Bib Gourmand Awards recognize 52 Chicago restaurants
And for the upcoming 2018 guides, Michelin will unveil a new designation worldwide: L'Assiette Michelin, or the Michelin Plate. It's a symbol that will indicate "restaurants where the inspectors have discovered quality food." And from now on, you'll see it next to any restaurant in the guide that isn't a Bib Gourmand or a starred restaurant.
PARIS — Paul Bocuse is a nothing short of a household name in France: The late chef, who died at 91 in 2018, was a national icon and the embodiment of a certain Gallic machismo that never seems to go out of style. This was the man often credited with spearheading “la nouvelle cuisine” in the early 1970s — lighter, more sensual fare that, as Bocuse once said, liberated food from “lots of sauces hiding the ingredients.” He also famously juggled a wife and two mistresses, but, as the French say, “tant pis” — never mind. “Monsieur Paul” could do no wrong: He was feted as the “chef of the century.”
So it came as quite the shock on Friday that his signature restaurant on the outskirts of Lyon, L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges, would lose its coveted third Michelin star this year, an honor the restaurant has comfortably held since 1965 — more than a decade before the birth of President Emmanuel Macron and more than three decades before France adopted the euro.
58 Chicago restaurants awarded Bib Gourmand designation by Michelin Guide, including 10 first-timers
A total of 24 Chicago restaurants earned Michelin stars this year, down from 2020's crop of 25 spots. Some of the restaurants that dropped off the list did so due to permanent closures over the past year, including Blackbird, Everest and Band of Bohemia. Many of the star-winners are still closed to the public, awaiting increases in capacity and a safer environment for staff before reopening—most notably, Entente (which closed indefinitely) and Elizabeth (currently offering takeout).
Newcomers to Chicago's two-star rankings include Ever—the latest concept from chef Curtis Duffy, who formerly helmed the three-star fine dining institution Grace—and Moody Tongue, which opened a 28-seat fine dining restaurant overseen by executive chef Jared Wentworth after the brewery moved into its new South Loop home in 2019. There's only a single entry that's new to the one-star category: Porto, a West Town seafood restaurant and wine bar inspired by the cuisine served along the coasts of Galicia and Portugal.
JoelF wrote:And once again, I can say I live in the Snuburbs.
gnarchief wrote:I find it disappointing that the last year has undoubtedly forever changed how we interact with restaurants and what we value about the places that prepare our food, and Michelin is sticking to their guns that the only places worthy of stars in the US are fine dining.
gnarchief wrote:They give stars to hawker stands in Singapore, so it’s clear that “worth a trip” doesn’t mean the same thing everywhere and that’s my frustration. They have boundaries within the city even (admitted to on record by an inspector), so they will always continue to highlight one class of restaurant in very specific neighborhoods.
GNRs are great but let’s not pretend it’s the same boost for a business as Michelin recognition. I was just hoping having an entire industry near collapse would mean some shift in the love towards smaller, less formal restaurants that are the actual backbone of dining in this country.
Dave148 wrote:Chicago's restaurant scene is quietly losing Michelin star power.
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quietly losing Michelin star power
lougord99 wrote:How does having 23 starred restaurants now versus 25 starred restaurants in 2020 equate toquietly losing Michelin star power
Scoring a reservation at any Michelin-starred restaurant can be a challenge, let alone two, three, or heck, 18 in a single day. But not if you're Eric Finkelstein, as he just set a new Guinness World Record for eating at the most Michelin-starred restaurants during a 24-hour period.
New Additions to MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2023
There’s a new-look MICHELIN Guide Ceremony for New York, Chicago and Washington – a one-night celebration of the best restaurants and professionals in the three cities.
Chefs will be invited to Spring Studios in TriBeCa, New York, the evening of Nov. 7 to discover whether their restaurant teams have received a MICHELIN Star. Attendance is by invitation only.
Five new Chicago restaurants were selected as 2023 Michelin Bib Gourmands
Dave148 wrote:Five new Chicago restaurants were selected as 2023 Michelin Bib Gourmands
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