They’ve been served some bad news. The oldest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world has lost its third star, according to multiple reports out of Europe. Since 1981, Georges Blanc, the beloved eatery in Vonnas, southeast France, has boasted three Michelin stars — the highest honor awarded by the famed restaurant guide. But now, Michelin has … Read more
Diners will devour this book in one sitting. Acclaimed pastry chef Jordi Roca redefined the term “cookbook” after concocting an over $350 confection that’s infused with the flavor of a dusty old tome. He detailed this “lit” dessert in a video cooking tutorial with over 635,000 views on TikTok. Roca, 46, is the pastry chef … Read more
She’s a pizz-a culinary history. Giorgia Caporuscio is breaking the sauce ceiling as the only female pizza chef featured in the Michelin Guide. The Italian native said when it comes to kneading dough, a woman’s touch is better — especially for the Neapolitan-style pizza she makes at her Hell’s Kitchen restaurant, Don Antonio. “Women have less … Read more
Life’s unfair — and then there’s the Michelin 2024 guide to New York City restaurants. If MAGA-believers and far-left progressives can agree on one book to ban, it should be the tire company’s red-jacketed travesty of culinary justice. Twenty years since Michelin invaded the Big Apple with its hilariously error-filled debut edition, the publication remains influential enough … Read more
New York had a culinary all-star lineup this year. On Monday, Michelin Guide unveiled its 2024 selections for Washington D.C., Chicago and New York City. The Big Apple was served up a smorgasbord of stars, including their first new three-starred restaurant in 12 years. That honor went to Jungsik, Jungsik Yim’s namesake Korean restaurant that … Read more
The Michelin Guide star awards for New York City restaurants won’t be announced until Monday, but Manhattan’s superstar chefs are already celebrating their honors in the latest global survey of the world’s 1,000 best places to eat. For the third year running, French seafood palace Le Bernardin was named the top US restaurant by La … Read more
Want to sample the world’s most expensive Michelin-starred tasting menu? First, take off your shoes —and sit down on the floor. Guests hoping to dine at the one-star Ginza Kitafuku in Tokyo will have to adhere to house rules before paying $2,130 per head for the restaurant’s costliest meal — composed entirely of a kind … Read more
Their restaurant review was given a thumbs way down. Influencers ripping restaurants has practically become a genre unto itself. However, one food critic wannabe divided her TikTok audience after skewering an acclaimed Greek seafood depot — with one naysayer telling her to “stick to Chipotle.” The online epicure, who goes by @so_rhidiculous on the platform, … Read more
Zero waste doesn’t mean zero taste, if you ask these top chefs. A dozen of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week as part of the first-ever Make Food, Not Waste Restaurant Week. Pegged to the citywide mandatory composting program that … Read more
Veerays is the best new Indian restaurant East Midtown has seen in many, many years. Chef/owner Hermant Mathur’s dishes, from familiar coconut and black pepper shrimp (an $18 starter) to rarely-served camel kebabs (a $35 main), blew me away. But, beyond the food, Mathur and co-owner Sonny Solomon have made some strange decisions. Veerays hides behind a … Read more
The 2024 US Open Tennis Championship is upon us. While the professionals are battling it out in Flushing Meadows, Hamptonites will be practicing their moves at a series of new exclusive racquet clubs. These are not your traditional, run-of-the-mill country clubs. They are chic, social, and all about wellness, both on and off the court. … Read more
She’s a Michelin star destroyer. A travel influencer has ripped a world-renowned restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country for serving her “the worst meal” of her life — after dropping nearly $1,000 on a repast said to be so revolting, a neighboring diner refused to pay. Chloe Jade Meltzer dropped the zero-star review in a series of … Read more
Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he’s been doing for 20 years: searing meat. Though Michelin representatives came by Wednesday to present him with … Read more
Scalpels down, knives out. Three chefs from New York hospitals competed head-to-head in a three-course, “Top Chef”-style cooking competition Wednesday in front of a live audience at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in Lower Manhattan. The stakes were high. The winner received an all-expenses-paid trip to Napa. Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson — a “Top … Read more
The Magic Kingdom now has Michelin magic, too. Victoria & Albert’s at Disney Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is the first theme-park eatery to earn a Michelin star. Victoria & Albert’s has been awarded a Michelin star — a first for a theme park. Disney Parks/Instagram The restaurant at the “Happiest Place on … Read more
Hoteliers had better sleep with one eye open. The restless restaurant gurus at Michelin have decided to cast their famously critical eyes on the world’s most luxurious hotels, establishing a key rating system for the very first time — and just 124 snooze shops around the world managed to snag a slot on the tire … Read more
Michelin accomplished. While New York City might have been snubbed by “best restaurants” lists recently — namely Yelp‘s and the James Beard Awards — there is one reputable source repping the Big Apple. The 2024 Michelin Guide recently added 10 Gotham City restaurants, which run the gamut of cuisines from Puerto Rican to Japanese-French fusion … Read more
This meal is out of this world. Having a Michelin-starred meal in space already would be an astronomical feat — and it comes at a sky-high price. SpaceVIP, one of the first luxury space-tourism companies, will host an immersive dining experience in space with Michelin-starred Denmark chef Rasmus Munk. Six explorers “will be making history … Read more
Keep your bougie meals — Americans would rather eat comfort food than fine dining for the rest of their lives. That’s according to a poll of 2,000 U.S. adults which revealed that Americans are more than three times more likely to opt for comfort food (70%) over gourmet meals (16%) if they could only choose … Read more
The Tour d’Argent already boasts a 320,000-bottle wine cellar, a world-famous duck recipe and a storied 441-year history. Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its “plat de résistance”: a front-row view of two of the biggest events of 2024 — the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics. A city landmark … Read more