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I really don’t understand how French food critics are in a position to accurately judge Indian ethnic cuisine. Perhaps this is why Michelin Stars have been consistently awarded to those restaurants that portray a fusion form of the cuisine rather than the authentic kind found in the Midlands. Surely to get an accurate rating, you would need those trained in a particular culinary tradition over long periods of time to judge? Having dined at both Benares and the traditional restaurants elsewhere in London and also England’s North-West, I have to admit, while Benares was more classy in presentation, their food did not exceed the food I have eaten elsewhere, and did in fact seem more fusion than authentic. The dessert was definitely more Master Chef than genuinely Indian.