Eater NY - Michelin Madness 2015The New York City Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2015-10-01T12:56:27-04:00http://ny.eater.com/rss/stream/91834762015-10-01T12:56:27-04:002015-10-01T12:56:27-04:00Anthony Bourdain on the Michelin Ratings: 'It’s Bullshit That Daniel Lost a Star'
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<p>Chefs, writers, and restaurateurs share their thoughts on the Michelin Guide. </p> <p><span>It's impossible to understand why the Michelin Guide </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9428443/michelin-star-ratings-nyc-2016">doles out stars to some restaurants while completely ignoring others</a><span>. And it's even harder to grasp why the organization decides to demote restaurants or strip them of their stars completely when there have been no apparent changes in quality or style from year to year — see </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/annisa">Annisa</a><span>, </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/lincoln">Lincoln</a><span>, or </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/daniel">Daniel</a><span>. </span><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/09/top-chefs-michelin-stars">To understand the inner-workings of the Michelin organization, <i>Vanity Fair</i>'s Sam Kashner talks to chefs, restaurateurs, writers, an anonymous inspector</a><span>, and the guide's international director, Michael Ellis. The whole story is worth a read if you care about the history of the little red book and its influence on the dining world, but here are the best quotes from the feature about Michelin Madness:</span></p>
<p>— Daniel Boulud, whose restaurant <a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/daniel">Daniel</a> was demoted from three stars to two last year:</p>
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<p>I know many of the three-star Michelins never change their menu in order to have perfect consistency...It’s basically robotic cuisine; they cannot afford to change, because that was the winning formula…. Emotionally, I’m going to want to cook something else than what I’ve done.</p>
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<p>— Anthony Bourdain: "The only people who really care about Michelin stars in New York are French guys…. We could live without it quite nicely. I don’t know how the game works, but I think it’s bullshit that Daniel lost a star—it’s utter bullshit."</p>
<p>— Ahmass Fakahany, CEO of the <a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/altamarea-group">Altamarea Group</a>: "Michelin is the global currency. People are flying into New York from Asia, from Latin America. It’s a marker for the global traveler… I have yet to see someone who has one who hasn’t hung it up in their restaurant."</p>
<p>— Bill Buford, the author of <em>Heat, </em>on Boulud:</p>
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<p>He’s known all his life what it means to be a three-star Michelin chef. It’s a very elite club. There’s no question that he belongs in that club. It was a very big deal for him to be officially recognized—and then, to take it away! It just feels irresponsible…. I don’t get the sense that Michelin is corrupt, but I don’t think it’s as impartial as it pretends to be.</p>
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<p>Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guides: "Stars are not given to a chef...It’s not like an Oscar—it’s not a physical thing. It’s really an opinion. It’s recognition."</p>
<p>— Eric Ripert, chef/co-owner of <a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/le-bernardin">Le Bernardin</a>:</p>
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<p>I think it’s a mistake to be obsessed with ratings...It’s like an actor who becomes obsessed with winning the Oscar and he forgets about acting…. When I wake up in the morning and I come to work, I don’t think about stars and ratings—Michelin or <em>The New York Times.</em> I’m busy running the restaurant, mentoring, and living my passion.</p>
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<p>An anonymous Michelin inspector: "The stars are awarded for what’s on the plate. It doesn’t have to be in an overly opulent setting."</p>
<p>— Daniel Humm, chef of <a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/eleven-madison-park">Eleven Madison Park</a>:</p>
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<p>I almost appreciated being the restaurant that was underrated—it’s kind of a beautiful place to be. It’s a lot easier to exceed expectations. Then Michelin moved us from one to three, right away. You can’t deny it—it’s an unbelievable feeling to get three Michelin stars…. It was a goal so big that I was afraid of even the thought.</p>
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<p>— Daniel Boulud, again:</p>
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<p>I hope they will continue to watch me closely and see the changes I’ve continued to make…. I have seen two presidents at Michelin, I have seen eight food critics at <em>The New York Times,</em>and I’m still standing, taking pleasure every day at what I do…. I accept the loss, but I will not accept for my team to think we are now disqualified as the best restaurant in New York, and in America.</p>
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https://ny.eater.com/2015/10/1/9433417/bourdain-michelin-danielGreg Morabito2015-09-30T17:55:12-04:002015-09-30T17:55:12-04:00Picholine Just Got a Michelin Star— Too Bad It's Not Open Right Now
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<p>What's going on here? </p> <p>Terrance Brennan's Picholine <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9428443/michelin-star-ratings-nyc-2016">retains its one-star rating from Michelin this year</a>. <span>The unfortunate news for anyone who wants to dine there is that this restaurant has been closed for many weeks now, and it's not currently open. A message on the answering machine notes that it's closed, and that guests should check the website for details on the reopening, but there is no such information on that site. The last social media update was six weeks ago. </span></p>
<p><span>An email to the team gets bounced back, and rumor has it the staff got calls from the management this week informing them that the restaurant was going to stay closed for the near future. But who knows, maybe this Michelin news will turn things around — this would not be the first time Picholine mysteriously </span><a style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://ny.eater.com/2012/10/10/6536647/terrance-brennans-picholine-reopening-tonight">closed</a><span> and then </span><a style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://ny.eater.com/2012/7/27/6560717/terrance-brennans-picholine-to-close-for-renovations">reopened</a><span>.</span></p>
<p><b>UPDATE</b>: As it turns out, Picholine is indeed dunzo, at least at this address. In a statement, Brennan explains: "<span>The lease is expiring and the rent is increasing, so staying at </span><span>West 64th Street</span><span> is no longer practical...Picholine has outgrown the space and I am looking forward to finding a new home and bringing the restaurant to new heights." </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/dining/picholine-to-find-a-new-home.html?smid=tw-nytfood&smtyp=cur">And the chef tells Flo Fab</a><span>: "It's the end of a chapter, but moving forward I hope to do something more exciting." </span></p>
<p><span>Brennan is now working on a new sandwich restaurant called Road Trip, although no word yet on where that will be or when it will open.</span></p>
https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9428527/picholine-michelin-closedGreg Morabito2015-09-30T17:29:03-04:002015-09-30T17:29:03-04:00Danny Meyer's The Modern Is The Big NYC Michelin Winner for 2016
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<p>Here are the Michelin Star ratings for 2016. </p> <p>Michelin, arguably the world's most recognized restaurant guide, unveiled its 2016 star ratings for New York restaurants today, and the big winner was Danny Meyer's <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/the-modern">The Modern</a>, <span>was elevated to two stars under chef Abram Bissell. Anonymous inspectors award worthy venues with either one star ("a very good restaurant in its category"), two stars ("excellent cuisine, worth a detour"), or three stars ("exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey"). No new restaurants were admitted into the three star category this year.</span></p>
<p>Another big winner was the service-included <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/atera">Atera</a> ($235), which retained its two stars after chef Matthew Lightner left earlier this year; he was replaced by Danish chef Ronny Emborg. <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/semilla">Semilla</a> in Williamsburg, whose affordable vegetable tasting menu ($85) won over critics across town, earned a coveted star in its first year of business. <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/gabriel%20kreuther">Gabriel Kreuther</a>, the longtime chef at The Modern, also earned a star for his eponymous effort on Bryant Park.</p>
<p><span>Michelin originally planned on announcing its results during a gala tonight in Lower Manhattan. Then something called "Twitter" happened. Excited chefs, who learned of their individual rankings after receiving phone calls from Michelin, started sharing their results all over social media yesterday and today. So the Red Guide went ahead and released its full list of starred restaurants a bit early.</span></p>
<p>Here are some initial thoughts on this year's guide, followed by the full list.</p>
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<li><span>The Modern's elevation to two stars makes it the highest Danny Meyer-rated restaurant in the guide, and the first Union Square Hospitality Group restaurant to hold more than a single star since Meyer sold the three-starred Eleven Madison Park to chef Daniel Humm and General Manager Will Guidara. The Modern is Meyer's most expensive restaurant; set menus in the formal dining room run $98-$138.</span></li>
<li><span>Expensive – but not necessarily exorbitant – Japanese restaurants made up a good deal of the new starred selections. Among those venues were Cagen, which charges $130 for kappo tastings, Hirohisa, whose omakase menus run $100-$150, Sushi Yasuda, where a service-included meal will run $100-$150 before sake, and <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/7/7/8908141/tempura-matsui-bringing-the-first-tempura-omakase-experience-to-nyc">Tempura Matsuri</a>, which charges $200 for a tasting that culminates in a bunch of fried stuff. Okay maybe that last's one's exorbitant.</span></li>
<li>Japanese restaurants also made up some of the bigger snubs of the year. Nakazawa, which received a rare <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-sushi-nakazawa-in-the-west-village.html">four-star</a> <i>New York Times</i> review in 2013 (as well as a <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2014/6/3/6214389/review-sushi-nakazawas-stunning-fish-service-hiccups">three star review</a> from this critic), was left off the list for yet another year. Also omitted were Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau's enormously popular <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/2/3/7967823/shuko-review-sushi-nick-kim">Shuko</a> ($135-$175), and Nancy and Tim Cushman's Boston-import <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/15/9327711/o-ya-restaurant-review">O Ya</a> ($185-$245). And sushi spot <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/15-east">15 East</a> lost its star after chef Masato Shimizu left the restaurant to move to Bangkok with his wife.</li>
<li> <span>Cosme, the New York debut of Enrique Olvera, arguably the world's most acclaimed Mexican chef, did not earn a spot on starred list for 2016, its first year of eligibility. </span>The omission puts Michelin at odds with local reviewers; the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>New York Magazine</i>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2014/12/16/7397631/cosme-restaurant-review-enrique-olvera">this critic</a> all awarded three stars to the Flatiron District restaurant. Casa Enrique remains the city's only Michelin-starred Mexican spot.</li>
<li>All six of New York's three Michelin-starred restaurants kept that honor. Those venues, as one might expect, are all quite expensive. They are: Per Se ($310, service included), Brooklyn Fare ($306, service-included), Le Bernardin ($140-$205), Jean-Georges ($138-$218), Eleven Madison Park ($225), and Masa ($450, America's priciest restaurant).</li>
<li><span>On the Thai front, Zabb Elee in Queens was kicked off the list, but Issan-themed Somtum Der, known for its incendiary papaya salads, was added, as was Uncle Boons, whose lamb laab and rotisserie chicken earned it a <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/4/28/8502003/uncle-boons-restaurant-review">glowing Eater review</a> in April.</span></li>
<li><span>Major Food Group kept its stars for Carbone, a Rao's-style red sauce scene where high-rollers eat $63 veal chops, and for ZZ's Clam Bar, where a just few bites of Golden Eye snapper will set you back $50. But Michelin withheld stars from the group's two newer (and slightly more affordable) restaurants: <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2014/11/4/7154497/dirty-french-restuarant-review">Dirty French</a>, a love letter to global gallic fare, and <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/3/10/8175885/santina-restaurant-review-mario-carbone">Santina</a>, a hotspot underneath the High Line that hawks chickpea crepes with hot sauce.</span></li>
<li><span>Anissa, Anita Lo's very adult and very excellent fine dining spot in the Village, was left off the starred list for a second year in a row. New York Times critic Pete Wells <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/dining/restaurant-review-annisa-in-greenwich-village.html">upgraded</a> the restaurant to three stars in 2014.</span></li>
<li>Perhaps the biggest surprise on the list was The Finch, a small American spot in Clinton Hill by Gabe McMackin (Stone Barns, Gramercy Tavern). Eater's Robert Sietsema enjoyed his meals there, praising the ambitious offerings in a <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/4/21/8459383/restaurant-review-the-finch-brooklyn">two-star review</a>. He wrote: "Best is a warm salad of shaved lamb tongue ($12) — impossibly tender glottal organs wagging in a puddle of lemon puree. Who knew lamb tongues were so delicate and tasty?</li>
<li>Jonathan Benno, the longtime Per Se chef who went on to Italian-inspired acclaim at Lincoln (after a somewhat rocky start), did not earn a star for his efforts in the 2016 guide.</li>
<li>Pizza, barbecue, and ramen, three of New York's strongest and most vibrant cuisines, still remain unrepresented on the New York starred list. Instead, restaurants focusing on those wares, such as <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2014/4/15/6246051/restaurant-review-robertas" target="_blank">Roberta's</a>, <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/mu-ramen" target="_blank">Mu Ramen</a>, and <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/5/19/8621709/hometown-new-york-city-best-barbecue-restaurant" target="_blank">Hometown Barbecue</a>, are relegated to the Bib Gourmands, the Michelin guide's selection of cheap eats. Not impressive.</li>
<li>Rebelle, a gallic collaboration between chef Daniel Eddy (his raw fluke grenobloise with brown butter and capers is the real deal), and wine guru Patrick Cappiello (he only pours selections from the U.S. or France) earned a star. <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/contra">Contra</a>, by contrast, the neo-bistrot that frequently hosts pop-ups by some of France's most important chefs, was left off the starred list again.</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/estela">Estela</a> by Ignacio Mattos, which President Barack Obama famously visited in 2014, was left off the list for another year. Michelin is well known for withholding stars, for no apparent reason, from wildly popular restaurants beloved by locals and critics alike; Roberta's and Momofuku Ssam Bar are both longtime members of that group.</li>
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<p><b>The 2016 New York Michelin List of Starred Restaurants:</b></p>
<p><b>Three Stars</b></p>
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<li>Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare</li>
<li>Eleven Madison Park</li>
<li>Jean-Georges</li>
<li>Le Bernardin</li>
<li>Masa</li>
<li>Per Se</li>
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<p><strong>Two Stars</strong></p>
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<li>Aquavit</li>
<li>Atera</li>
<li>Blanca</li>
<li>Daniel</li>
<li>Ichimura</li>
<li>Jungsik</li>
<li>Marea</li>
<li>Modern (The)</li>
<li>Momofuku Ko</li>
<li>Soto</li>
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<p><b>One Star:</b></p>
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<li>Ai Fiori</li>
<li>Aldea</li>
<li>Andanada</li>
<li>Aureole</li>
<li>Babbo</li>
<li>Bâtard</li>
<li>Betony</li>
<li>Blue Hill</li>
<li>Bouley</li>
<li>Breslin (The)</li>
<li>Brushstroke</li>
<li>Café Boulud</li>
<li>Café China</li>
<li>Cagen (new)</li>
<li>Carbone</li>
<li>Casa Enríque</li>
<li>Casa Mono</li>
<li>Caviar Russe</li>
<li>Delaware and Hudson</li>
<li>Del Posto</li>
<li>Dovetail</li>
<li>The Finch (new)</li>
<li>Gabriel Kreuther (new)</li>
<li>Gotham Bar and Grill</li>
<li>Gramercy Tavern</li>
<li>Hirohisa (new)</li>
<li>Jewel Bako</li>
<li>Juni</li>
<li>Junoon</li>
<li>Kajitsu</li>
<li>Kyo Ya</li>
<li>La Vara</li>
<li>Luksus at Tørst</li>
<li>Meadowsweet</li>
<li>Minetta Tavern</li>
<li>Musket Room (The) </li>
<li>M. Wells Steakhouse</li>
<li>NoMad</li>
<li>Peter Luger</li>
<li>Picholine</li>
<li>Piora</li>
<li>Pok Pok Ny</li>
<li>Public</li>
<li>Rebelle (new)</li>
<li>River Café (The)</li>
<li>Rosanjin</li>
<li>Semilla (new)</li>
<li>Somtum Der (new)</li>
<li>Spotted Pig</li>
<li>Sushi Azabu</li>
<li>Sushi of Gari</li>
<li>Sushi Yasuda (new)</li>
<li>Take Root</li>
<li>Telepan</li>
<li>Tempura Matsui</li>
<li>Tori Shin</li>
<li>Tulsi</li>
<li>Uncle Boons (new)</li>
<li>Wallsé</li>
<li>ZZ’s Clam Bar</li>
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<p><i>A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Tamarind Tribeca lost its Michelin star in the 2016 guide. That restaurant had already been dropped from the starred list by the 2015 guide.</i></p>
https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9428443/michelin-star-ratings-nyc-2016Ryan Sutton2015-09-30T14:23:51-04:002015-09-30T14:23:51-04:00Michelin Madness: Atera and Marea Hold at Two; Single Stars for Piora, Luksus, The Breslin, and More
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<p>Star updates from around NYC. </p> <p><span>In just a few hours, the Michelin Guide will announce its full list of star ratings for New York City 2016. Chefs and restaurateurs that got their Michelin calls have been sharing their star counts on social media, although </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/dining/michelin-guide-nyc-2016.html?ref=dining">many heavy hitters — including Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud — have not received their notifications yet</a><span>. Boulud tells the <i>Times</i>: "</span><span>I don't understand why they're doing this announcement tonight...Everyone in the restaurant business is better from 5 to 7, not at 8 o'clock."</span></p>
<p><span>A few updates on the star counts:</span></p>
<p>— Flo Fab reports that <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/atera">Atera</a>, which switched chefs from <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/5/11/8587075/chef-ronny-emborg-atera-new-tasting-menu">Matthew Lightner to Ronny Emborg</a>, receives two stars again this year.</p>
<p>— <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/marea">Marea</a> also gets the same two-star rating that it received last year.</p>
<p>— <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/brushstroke">Brushstroke</a> holds at one star.</p>
<p>— April Bloomfield tweets that <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/the-breslin">The Breslin</a> gets one star this year, just like last year, but no word yet on whether or not <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/the-spotted-pig">The Spotted Pig</a> retains its star. The Pig has held onto that sparkler every year since the guide debuted in 2005...if it drops off the list, that is a major surprise.</p>
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<p>— One star for <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/telepan">Telepan</a>:</p>
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<p><span>— One star for </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/aureole">Aureole</a><span>:</span></p>
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<p>— One star for Andanada on the Upper West Side:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/andanada">@Andanada</a> retains 1 star from <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@michelinguideny</a> ! Congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/manubar">@manubar</a> and to the incredible team!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/michelinguide2016?src=hash">#michelinguide2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/michelinstar?src=hash">#michelinstar</a></p>
— Andanada (@Andanada141) <a href="https://twitter.com/Andanada141/status/649255463725465600">September 30, 2015</a>
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<p>— One star for Polo Dobkin's <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/meadowsweet">Meadowsweet</a> in Williamsburg:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So happy to receive a 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichelinStar?src=hash">#MichelinStar</a>! Thanks for all the hard work team & we are honored to receive it for a 2nd year! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/1star?src=hash">#1star</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/michelin?src=hash">#michelin</a></p>
— meadowsweet (@meadowsweetnyc) <a href="https://twitter.com/meadowsweetnyc/status/649247044603916289">September 30, 2015</a>
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<p>— One star for <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/piora">Piora</a> in the West Village:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A big thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@MichelinGuideNY</a> for retaining our star! I am so proud of my team and look forward to push further! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/michelinguide2016?src=hash">#michelinguide2016</a></p>
— Chris Cipollone (@chefcipollone) <a href="https://twitter.com/chefcipollone/status/649233681085788161">September 30, 2015</a>
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<p>— And <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/luksus">Luksus</a> in Greenpoint also receives one star again this year:</p>
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<p><b> Update</b>: Casa Mono's Anthony Sasso sends word that his restaurant received a Michelin star. This is the seventh year in a row that it has nabbed one sparkler. The chef notes: "I got the phone call, after missing the infamous 'NO CALLER ID' message twice this morning in the middle of brushing my teeth...."</p>
https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9426423/atera-two-stars-michelin-mareaGreg Morabito2015-09-30T12:20:37-04:002015-09-30T12:20:37-04:00Watch Le Bernardin’s Staff Douse Eric Ripert in Celebratory Champagne
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<p>Eric Ripert is a seasoned professional when it comes to Michelin day celebrations. </p> <p>Look who just got the call:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beat you to it, chef!!! Celebrating 3 Stars! <a href="https://twitter.com/ericripert">@ericripert</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@MichelinGuideNY</a> <a href="http://t.co/ZeBZblgliK">pic.twitter.com/ZeBZblgliK</a></p>
— Le Bernardin (@LeBernardinNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeBernardinNY/status/649252482342891521">September 30, 2015</a>
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https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9424547/le-bernardin-three-starsGreg Morabito2015-09-30T11:43:59-04:002015-09-30T11:43:59-04:00Michelin Madness: Stars for Uncle Boons, Dovetail, Jean-Georges, and Momofuku Ko
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<p>The Michelin Guide will announce its full star ratings for NYC 2016 this evening. But some chefs and restaurateurs are already sharing their good news. Here are updates from around NYC: </p> <p>— Ann Redding and Matt Danzer — the married duo behind <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/uncle-boons">Uncle Boons</a> — have a lot to celebrate this morning because their restaurant just received its very first Michelin star:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Totally humbled and proud this morning. Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@michelinguideny</a> and a huge thank you to the most amazing team! <a href="http://t.co/jKzauPjpXz">pic.twitter.com/jKzauPjpXz</a></p>
— Uncle Boons (@uncleboons) <a href="https://twitter.com/uncleboons/status/649229643246096384">September 30, 2015</a>
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<p>— A few block north, the Momofuku Ko team just got the call from the Michelin rep:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ko retains 2 stars from <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@michelinguideny</a>. congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/seanalexgray">@seanalexgray</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/suwongruiz">@suwongruiz</a> + the entire ko team-we're honored to be in such great company</p>
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<p>Two stars for the new iteration of David Chang and Sean Grey's Ko. <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9421999/michelin-guide-2016-nyc">Earlier today, Ryan Sutton speculated this could have been one of the new three-star restaurants</a>, especially considering its new digs and upgraded menu.</p>
<p>— Way, way, uptown, John Fraser got the call from the guidebook this morning, informing him that <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/dovetail">Dovetail</a> still has one sparkler.</p>
<p>— And, no surprises here, Jean-Georges holds onto its three stars:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited and beyond proud to announce that <a href="https://twitter.com/Jean_GeorgesNYC">@Jean_GeorgesNYC</a> retains its 3 Stars <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelinGuideNY">@MichelinGuideNY</a></p>
— JG Vongerichten (@jeangeorges) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeangeorges/status/649224790214111232">September 30, 2015</a>
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<p>Stay tuned for more Michelin updates throughout the day, and if you learn of any new star ratings, <a href="http://www.eater.com/contact?community_id=460&&_ga=1.3676083.201856576.1432046236#tip">let us know</a>.</p>
https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9423267/momofuku-ko-michelinGreg Morabito2015-09-29T21:51:26-04:002015-09-29T21:51:26-04:00Michelin Madness: Stars Align for The Musket Room, Casa Enrique, The Finch, and More
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<p>The chefs and restaurateurs of this city are starting to spread the word about their Michelin accolades. Here's an update on the star count. </p> <p>Tomorrow evening, the Michelin Guide will drop its list of New York City star ratings for 2016. T<span>he company's reps began calling restaurants to inform them of their inclusion today, and the chefs and restaurateurs of this city have been sharing the good news on social media. We already knew that </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/29/9416153/Michelin-emp-three-stars">Eleven Madison Park is getting three stars</a><span> in this year's guide, and </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/9/29/9419325/white-hot-semilla-receives-michelin-star">Semilla is making its debut with one sparkler</a><span>. Here are more updates from around the city: </span></p>
<p><span>— Casa Enrique in Long Island City retains its star: </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichelinStar?src=hash">#MichelinStar</a>! Congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChefCosme?src=hash">#ChefCosme</a> and his awesome team on making this possible for second consecutive year! <a href="http://t.co/16iMGRg6qf">pic.twitter.com/16iMGRg6qf</a></p>
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<p>— Alex Petry, the general manager of <a href="http://ny.eater.com/2015/4/21/8459383/restaurant-review-the-finch-brooklyn">The Finch</a> in Clinton Hell, sends word that chef Gabe McMackin "received a call from the Michelin Guide today to let us know that we will be receiving one star in their upcoming guide." This restaurant opened ten months ago.</p>
<p>— Just like the previous two years, <a href="http://ny.eater.com/tags/the-musket-room">The Musket Room</a> receives a star:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very happy today thanks for all the hard work team! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3peat?src=hash">#3peat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/1star?src=hash">#1star</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/longwaytogo?src=hash">#longwaytogo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/americandreaming?src=hash">#americandreaming</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chasingthestars?src=hash">#chasingthestars</a></p>
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<p><span>— </span><a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/take-root">Take Root</a><span> in Carroll Gardens </span><a href="https://twitter.com/takerootbklyn/status/648981163588063232">Tweeted</a><span> then deleted a message about its star rating: </span><span>"Didn't realize we were all sharing our Michelin news..in that case..we are humbly honored to have received a star again this year!!"</span></p>
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<div>— And a host at <a href="http://ny.eater.com/venue/betony">Betony</a> confirms that the restaurant received one star this year, just as it did last year.</div>
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<div>Stay tuned for more Michelin Madness tomorrow, and if you hear of any other star recipients, <a href="http://www.eater.com/contact?community_id=460&_ga=1.205340179.201856576.1432046236">let us know</a>.</div>
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