Michelin Star Analysis:
How the Michelin Guide Drives Underrepresentation in Fine Dining
How the Michelin Guide Drives Underrepresentation in Fine Dining
Michelin stars are geographically clustered, and only a few cuisines retain the spotlight.
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My curiosity about the industry of Michelin Restaurants was sparked after listening to an episode about Michelin Stars from one of my favorite podcasts, The Economics of Everyday Things. I thought it would be interesting to create a geographic visualization of restaurants by rating and cuisine.
This project led me to research the impact of The Michelin Guide on the culture of fine dining, and in the process I began to discover the challenge of exclusivity and underrepresentation in this realm.
I used R to scrape the data from the Michelin website, and I created the infographic below using Adobe Illustrator. The donut charts and geographic map were initially built in Flourish. I put my journalism skills to practice by writing an accompanying article.
This project helped me practice data-driven research, data visualization, writing, and information design.
This project led me to research the impact of The Michelin Guide on the culture of fine dining, and in the process I began to discover the challenge of exclusivity and underrepresentation in this realm.
I used R to scrape the data from the Michelin website, and I created the infographic below using Adobe Illustrator. The donut charts and geographic map were initially built in Flourish. I put my journalism skills to practice by writing an accompanying article.
This project helped me practice data-driven research, data visualization, writing, and information design.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6f396292-c38d-4b94-9b1c-e03cfad9b204/7fa25450-eaed-453f-b266-9d84e7a9f25e_rw_1920.png?h=74f14a9e88f99fe1a722938279d2c86b)
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Resources listed in the article I created for this project.