a panel of food reviewers to review these places and if they were good, they got a Michelin star. Nowadays its branched out to only the finest restraunts in the world given out by a panel of specialist critics

  • @brotherabrahamzamarripa9108
    @brotherabrahamzamarripa9108 4 года назад +13

    Hey man you got this. You the man. You have many followers. Keep your head up. You make many great videos that is appreciated by all of RUclips. Thank you for that.

  • @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062
    @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 4 года назад +62

    i give this accent two michelin stars

    • @faith2733
      @faith2733 4 года назад +2

      Typical german accent

  • @skyem5250
    @skyem5250 4 года назад +42

    Excellent video! I do prefer the science videos but it's still good to do something different once in a while. I'm excited to see your upcoming videos. Quality > quantity, but it's also a good idea to make short videos consistently and occasionally longer ones for more complex topics. Glad to see you get going again.

  • @balistikcious
    @balistikcious 2 года назад +11

    Another fun fact: Michelin’s r&d lab has one of the best microscopes in the world.

  • @deeann2597
    @deeann2597 4 года назад +3

    This is the first FIM I’ve watched and I’m intrigued! The content not only satiated my curiosity for knowing how Michelin tires and stars are connected but I’m exited to learn more. I hope the soft, spoken Englishman (I think) finds motivation to keep on keeping on :) Thanks for your hard work and dedication - Happy New Year!

  • @impointless5855
    @impointless5855 4 года назад +33

    Took me my entire life to find out about this

    • @mrkenlewis
      @mrkenlewis 4 года назад

      Mr Anonymous Oblivious - I imagine that being written from hospice.

  • @ChillkittzGT
    @ChillkittzGT 2 года назад +16

    As a kid, Im always puzzled on why a tire company is giving away the best awards for culinary chefs...

  • @JRLB38
    @JRLB38 4 года назад +41

    If someone had mentioned to me that it was the Michelin Man handing out restaurant ratings I would've thought they were making a dumb joke, or were just dumb. Mind blown.

  • @Hebiscus998
    @Hebiscus998 2 года назад +2

    That’s actually amazing. This is what high quality work does.

  • @subspace2913
    @subspace2913 4 года назад +19

    I thought the food Michelin was a cool ass historic chef that it was named after, not the tire brand. Now I'm gonna associate fancy food with eating tires.

    • @globalist1990
      @globalist1990 2 года назад

      Funny that these days, people eat food delivered to their home. Restaurants have ratings as well. So these apps are their own Michelin guide. But the tires don’t create the reviews, they literally bring the food to you.

  • @eenbankberoven
    @eenbankberoven 4 года назад +36

    I thot Pillsbury and Michelin were related as a kid

  • @lma90909
    @lma90909 2 года назад +6

    Now I understand the song: "cooking like a chef, I'm a five star Michelin"

  • @dirrt5011
    @dirrt5011 4 года назад +94

    For anyone wondering why Michelin is only the 2nd largest tire manufacturer in the world, it’s because LEGO is the first, their smaller rubber tires count as normal ones
    Edit: LEGO tires are rubber not plastic

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 4 года назад +2

      Lego tires aren't plastic, they are rubber.

  • @kynsilok
    @kynsilok 4 года назад +2

    I live in Manitoba Canada and a gas station recently got a Michelin star for its chicken wings...
    There are no other Michelin stars in Manitoba at this time.

  • @fenris91
    @fenris91 4 года назад +1

    On some dining guide editions the Michelin Man is even on the cover! I was blown away, same company!

  • @perfectworldbeholder
    @perfectworldbeholder 4 года назад +4

    This is such a high quality channel, honestly

  • @rushdrift
    @rushdrift 4 года назад +15

    But seriously Mechelin star restaurant food taste damn good their food critique definitely have great taste.

  • @DD-sr9xm
    @DD-sr9xm 2 года назад +8

    The great thing about Michelin is that they just do bib, one star, two and three star. They didn’t over engineer or over think the rating system. Just have very high standards and keep,it simp,e. Thank you.

  • @hollow49
    @hollow49 4 года назад +1

    The Michelin travel guides are still produced, but the restaurant guide (the Red guide, covers a whole country) and the tourist guide (the Green guides, split by region) are published separately, and the Green guide is mostly local to France.

  • @vb_blokeboi7251
    @vb_blokeboi7251 2 года назад +1

    There's a soup bar in Budapest called Bors (7th district, if you're ever there, check it out!). A number of the chefs there received a Michelin star in a different venue (not sure where, I was an expat at the time) and quit so they could serve high quality food to friends and family that could never afford a Michelin star venue after the kitchen received it due to the demand (from expats and the 1% of locals) and felt that the prestigious nature of the award isolated food lovers and hospitality workers. Hospitality for all it's quirks is such a wild industry to work in, and honestly, I couldn't recommend it to anyone. Dope video, thanks for the entertainment!

  • @adamhlali8106
    @adamhlali8106 4 года назад +11

    Wait until they hear that Peugeot makes peppermills too and they are actually high end.

  • @DJRowas
    @DJRowas 4 года назад +8

    When I asked if the Michelin Tire company is the same one that rates restaurants, people thought I was crazy.

  • @peterbeukering2109
    @peterbeukering2109 4 года назад +7

    I would like to add a few points to the video which is great btw but misses a few vital points. Or rather misconceptions. I’ve personally had lunch/dinner at over 100 michelin starred restaurants all over the world and know for a fact the misconceptions are not true.
    1. Stars are only for fancy restaurants. Not true. The quality of the food is what matters. Decor or service have nothing to do with it.
    2. Michelin star restaurants are expensive. Not true. Although most are, there is quite a lot of them where you can have 25 euro set lunches, delivering the same quality.
    3. You only get a bunch of small bites and leave hungry. Not true. More often than not I struggle at the end of an x course meal. The chefs know exactly what quantities to use to make sure you leave satisfied. I only once felt that I was not satisfied and when the chef came to our table at the end and I complimented him on the taste but explained my feeling. I was asked what my favorite dish was and I was offered a new dish based on similar tastes to ensure I got something new and to my liking.
    4. (Fault of some movies) Michelin critics have a fixed patterns like always come in pairs, order specific menus, drop a fork, etc. Not true. The trick is that nobody knows. They could come with friends, family, other critics, alone, etc. They make it seem as natural as possible. An anonymous retired critic once said “I would sometimes take someone to restaurants for birthdays. A critic could be anyone at any table at any time.”

  • @crh_75
    @crh_75 Год назад +2

    Just one reason why France is such a great country. They truly have standards.

  • @hydreg
    @hydreg 2 года назад +1

    I just figured it's like with Yamaha (pianos and motorcycles), Tchibo (coffee and home goods) or BiC (razors and pens).

  • @buzinaocara
    @buzinaocara 2 года назад +19

    What is even more ironic, is that the most respected award for tire technology in the auto industry comes from KitchenAid!

    • @purplecow_1
      @purplecow_1 2 года назад

      Name?

    • @buzinaocara
      @buzinaocara 2 года назад

      @@purplecow_1 well, it's The KitchenAid Star system! At first I thought KitchenAid was just a common last name in america, but it turns out the same kitchen aid that makes blenders and toasters is the one awarding stars to the best tasting tires across the globe!

  • @awookieandagerman
    @awookieandagerman 2 года назад +14

    All these years I'd just assumed that there were two entirely different entities names Michelin: one that makes tires and one that reviews restaurants. Thank you for proving to me how strange and fascinating the world is in the smallest ways.

    • @maymay5600
      @maymay5600 2 года назад

      I thought they were two seperate things too! Bruh

    • @metaparalysis3441
      @metaparalysis3441 Год назад

      @@maymay5600 I have never even heard of the tyre company

  • @bengie11355
    @bengie11355 4 года назад +252

    Cause they're French. That makes them qualified already.

    • @cese-uj4sl
      @cese-uj4sl 4 года назад +6

      thank you 😊

    • @loukancer
      @loukancer 4 года назад +7

      @@cese-uj4sl imagine surrendering

    • @cese-uj4sl
      @cese-uj4sl 4 года назад +7

      @@loukancer i can feel your doing a joke but i don't understand it

    • @loukancer
      @loukancer 4 года назад +1

      @@cese-uj4sl France surrendered to Hitler in ww 1

    • @hildegunstvonmythenmetz625
      @hildegunstvonmythenmetz625 4 года назад +6

      @@loukancer lol you're hilarious. If the joke was unintended, you may want to check your timeline again

  • @lifeofameji
    @lifeofameji 3 месяца назад

    This is one of the greatest marketing video ever. These have the longest running content plan ever.

  • @catdaddiaries
    @catdaddiaries 2 года назад +1

    I was eating at a Michelin star restaurant last night and noticed the michelin man sitting on a shelf. I thought it was a fun joke but now I see why. Thanks for the video!

  • @キラキラくりくり頭
    @キラキラくりくり頭 2 года назад +8

    For all the people surprised by Michelin - Guinness World Records was started by Guinness (the drink) to avoid bar fights.

  • @TheJasonmanguy
    @TheJasonmanguy 2 года назад +4

    I could listen to you say, “creme de la creme” a million times.

  • @fuseteam
    @fuseteam 4 года назад +7

    back when quality was more important than quantity or even profit

  • @boscorner
    @boscorner 2 года назад +2

    I've known about the Michelin star thing for years and never once even thought it would possibly have anything to do with the tire company. That's wild . The world is strange

  • @AliaCari
    @AliaCari 4 года назад +1

    I always wondered if it was the same Michelin! Loved the video!!

  • @michaelalpizar7668
    @michaelalpizar7668 4 года назад +13

    Wouldn't even know where to start with those dishes... and would feel guilty of breaking what is visually a piece of art. I'd request to speak with someone from the kitchen just to ask how I'm supposed to eat it.

    • @cr4zyj4ck
      @cr4zyj4ck 4 года назад +1

      Eat it with a fork and knife. Small bites.

  • @CZghost
    @CZghost 2 года назад +14

    Well, I never actually did a connection between the tire company and the Michelin star. I thought they were simply different things and I never knew that the tire company also started the Michelin star awards for restaurants to make them stand out in motorist guides.

  • @almahperditae
    @almahperditae 4 года назад +5

    I tought everyone knows this. Just one small detail, that could not be obvious on the video. The early guide was not only a simple guide. In the early days of tires, they have to been chanced all the time, so the guide was not only to serve as a guide, But to inform travelers where to change the tires. And the stars are not stars, they are a artistic rendition of tires, and the meaning is: (OK... I'm going with everybody days, But i know i'm wrong) 1 star - good to stop, 2 stars - you should try make a detour, 3 stars - you can make a trip just to go there.
    To anyone who don't know, the Guinness book of world records, it's the same of the Guinness beer. And the story is even better!!

  • @robthatsme9831
    @robthatsme9831 4 года назад +2

    Everything this guy does is brilliant with incredible “attention to detail” 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @panda007
    @panda007 4 года назад +2

    Bravo! Thx for sharing. A nice example of vertical business expansion.

  • @DavidAndersonKirk
    @DavidAndersonKirk 4 года назад +18

    Here I am emailing you about uploading new stuff and getting support AND HERE IT IS! Thanks Roman! (Dave)

  • @avanelletheclockfriend2515
    @avanelletheclockfriend2515 2 года назад +11

    I think it’s hilarious how Michelin gives the Michelin stars despite being the same company, but Dove chocolate and Dove soap are two entirely separate companies.

    • @butch.dieselsteak
      @butch.dieselsteak 2 года назад +3

      One is Unilever and one Mars, Dove is just a brand-name. Surprisingly the pigeons don't own both brands.

  • @Farkeman
    @Farkeman 4 года назад +5

    This video made it sound like the stars are only given to fancy chefs when really any places can get a star - even a food stall or a small ramen shop.

    • @edmundfredmund
      @edmundfredmund 4 года назад

      Farkeman I could be wrong but I thought there was only one street vendor with a star in bkk??

  • @queenmemememeg6243
    @queenmemememeg6243 2 года назад

    You're the first guy to ever make me repeat the video but in normal speed. Nice work!

  • @VictorDeveze
    @VictorDeveze 2 года назад +1

    It makes sense though, that a company related to travel (tires) rates restaurants for the travelers using their tires. It’s the same with AAA, they rate everything for travelers because they are the Auto Association. Maybe not in France anymore, but in the US most travel is by car. AAA rates restaurants, spas and hotels. In fact, for restaurants, AAA is the third most prestigious award, behind the Michelin Star, the Forbes Five Star (the only real 5-star rating btw), then the AAA 5-Diamond award. For hotels and spas, AAA 5-diamond award is only behind Forbes’ 5-star award.
    So, two car-related companies give out prestigious awards to restaurants.

  • @Danne1886
    @Danne1886 2 года назад +6

    Huh. I've always just assumed they were two entirely unrelated French organizations that happened to share a name.

  • @tokiomitohsaka7770
    @tokiomitohsaka7770 4 года назад +13

    Never knew they made tires, I only knew them for their prestigious restaurant awards...

  • @abearwhomakesbirdnoises9947
    @abearwhomakesbirdnoises9947 4 года назад +6

    I learned this from a Tumblr post but to have an in depth explanation is really entertaining

  • @treelife365
    @treelife365 4 года назад +1

    What I found interesting is that the first Michelin guide was published in Algeria and Tunisia before it found its way to many European countries... by extension, it means their economies/societies must have been well-developed in the early 1900s - quite the opposite of today.

    • @nlknighteagle5847
      @nlknighteagle5847 2 года назад +3

      Algeria and Tunisia were part of France's colonies at this time, that should explain the order of publication.

  • @jeanardcontentvillarina1761
    @jeanardcontentvillarina1761 4 года назад +1

    One of the few times RUclips recommendation does it jobs properly.😀😀😀😀

  • @prestigedoggy7624
    @prestigedoggy7624 4 года назад +13

    The world’s biggest tire manufacturer is actually LEGO

  • @sokra
    @sokra 4 года назад +5

    1:08 that was a sexy transition

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 4 года назад +21

    "The inspectors are anonymous."
    No one's going to notice that one guy that keeps coming to your $200 restaurant by himself every month.

    • @SethyTan
      @SethyTan 4 года назад +28

      They actually visit in a group. And test different things like playing a fork on the floor quietly and time how long it goes unnoticed until a waiter picks it up.

    • @IceX92
      @IceX92 4 года назад +1

      Isn't it take one trip to review a restaurant? You just need to order what's important and unique about the restaurant

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 4 года назад +4

      @@IceX92 Concistency check. Imagine giving 3 stars to a restaurant and after some time they stop being good for whatever reason, Michelin could lose all credibility in an instant.

  • @Tkokat
    @Tkokat 2 года назад +1

    very well put video, and quite interesting, thanks!
    It will be in handy to make small conversation in the holidays.

  • @nagenderyadav9458
    @nagenderyadav9458 Год назад

    Please continue uploading videos ..... One of the best channels I have seen