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Zagat

Zagat guidebook When was the guide established? 1979. Who created it and why? Native New Yorkers Tim and Nina Zagat believed that rating a restaurant on the basis of thousands of experiences was inherently more accurate than relying on one reviewer. What method of rating does it use? Consumer reviews. A questionnaire is compiled by Zagat and is posted on Zagat’s website, where consumers give their ratings and reviews. An independent data processor compiles the votes. The published reviews are based on these questionnaires, with numerical ratings reflecting the average scores given and text based on direct quotes from participants’ comments. How does a venue get included in the guide? Selection is determined by consumer reviews. If I want to be included, who should I contact? Survey Research, Zagat Survey, 4 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019,
Posted: 28 July 2005 | 00:00

Square Meal

Square Meal guidebook When was the guide established? Square Meal was launched in 1990 as a guide to City restaurants but has since expanded to cover the whole of London and selected restaurants around the UK. Who created it and why? City professionals Mark de Wesselow and Simon White realised there was a niche for a restaurant guide for the Square Mile, hence the name. What method of rating does it use? Own team of reviewers plus 20 freelance reviewers and 104,000 subscribers who “write in regularly,” says editor Gaby Huddart. Square Meal operates a star rating system ą readers’ favourite restaurants get one star and top-performers two stars. How does a venue get included in the guide? Square Meal aims to be “the most comprehensive guide in London, although we exclude restaurants that we feel will have no appeal to our audience of professionals.” If I want to be included, who should I
Posted: 28 July 2005 | 00:00

RAC hotel inspection scheme is scrapped

End of the line for accreditation business after 101 years
Posted: 14 July 2005 | 00:00

Book Review

Guides to meat and fish
Posted: 14 July 2005 | 00:00

Hot topics

CatererSearch automatically pulls together all of its published articles on the industry's key topics.
Posted: 27 June 2005 | 15:32

Senderens hands in Michelin stars after 28 years

Top French chef Alain Senderens has decided to hand back the three Michelin stars his Paris restaurant, Lucas Carton, has held for the past 28 years.
Posted: 25 May 2005 | 14:50

Which? opts to drop pub and hotel guides

The Which? Pub Guide and Which? Guide to Good Hotels may no longer be hitting the bookstands following a decision to revise the titles.
Posted: 23 April 2005 | 00:00

Michelin must tread a new line

As Michelin gets caught fiddling with the results, former AA Restaurant Guide editor Simon Wright says it's time for restaurant guides to lift the veil of secrecy
Posted: 29 March 2005 | 10:29

Tyred of secrecy

Hear mention of the name "Michelin" and you are likely to have two thoughts: tyres and restaurants. The Michelin brand is a triumph of marketing, a byword for excellence.
Posted: 16 March 2005 | 11:30

Michelin's ups and downs

There was the usual joy and frustration this year, as Michelin proved its little red book still had the power to surprise.
Posted: 15 March 2005 | 15:51

France gets its 26th three-star restaurant

Article ThumbnailThe Clos des Cimes restaurant in the village of St Bonnet-Le-Froid was the only new venue to clinch three-star status in the Michelin Guide France 2005, published last week.
Posted: 11 March 2005 | 00:00

Trade warned over entries in guides

Restaurateurs are being warned to be on the lookout for misleading invitations to join "free" restaurant guides for fear of signing up to hidden costs.
Posted: 02 March 2005 | 10:41

Michelin restaurant guide reaches the USA

Michelin is planning to launch its first restaurant guide in the USA.
Posted: 25 February 2005 | 00:00

Ronay's back on the guidebook scene

Hibiscus, Tom Aikens and the Waterside Inn were singled out for praise this week as veteran restaurant critic Egon Ronay made a return to publishing guidebooks.
Posted: 23 February 2005 | 18:02

AA Guide upgrades 18 in off-season revisions

The AA Restaurant Guide has revealed that 18 establishments are to be awarded new rosette rankings eight months before the publication of its 2006 edition.
Posted: 10 February 2005 | 14:26

AA Guide upgrades 18 in off-season revisions

Article ThumbnailThe AA Restaurant Guide has revealed that 18 establishments are to be awarded new rosette rankings eight months before the publication of its 2006 edition.
Posted: 07 February 2005 | 16:16

Heston Blumenthal gets top marks from Gault Millau

French restaurant guide Gault Millau has awarded chef Heston Blumenthal a near perfect score in its 2005 edition.
Posted: 28 January 2005 | 11:48

The burning issue

Critics must temper power with fairness Food writer and critic Simon Wright
Posted: 07 December 2004 | 16:19

Ronay's back with restaurant guide

Article ThumbnailEgon Ronay's legendary restaurant guide will be back on the shelves next February after a seven-year absence.
Posted: 18 October 2004 | 17:27

Regional restaurants give London a run for its money

London may still have the best and most varied restaurants in the UK, but the rest of the country is now catching up fast, according to the latest Good Food Guide from Which?
Posted: 07 October 2004 | 15:02

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