Since 1900, Michelin has been awarding restaurants stars in their Michelin Guides, but no Houston restaurant has earned any since the inception of the Guide. Why is that? Houstonia Magazine’s Editor in Chief Emma Balter joins host Raheel Ramzanali to explain why our dynamic restaurants never get stars and why it shouldn’t matter. 
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The Economics of Everyday Things episode on the history of Michelin Stars

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