Does A 5-Star Restaurant Actually Exist? - Chowhound
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Star ratings originated outside the restaurant industry. They were first used for hotels and tourist sites during the Golden Age of Travel in the early 1800s when steam-powered trains and ocean liners made mass travel for leisure purposes feasible for the first time. English travel writer Mariana Starke kicked off the concept in her 1820 book "Travels on the Continent," wherein she ranked notable works of art not…
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