The senior chef and starting yesterday also the Michelin-starred restaurateur, Assaf Granit, spoke this morning (Tuesday) with Golan Yokfaz and Anat Davidov on 103FM on the occasion of winning the “Broken” restaurant in Paris, which he owns the prestigious star. He recounted his experiences, the tension and satisfaction he experienced before and after the competition and revealed: Why did he miss the visit of a Michelin representative?
It is surprising? How do you get in a line like this that your restaurant wins Michelin?
“I’ve been waiting for it so long. It’s not surprising, there’s a date for the ceremony, everyone knows when it’s and is waiting for it. It’s just like actors waiting for the Oscars. I haven’t slept in eight days because of the tension and excitement. .
Have a list of candidates? How many were there this time?
“The list is made up of everyone who had a star the previous year, and is a re-nominee. This year, 54 new stars were handed out in France, one of whom is ours.”
Do you as a professional have a feeling that this year I’m doing this? Am I closer?
“I had the feeling because last year we missed the entrance. At that time, the restaurant opened just before the guide went into print. We felt this year it was well built.”
Are there tasters? Examining? How exactly does it work?
“It’s awfully awfully secret, just like a security organization. You know nothing about them. There are really urban legends, restaurateurs claim they always pay with the same credit card or drop a napkin to see if they will raise.”
One day there was a suspicion that they had arrived?
“Yes. That evening we suspected the examiner it was indeed the examiner. We realized it was because he was very interested, asked a lot about the food and the story of the restaurant.”
And you were there?
“No. I was locked up in Israel. At the end of the evening the examiner came out of the restaurant and called my partner, Dan, out. At the beginning of last year I sent them a letter that I wanted them to come. He took the letter out of his pocket and asked him – ‘Are you collecting?’ Dan said he told him ‘No, he gathered in Israel and could not come’. The examiner told him ‘Okay, I got the letter’ and left. I was left with the questions. “