Michelin in India: Twinkle twinkle no star

There was excitement when chef Sanjeev Kapoor and 'Khichdi' made it to the Guinness book of records. But were we not getting ecstatic on an achievement that signalled quantity, not quality?

India reveled earlier this month in the achievement of putting ‘Khichdi’ on the world map with a Guinness World Record. While we have every reason to feel proud of this record, India hardly features on the world map of good gastronomy. Sandeep Goyal and Carol Goyal examine why the Michelin guide, the top-most accolade in the food business, is still not in India, and why Indian restaurants are still not perceived to have achieved global standards.

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History was created at the India Gate lawns in New Delhi earlier this month as India’s most famous chef, Sanjeev Kapoor, supervised the