Regardless of what you think of the Michelin Guide (and an increasing number of people are put off or put to sleep), the release of its annual judgement is always big news.
The full press release is online here, but I’ve summarized the major Paris news below:
The Good News
- La Bigarrade got its second star. What was already hard-to-book will now become impossible.
- Yam’Tcha, which was already heralded this year by Le Fooding, picked up a star.
- Passage 53, one of my favorites, was also awarded a first star. Even with those horrible chairs.
The Bad News
- Les Ambassadeurs, which previously held 2 stars, was deleted from the guide following the exit of chef Jean-François Piège (for Thoumieux).
- Hélène Darroze was demoted from 2 stars to 1.
- Gérard Besson and Bath’s (former 1 star restaurants) were deleted from the guide.
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