Michelin Guide misguided as local cafe gets star in error
BOURGES, France — It’s a case of culinary mistaken identity.
The Michelin Guide has accidently awarded one of its coveted stars to a lowly local cafe that shares its name with a gastronomic restaurant 150 kilometres (93 miles) away.
In the annual restaurant list unveiled Feb. 9, the publishers confused “Le Bouche a Oreilles” in Bourges, which serves up burgers and fries, with “Le Bouche a Oreille” in Boutervilliers that boasts an award-winning chef.
Calling it “impossible,” cafe owner Veronique Jacquet said she laughed when the local radio called her to break the news.