Food · Facts & sources
5 sourced facts about cooking and the culinary profession, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer3 to 4 years
Culinary apprenticeships combine hands-on kitchen work with classroom instruction over several years before a cook becomes a chef.
Source: Wikipedia, Chef (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 1,000,000
By 2016 the U.S. had roughly one restaurant for every 310 people, making dining out a huge part of daily life.
Source: Wikipedia, Restaurant (2016) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$683.4 billion
Eating out has long been a massive part of the U.S. economy, with hundreds of billions of dollars spent at restaurants each year.
Source: Wikipedia, Restaurant (2014) en.wikipedia.org
AnswerFrance, 31
France, birthplace of the Michelin Guide in 1900, still leads the world in three-star restaurants.
Source: Wikipedia, Michelin Guide (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Answer121 years
The Michelin Guide moved to a free app in 2021, ending over a century of printed restaurant guides.
Source: Wikipedia, Michelin Guide (2021) en.wikipedia.org