Michelin stars take bite out of Big Apple
Print Edition
New York’s status as a major gastronomic destination has been reaffirmed once again by the 2016 Michelin guide, with Brooklyn’s dynamic food scene gaining in star power.
The number of New York restaurants awarded stars by the celebrated culinary guide is now 76, up from 73 a year ago.
That’s half again as many as there were five years ago (57 in 2011) and nearly double the 39 starred restaurants a decade ago, when the guide began publishing a New York edition.
The Michelin guide’s international director, Michael Ellis, saluted “the energy and the constant evolution of the city’s dining scene,” in a statement on Wednesday announcing the new list.
In his view, the “impressive” number of styles of cuisine “confirms New York’s position as one of the world’s most exciting dining destinations.”
At the top of the New York dining scene, little has changed from last year, with the six same restaurants holding onto their coveted three stars.
Three of them have been in that elite group for 10 years: Jean-Georges, Le Bernardin and Per Se — the first two led by French chefs, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Eric Ripert, respectively.
In the level below them, the only bit of news was the second star awarded to The Modern, located inside the Museum of Modern Art, which raised to 10 the number of restaurants with two stars.
At the one star level, the ferment was much greater with at least 10 new entries.
Among them were two restaurants in Brooklyn, New York’s trendiest borough.
First is The Finch, unpretentious in decor and in prices, serving seasonal American cuisine. Next is Semilla, a restaurant with a “vegetable-leaning” menu and only 18 seats, arranged around a central bar “to provoke conversation and interaction at your will,” according to its website.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
