Britain and Ireland remains with just three, three-Michelin-starred restaurants to its name (Gordon Ramsay in London and the Waterside Inn and the Fat Duck in Bray), but there are more on the horizon according to the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2009.
For the first time since it went public on naming "rising stars", Michelin has dared to hint that we could be in store for another three star in the not too distant future. And who will it be? Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester.
While it would be great to see another Brit scoop this, the most desired culinary title in the land, it's still positive stuff. What is great news, though, is that four restaurants have been promoted to two stars - the lovely Claude Bosi at Hibiscus, who relocated his restaurant from Ludlow (where it held two stars) to London in 2007 only to be demoted in the 2008 guide, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, the very talented Martin Burge at Whatley Manor in Malmesbury, Wiltshire and golden boy Alain Ducasse.
Good news also comes in the form of rising two stars for Tom Aikens at his eponymous restaurant in Chelsea, Brett Graham at the Ledbury and Nathan Outlaw at the Marina Villa Hotel in Fowey, tipped for two last year but clearly still on Michelin's radar.
Congratulations to all the new stars. Caterersearch.com looks forward to catching up with many of you this week!
Leave a comment
What a user pic? Get a Gravatar!