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Is Paris the best place to eat in France? - Marginal REVOLUTION

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I have been to France many times, but I have mixed feelings about so much eating in Paris. Yes so many items are wonderful but could not UNESCO have a few branches in Colmar, Avignon, or the Southwest? Paris has more fine restaurants than ever before, but cheap food in Paris continues to decline in quality. Why do we observe this apparent paradox? Think of two differing ways of supporting quality cuisine. The first relies on external benefits from a tightly knit network of quality food suppliers. Restaurants, for instance, might have close links to slaughterhouses, fishing boats, and very wise grandmas. The second method relies on made-to-order directed artisanal production. These more expensive food outputs are purely professional in nature and are often funded by tourist demand. The relevant ingredients are often flown in or otherwise hurried in by expensive methods of transport. The global replaces the local. As Parisian real estate continues to rise in value, Parisian food

I have been to France many times, but I have mixed feelings about so much eating in Paris. Yes so many items are wonderful but could not UNESCO have a few branches in Colmar, Avignon, or the Southwest? Paris has more fine restaurants than ever before, but cheap food in Paris continues to decline in quality. Why do we observe this apparent paradox? Think of two differing ways of supporting quality cuisine. The first relies on external benefits from a tightly knit network of quality food suppliers. Restaurants, for instance, might have close links to slaughterhouses, fishing boats, and very wise

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