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Tokyo crowned world food capital

November 20, 2009 Edition 1

TOKYO: The epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.

His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, making it the new gastronomic capital of the world.

"Trust me, they'll wait for me at customs there," Jean-Luc Naret, director-general of the famed guide to exceptional eateries, joked yesterday.

"Because they'll say: 'How dare you give Tokyo more three-stars than Paris?'" - Sapa-AP

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