"Michelin Guide" Index for evaluating eco-friendly stores First introduction in Asia October 9, 18:00

The latest version of the Michelin Guide, which is known as a global restaurant guide, listing stores in Osaka, Kyoto, etc. was released on the 9th, and the index called "Green Star", which evaluates environmentally friendly stores, was introduced for the first time in Asia. Did.

The latest version of the "Michelin Guide", which lists restaurants in Osaka, Kyoto, and Okayama, was released on the 9th.



There are 222 stores in Osaka, 265 stores in Kyoto, and 204 stores in Okayama, for a total of 691 stores.



At the bookstore in Umeda, Osaka, about 60 books were lined up on a special stand near the entrance on the first floor.



In this guidebook, restaurant ratings are displayed by the number of stars, but apart from this, we have introduced for the first time in Asia a new index called "Green Star" that evaluates restaurants that are environmentally friendly.



This time, 2 stores in Osaka, 5 stores in Kyoto, and 8 stores in Okayama won the "Green Star".



"Sustainability is a theme for all of us and we want to shed light on the efforts of the restaurant to serve as a model," said Gwendal Pleneck, head of the Michelin Guide.

What is a "green star"?

The new index "Green Star", which was introduced for the first time in Asia in the "Michelin Guide", evaluates environmentally friendly stores as actively working on sustainability.



Specifically,


▽ Incorporate rice and vegetables cultivated without pesticides that

are

environmentally friendly


▽ Support local agriculture using local traditional vegetables


▽ Incorporate a large amount of

local agricultural

products and transport by truck that reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide


addition,


▽ such as that put a force on the reduction of food loss, it is that it is evaluated.



Green Star is the first indicator adopted in the Scandinavian version of the Michelin Guide last year, and has been introduced in the French, German, and Slovenian versions, but this is the first time it has been adopted outside Europe.