Case studiesApril 2, 2021

She Opened a Michelin-Starred Restaurant

AI translated from the original Chinese.

Last time I said I'd focus on restaurant-related charts for a while. So today let's discuss the case of one of the founders of a Michelin-starred restaurant. To protect personal information, as before, I won't reveal the restaurant's name or location.


The chart above belongs to one of the founders of a Michelin restaurant. In traditional reading, the 官祿宮 (Career Palace) is where the occupation lies, so let's see how her Career Palace fares.

First, the Career Palace is in 子, holding 天相 (Tian Xiang), the star of clothing and food. But in its three sides and four directions there are no Lu stars, the four malefics clash with and harm the 子 Palace, and there are no romance stars to help. If we insisted on reading a restaurant from this chart, it would probably be a snack stall in a night market selling a wide variety of items, with "quality" and "income" read as average or below. How could she have founded a Michelin restaurant?

As usual, let's transform it:

For a restaurant, this chart shows a completely different presence. Let's interpret it.

Having discussed three food-related charts in a row, everyone should know by now that 天相 is crucial to founding a restaurant. So let's keep our eyes on 天相 and see why the subject could found a Michelin-starred restaurant!

天相 in 卯 (with its three sides and four directions: 己亥, 乙未, 丁酉)

  • Lu stars flank 天相: 天相 has no transformation of its own, so it is especially responsive to the transformations. Flanked by Lu stars (●) from the 寅 and 辰 palaces, the subject is very likely to seek wealth in clothing or food.
  • 魁鉞 (Kui Yue) meet from the 酉 and 亥 palaces: 天魁 (Tian Kui) and 天鉞 (Tian Yue) are benefactor stars; for career, besides benefactors, they generally stand for "high-end," "prestigious," "name brands" and "luxury."
  • Romance stars meet from the 酉 and 亥 palaces: 咸池 (Xian Chi) and 紅鸞 (Hong Luan) are romance stars; for career, they generally stand for "beauty" and "refinement."

Overall judgment: the subject is very likely to work in "clothing" or "food," and either way it will be beautiful, high-end luxury. For "clothing," luxury designer fashion; for "food," a Michelin-starred restaurant, without a doubt.


According to the subject, since entering the working world nearly all her jobs have been in "food." Usually, as soon as one restaurant succeeds, she goes on to found a new one. She knows the food and beverage industry inside out and is deeply experienced. Above all, being able to lead a restaurant to Michelin level shows extraordinary ability.

After the reading I looked up the restaurant she founded: food news and influencers' reviews have all discussed it, and Google returns nearly 30,000 results. Though my palate is ordinary, I still hope one day to enjoy a few meals at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but... I'll wait until I strike it rich!