![]() ![]() The Michelin Guide awards one to three stars to restaurants it deems noteworthy. Value for money and 5. Consistency of food. Personality of the chef in the cuisine 4. Mastery of flavor and cooking techniques 3. to attract Michelin's so-called "inspectors," joining New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and California.Īccording to Michelin's website, its international inspectors have judged restaurants by the same criteria since the first Michelin Guide was compiled in 1900. Roland has heard horror stories of chefs burning out while chasing their Michelin dreams: pouring millions of dollars into their restaurants, completely re-imagining their menus and dining areas to cater to Michelin's tastes, and then closing years or even months after finally earning their stars.įlorida is only the fifth region of the U.S. INSPECTIONS: Six Naples restaurants receive spotless reportsĪLSO: Rah rah ramen! Eight great ramen restaurants from Naples to Fort Myers "I think for a small entrepreneur like myself, it would be cost-prohibitive to get a star and then jump through all the hoops required to keep or build on that rating." I don't think downtown Punta Gorda is an area made for that," she said. Jeanie Roland, chef-owner of The Perfect Caper in Punta Gorda, is a seven-time James Beard Foundation nominee for “Best Chef: South." She's made multiple Food Network appearances and has won a drawer-ful of Golden Spoon Awards. That no restaurant in Southwest Florida made this first Michelin Guide came as little surprise to the many local chefs who have grown frustratedly accustomed to being overlooked by national and international outlets. ![]() “Visit Florida, along with our destination partners, Visit Orlando, Visit Tampa Bay and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, are thrilled to partner with Michelin to develop a Michelin Guide to further establish Florida as a world-renowned culinary destination,” Dana Young, president and CEO of Visit Florida, said in a November 2021 news release. Those areas' tourism bureaus joined forces with Visit Florida, ponying up more than $1 million to bring the Michelin Guide to the state, according to reporting from the Miami Herald and Orlando Sentinel. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Miami, Orlando and Tampa were the extent of the state's Michelin honorees. Tampa was left star-less, though the area did take home three Bibs. Four Orlando restaurants received one star, while seven earned Bib Gourmands. Miami topped the Michelin list with 11 starred restaurants, led by L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, the only Florida restaurant to earn two out of a perfect three stars. Thursday night in Orlando, the illustrious restaurant raters/tire company announced the first Sunshine State restaurants to earn its coveted stars as well as its Bib Gourmand awards, a sort of honorable mention for "good quality, good value restaurants," per Michelin's website. The Michelin Guide has parked itself in Florida. Watch Video: Foodies are flocking to San Fransisco's Michelin-starred restaurants ![]()
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