The Washington Post gave Mrs Clinton four Pinocchios for this, which is like three Michelin stars, only for lying.

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Last year, it earned another star, becoming one of just seven restaurants in New York to earn three Michelin stars, and the only one outside of Manhattan.

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In the 1930s under Alexandre Dumaine it became one of the best-known restaurants in France, gaining three Michelin stars, all of which were lost when he retired.

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It was with his financial nous that the brothers were able greatly to expand their interests beyond Le Gavroche in Mayfair, the first London restaurant ever to acquire three Michelin stars.

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The Roux brothers have acted as culinary evangelists in winning adherents for their fine balance of textures and flavours through Le Gavroche and their other outlets, including two restaurants which now have three Michelin stars: the Waterside Inn on the Thames at Bray and a Chelsea restaurant called La Tante Claire, it is said, after one of Mr von Clemm's aunts.

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Since debuting with its 2006 edition, New York's Michelin Guide has awarded Le Bernardin three stars, its highest honor, every year.

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Last week he published kinder hospital rankings, which, rather like a Michelin guide, award each a number of stars, ranging from three to zero.

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