It really is about tires. One star is “worth a stop”, two stars is “worth a detour”, and 3 stars is “worth making a special journey”. It’s how much tire tread the restaurant is worth.
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Motorsports, fine dining, blimps- is there anything tire companies CAN’T do?
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The story of how that came about is actually somewhat interesting. Interstate travel was becoming more commonplace, gas was cheap, new highways were being built all the time, and they sold tires. Having a guide to places worth traveling to is a good way to encourage people to travel more and wear out their tires. Then the guide just became its own thing. Of course the nature of the criteria is pretty poorly depicted in movies and shows. It’s worth reading up on. For one thing the judges are (mostly) completely anonymous. Nobody is supposed to know they are there. They don’t let you know they’re coming, it’s not the same person multiple times, regardless of what it showed on that one tv show.
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It really is about tires. One star is “worth a stop”, two stars is “worth a detour”, and 3 stars is “worth making a special journey”. It’s how much tire tread the restaurant is worth.
Motorsports, fine dining, blimps- is there anything tire companies CAN’T do?
The story of how that came about is actually somewhat interesting. Interstate travel was becoming more commonplace, gas was cheap, new highways were being built all the time, and they sold tires. Having a guide to places worth traveling to is a good way to encourage people to travel more and wear out their tires. Then the guide just became its own thing. Of course the nature of the criteria is pretty poorly depicted in movies and shows. It’s worth reading up on. For one thing the judges are (mostly) completely anonymous. Nobody is supposed to know they are there. They don’t let you know they’re coming, it’s not the same person multiple times, regardless of what it showed on that one tv show.