With Michelin right around the corner, what better way to pass the time than to guess which restaurants will feature in the guide this year, and who better to guess than chefs with accolades?
"I actually believe after many drab years this will be a bumper crop. And it’s well overdue."
The Three Chimneys ⭐️
"I think Castle Terrace should have a star restored which never deserved to be removed in the first place."
Gidleigh Park ⭐️
The Angel at Hetton ⭐️
Inver ⭐️
Fhior ⭐️
"Most significant of all, I think this will be a year marked by promotions from one to two stars for more than one chef; and from two to three stars for some others."
Whatley Manor ⭐️⭐️
Ynyshir ⭐️⭐️
The Ledbury ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Restaurant Sat Bains ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Claude Bosi at Bibendum ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "this year or the next"
"Most crucial to me is that Michelin ensure that Stevie Mclaughlin at restaurant Andrew Fairlie remains at two star level. This is not a sentimental wish but richly deserved recognition for the restaurant."
"I’ve not had a chance to eat out much this year. But from what I hear from friends in the industry Inver, Aizle and The Gannet continue to go from strength to strength. I love what Pam and her team are doing at Inver. I know you can’t judge a restaurant by their Instagram page but everything they post just looks and sounds amazing."
"Something just tells me this could be Claude Bosi’s year for ⭐️⭐️⭐️. He’s on fire and the cooking is truly beautiful and so personal to him and where he is from. Just my opinion."
"Michelin does its work, I dine in lots of restaurants with great pleasure but I am not the judge.
"There are those who deserve stars and don’t get them, others who have them that don’t deserve them, but I do my job as a chef and restaurateur, Michelin does its job as a guide. Because their judgement is a human judgement, of course they can’t be perfect, but it’s great to get Michelin stars – it’s not so great to lose them.
"I’ve dined at all of my former trainees, I have an opinion on the matter but I’m not going to rate them."
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