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A workmen's café in central France was overwhelmed with phone calls from gourmet diners wanting to book tables after it was awarded a Michelin star — by mistake, it later turned out.
Reporters, TV crews and prospective customers were astounded when they turned up at the Bouche à Oreille, in the small town of Bourges, to find a cheap and cheerful eatery with red and white polka dot plastic tablecloths. Many patrons wear high-visibility vests, it is often packed at lunchtime and the atmosphere is lively, with customers ordering beers at the bar.
It serves its regular clientèle of local tradesmen plain — if undeniably wholesome — dishes such as homemade lasagna or beef bourguignon.
The Michelin Guide soon phoned up to apologise, explaining that it had confused the café with a more refined establishment of the same name near Paris.
Not only did the error bring the café publicity it had never enjoyed before, it also got the staff invited for a genuine Michelin-standard dinner at the other Bouche à Oreille, 100 miles away in Boutervilliers, near Paris.
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(Score: 2) by aclarke on Wednesday February 22 2017, @04:44PM
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thisisthat/manitoba-gas-station-becomes-canada-s-first-ever-michelin-star-restaurant-satire-1.3844845 [www.cbc.ca]
I heard it on CBC a couple months ago so it MUST be true.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 22 2017, @07:25PM
Manitoba gas station becomes Canada's first ever Michelin Star Restaurant [SATIRE]
Award-winning satire with Pat Kelly & Peter Oldring
This is That is an award winning satirical current affairs show that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them.
Yep, you are exactly right. CBC is definitely a propaganda outlet trying to sell fake news to push a political agenda. There is no reason to call out Fox News, The Daily Mail, Breitbart, President Trump's tweets, or anybody else for presenting alternative facts. This piece is clear evidence that main stream media all does the same thing all the time, and they never get called out.
(Score: 1) by j-beda on Wednesday February 22 2017, @11:06PM
Well, even though "aclarke" didn't mention it, the CBC is pretty clear about "This is That" being satire.
I will admit to beign fooled for a little while for a few minutes when I've turned on the radio and caught them part way through a broadcast.
This one is a pretty funny video: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thisisthat/canadian-entrepreneur-finds-international-success-selling-firewood-for-1000-per-bundle-1.3219747 [www.cbc.ca]