TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japan's popular standingrestaurants, where patrons eat food by former Michelinrestaurant chefs for a fraction of the cost at aseated-restaurant, are about to hit New York.

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Food lovers who never ate atelBulli, the now-closed, Michelin three-star restaurant inCatalonia, have a chance to buy a piece of the famed Spanishrestaurant and dinner with its head chef, Ferran Adria, at anauction to b

There is a very good reason to visit the obscure Black Forest Village of Baiersbronn.

LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Nadia Santini, the head chef ofthe Michelin-starred Dal Pescatore restaurant in a village innorthern Italy, was named Best Female Chef by the World's 50Best Restaurants awards on Wednesday.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary on the life and craft of the great 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono who owns a tiny 10-seat shop in Tokyo that has the highest Michelin Guide rating of three stars. To get a seat you must make a reservation mont

SEOUL, Feb 21(Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI shareindex was down 0.61 percent at 2,012.32 points as of0443 GMT.

Items from Charlie Trotter's famed, now shuttered, Michelin-starred Chicago eatery are back on the auction block, months after Trotter halted an initial live auction in...

The only Chicago restaurant with three Michelin stars, Alinea is consistently ranked among the upper echelon of eateries by renowned food publications. It took the #7 spot on Restaurant Magazine's Best World Restaurants list last year, and is the #1

Tyremakers suffer rough ride but they are adapting to the tough conditions and shares have soared as their defensive qualities prove attractive

Tyremaker is pinning hopes on emerging markets and more expensive products to offset ‘low visibility’ of European car market

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European stock markets extended losses on Tuesday, as an overnight rally in Japan failed to boost investor confidence in the Europe area.

European stock markets extend losses on Tuesday, as an overnight rally in Japan fails to boost investor confidence on the Continent.

We've heard of chefs launching kitchenware lines and writing cookbooks, but the new product launch from Joël Robuchon, a master chef and restaurateur who has gained fame as having more Michelin stars to his name than any other person, was someth

HONG KONG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Gleaming skyscrapers,Michelin-starred noodle stalls, secluded beaches and a buzzingnight life all make Hong Kong, a former British colony, theperfect place to soak up some Asian festive fun.

After queuing on the street, diners are sat next to strangers in the cramped Hong Kong restaurant before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred experience. Ho Hung Kee (Ho Hung's restaurant) was first awarded a co

HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Three-star Michelin Chef SvenElverfeld has made his name as one of the pioneers of modernGerman cooking, but his first-ever visit to Hong Kong inspiredhim with new techniques, new implements and food he described as"amaz

Who hasn’t dreamed of traveling like royalty, sleeping in some of the world’s most expensive suites, and eating in Michelin-starred restaurants? The time and money for that kind of trip can be tricky to come by, but it’s always good

A Michelin star is one of the most sought-after accolades in catering, but some cheaper restaurants in Hong Kong are worried it could be a curse.

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Dec 4 (Reuters) - Noodle, rice porridge and gourmet Frenchrestaurants are among those given coveted Michelin stars in thefifth edition of the guide for Hong Kong and the neighbouringgambling hub of Macau.

The 2013 Tokyo, Yokohama, and Shonan Michelin Guide came out this week, and shockingly the Japanese capital has lost two of its three-star eateries. The 6th edition of the guide includes a total of 250 establishments, including 286 restaurants, 52 ho

TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo retained its tasty title asthe Michelin guide's world gourmet capital on Wednesday,although the number of three-star restaurants fell slightly.

Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc gives his guide to the best restaurants in the world. It takes an ensemble of things to make a good restaurant, food alone is not enough. For me a good restaurant should have a good ambience, it should have warmth,

Two Chicago restaurants have gained two-star status in the famed Michelin Guide, and chef Grant Achatz's Alinea maintained its three-star rating, the highest honor the guide bestows.

Something new is in the stars for the Michelin Guide — the French restaurant reviewing institution is getting an American accent.

What has occurred to me is the amazing things that can be achieved with passion and commitment.To see a Michelin star kitchen at work is to watch leadership and team work at their very best.

No one ever said Movember — the month where decent looking men transform into scruff monsters or Dali-esque caricatures — was just for real people. The 54-year-old Mr. Clean made a Facebook pledge to grow a moustache to support prostate c

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HONG KONG, Nov 6(Reuters) - Italian Chef Giuliani Dacastohas done much traveling to perfect his cuisine, moving from thethree Michelin-starred Le Calandre to Gordon Ramsay's TheBoxwood Café and 2 Venti in London.

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Two California restaurants heldon to their three Michelin stars on Tuesday when the restaurantguide announced the ranking in its latest edition for the SanFrancisco area.

French tyre maker stands out in a gloomy looking session on European equity markets after rise in quarterly revenues prompts positive broker response

Michelin's 2013 guide to restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area comes out next week, but today the publisher has released a sneak preview with its list of "Bib Gourmands" —favorite eateries that also come at a great value. To qualify for the

NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - For award-winning chef HeinzBeck, who has earned three Michelin stars for his Italianrestaurant La Pergola in Rome, there are no borders in theculinary world.

Influential restaurant ranker Michelin released its annual New York City guide last week, and foodies are drooling over the list. But not everyone thinks the 112-year-old guide has been a positive force on the restaurant industry. In this month's iss

Do you own a computer, but not the internet? Do you have access to the internet, but uninstalled Google? Do you appreciate the ratings of Yelp, Zagat and Michelin, but wish you could find out what an anonymous investment banking managing director thi

Not even the best restaurants in NYC are immune to a scathing Yelp review. The 2013 listing of Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City was recently announced, and perhaps unsurprisingly, even these top restaurants have a few negative critiques

NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Michelin awarded its covetedstars to a handful of New York restaurants that feature Chinese,Korean or Japanese inspired dishes in the 2013 edition of itsBig Apple guide that appears on Wednesday.

Michelin just announced the results of its 2013 New York City restaurant guide, and the results were pretty boring. All seven restaurants that earned the rare three-star rating last year were awarded the same rating this year. There was, however, one

Michelin today released the results of its 2013 survey for New York City, awarding stars to a record 66 restaurants in the five boroughs. There were no major shakeups at the top—the same seven restaurants that received the coveted three-star ra

Michelin's 2013 New York City restaurant guide comes out tomorrow, but ahead of the launch the travel guide publisher has released its annual list of "Bib Gourmands" — favorite eateries that also come at a great value. To qualify for the list,

London is poised to overtake Paris as the gastronomic capital of Europe, the Editor of the Great Britain and Ireland Michelin guide has said. A total of 16 British restaurants were yesterday awarded their first Michelin star, while three were given t

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Equipment maker for eateries creates bespoke Michelin-starred restaurant range for the home – with a renowned chef ready to fly in to demonstrate it

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - "Standing" bars - where customersstand to drink - are currently popular in Tokyo, but now theformer chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant has taken theconcept to a whole new level by serving gourmet food.

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - "Standing" bars - where customersstand to drink - are currently popular in Tokyo, but now theformer chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant has taken theconcept to a whole new level by serving gourmet food.

MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Groupon (GRPN) gapped down 9.09% to a fresh low and if such a showing is enough to again drive its CEO to drink shareholders will hope it is with Diageo (DEO) after the Guinness-maker gained 1.29% to hit an all-time high. And soo

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PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - French tyre maker Michelin said first-half profit rose 37 percent as priceincreases helped to offset the slump in Europe's auto market andbroader economy.

Michelin voluntarily recalled around 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal tires Thursday because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss.