New Zealand Michelin Guide’s launch in four cities disappoints regional restaurateurs
New stars are on the horizon with the Michelin Guide announcing its launch in New Zealand, but its decision to only focus on four cities has drawn criticism from restaurateurs in areas that have been snubbed.
The inaugural New Zealand guide, due to be released in June next year, will cover restaurants in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown – a disappointment for businesses based outside those centres, some chefs say.
Meanwhile, Michelin Guide said the four cities were selected as the starting point to establish the guide’s foundations in Aotearoa and hinted at future expansion.
Tourism New Zealand last week announced the three-year and $6.3 million partnership to bring the Michelin Guide, the world’s most famous restaurant ranking system, to New Zealand for the first time.
Last week the NZ Government paid $6.3 million for the French Michelin Star program to rate our posh restaurants.
Since the National/ACT/NZF coalition took office, government funding for food banks has been cut by $20million dollars.
600 000 Kiwis rely on food banks every single month.
We don’t have money for starving Kiwis at our food banks, but we do have $6.3million for the French Michalin Star program to rate Queenstown food wank palaces.
This kind of corporate welfare food wankery is beneath the mana of the gift of our harvest when so many kiwis are going hungry.
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100% The current government are ” class warfare ” personified! Luxo doesn’t care for the majority of loser kiwis. His song: ” I’m Sorted!” You’re not! : This Is The Life (Remastered 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzN5Ng4_QI4&list=RDSzN5Ng4_QI4&start_radio=1
Then there’s Seymour You’ll eat shit school lunches and you’ll be happy!