Dame Prue Leith on calling Michelin Guide to ask why she didn't have a star
Dame Prue Leith shared her experience of calling the Michelin Guide to inquire about her restaurant's lack of a star. She recounted how her restaurant eventually received a Michelin star after addressing feedback from the guide's editor. Leith also discussed her efforts to combat misogyny in the hospitality industry, inspired by Anthony Bourdain's book 'Kitchen Confidential'.
- ▪Dame Prue Leith called the Michelin Guide to ask why her restaurant didn't have a star.
- ▪After receiving feedback from the guide's editor, her restaurant eventually earned a Michelin star after 25 years.
- ▪Leith highlighted the impact of 'Kitchen Confidential' on her understanding of misogyny in the hospitality industry.
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Dame Prue Leith on calling Michelin Guide to ask why she didn't have a star27 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCatriona AitkenBBC WalesAdam Tatton-Reid/Hay FestivalDame Prue Leith was a guest at Hay Festival's My Life in Books seriesDame Prue Leith has recounted the time she called the editor of the Michelin Guide to demand an answer to why her restaurant hadn't received a star.Speaking at Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, the celebrity restauranter said her boldness then shocks her now, as she took part in a series called My Life in Books, where guests discuss the literature which has shaped them."I finally rang up the Michelin Guide because I was indignant, I knew we were good enough," said the outgoing Great British Bake Off judge."Now I think, how could I have done that?"Leith…
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