Every Bite
Every Bite
ABC Australia
The tireless guide — Michelin and other tastemakers
28 minutes Posted Oct 10, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
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Before Tik Tok and Google Reviews, there was the Michelin Guide. First published 125 years ago, the guide encouraged drivers to wear out their tyres by visiting the best restaurants in France, as judged by the guide's mysterious inspectors. The inspectors' identities are still a closely guarded secret, but the new documentary series Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars offers rare insight into their process and access to the kitchens of top chefs gunning for those elusive stars.