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🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
World

Famous fashion house conquers gastronomy. Michelin star in seven months

The restaurant Monsieur Dior in Paris has received its first Michelin star just seven months after chef Yannick Alléno took over.

Mar 19 • 04:00 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Michelin Guide 2026: Awarded 1-Star Restaurants

The Michelin Guide 2026 recognizes 62 restaurants and chefs, with the awards ceremony held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

Mar 16 • 16:51 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Life & Tech

Michelin Guide 2026: the list of starred restaurants revealed this Monday afternoon

The Michelin Guide 2026 star listings will be announced this afternoon in Monaco, amidst ongoing debates regarding its decisions and the competitive landscape of culinary rankings.

Mar 16 • 06:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

"The Dune" in Frankfurt: The Most Expensive Rare Products

The Dune restaurant in Frankfurt, located in The Florentin hotel, focuses on luxury culinary experiences featuring rare products.

Mar 14 • 12:37 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Chefs of Levitate restaurant say one Michelin star is not enough. They want at least two

The chefs of the Levitate restaurant, known for their fine dining, aim to achieve at least two Michelin stars rather than settling for one.

Mar 13 • 08:30 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

Head chef of Michelin-star restaurant Noma René Redzepi steps down after abuse allegations

René Redzepi, head chef of the renowned Noma restaurant, has resigned amid allegations of abuse from numerous former employees.

Mar 13 • 00:41 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Now the Michelin chef is frying in his own fat

René Redzepi, founder and head chef of Noma, the world's best restaurant, has stepped down from his position amidst unclear allegations of misconduct, stating he takes responsibility for his actions.

Mar 12 • 17:01 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Famous restaurant loses its Michelin star. Its chef has been fighting for this for years

The French restaurant Le Suquet, led by chef Sébastien Bras, has lost one of its Michelin stars, but the chef has long sought this outcome and is not concerned about the star's significance.

Mar 12 • 13:27 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Life & Tech

Layperson Among Professionals: What Is It Like to Be a Star Chef for a Day?

The article explores the experience of a novice writer spending a day working in a Michelin-starred restaurant kitchen under the guidance of head chef Christian Geisler.

Mar 12 • 12:05 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Top chef received a Michelin star for Danish restaurant in record time. He has now been fired for hitting a waiter

The head chef of Restaurant Udtryk in Copenhagen was fired shortly after receiving a Michelin star for allegedly hitting a waiter, a claim he described as an accident but was deemed unacceptable by the restaurant's management.

Mar 11 • 06:55 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Portugal has ten new restaurants with one star in the Michelin Guide

The Michelin Guide awarded ten new Portuguese restaurants with one star during a ceremony in Funchal, Madeira, increasing Portugal's total to 53 starred establishments.

Mar 10 • 21:57 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Michelin Guide 2026: Discover the Restaurants Losing Stars Across France

The Michelin Guide 2026 reveals the restaurants that have lost stars, including a notable downgrade for the historic three-star restaurant Ambroisie in Paris.

Mar 10 • 18:26 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Michelin Guide 2026: L’Ambroisie loses its three stars

The Michelin Guide 2026 reveals that the renowned Parisian restaurant L’Ambroisie has lost its three-star rating, while Sébastien Bras' restaurant in Laguiole has been downgraded from two stars to one.

Mar 10 • 17:27 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The end of the famous two-star restaurant in London. Closure after 16 years

Heston Blumenthal's renowned two-star restaurant Dinner in London is set to close after 16 years due to market fluctuations and rising costs.

Mar 10 • 11:54 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Famous star restaurant in London will close. End after 16 years

Renowned chef Heston Blumenthal announced the closure of his two-Michelin-star restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, in London after 16 successful years.

Mar 10 • 11:54 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The End of the Famous Two-Star Restaurant in London: It Lost to Rising Prices

Renowned chef Heston Blumenthal has announced the closure of his two-Michelin-star restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, due to market turbulence and rising costs.

Mar 10 • 11:54 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The End of the Famous Two-Star Restaurant in London. It Was Overcome by Rising Costs

The renowned two-star restaurant 'Dinner by Heston Blumenthal' in London is closing due to rising costs, despite its chef's celebrated status in the culinary world.

Mar 10 • 11:54 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

"I have only spoken with one chef who did not subject people to a harsh working environment and still achieved three Michelin stars"

Noma's star chef apologizes for violent behavior, but an expert and union doubt that conditions have changed in top Danish gastronomy, despite a trade organization's claims of clear progress.

Mar 8 • 16:41 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Star chef lays bare after violence against employees

René Redzepi, the star chef behind Copenhagen's Noma, faces allegations of prolonged physical and mental abuse from former staff members.

Mar 8 • 02:30 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Holland's Taste Pioneers: Nature is Smarter than Humans

Emile van der Staak runs the world's only two-Michelin-star vegan restaurant in Nijmegen, relying on the edible forest created by his collaborator Wouter van Eck to sustain his culinary vision.

Mar 6 • 12:02 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

After Losing a Star, Chef Hudeok of Hobin Sees It as a 'Chance for Reflection'... Son Jong-won Maintains 'Double Stars'

Chef Hudeok of Hobin expresses his determination to improve after not retaining his Michelin star in the newly announced 'Michelin Guide Seoul & Busan 2026' while Chef Son Jong-won earned two stars.

Mar 6 • 01:56 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Michelin Gala 2026: Frankfurt as a Culinary Hotspot

Frankfurt will host the Michelin Star awards ceremony for 2026, further establishing its reputation as a culinary destination.

Mar 5 • 05:59 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

TV chef on Jamie Oliver cookbooks and the thing he wishes customers would stop doing

Michelin-starred chef Jean Delport discusses his experience on the Great British Menu and shares insights on the challenges of running a restaurant while participating in a high-stakes cooking competition.

Mar 4 • 09:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

I ate at Heston Blumenthal's Michelin-starred pub — I loved it but the bill left me floored

A review of Heston Blumenthal's The Hinds Head pub highlights excellent food and service but an unexpectedly high bill.

Mar 2 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Under the asphalt of Madrid: the basement where the avant-garde has been cooking for a decade

DSTAgE, a Michelin two-star restaurant in Madrid, blends culinary arts with scientific research to innovate over 50 new dishes each year.

Mar 1 • 04:25 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Olivia Attwood's new ITV show branded 'a disaster' after 'serving lukewarm dishes'

Olivia Attwood's new cooking show, The Heat, faces backlash after its premiere episode featured poor service and lukewarm dishes.

Feb 25 • 22:38 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Nunziata at the helm of Kings, Saints, and Lions

Francesco Nunziata returns to Nola to become the resident chef of the Michelin-star restaurant Re Santi e Leoni after gaining experience in Tuscany and maintaining Michelin status at his previous post.

Feb 25 • 06:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Rural town dubbed 'the new Notting Hill' is brimming with independent shops and Michelin-star restaurants

Bruton, a rural town in Somerset, has gained recognition for its vibrant independent shops, art galleries, and Michelin-starred restaurants, making it a trendy destination akin to Notting Hill.

Feb 24 • 11:45 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Wants to be the first pizzeria with a Michelin star

Papa John's aims to become the first pizzeria ever to receive a Michelin star, launching a new Pan Pizza it believes meets Michelin's stringent criteria.

Feb 22 • 15:10 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Life & Tech

Fine and author casquería, this is the slaughterhouse menu of a Michelin-star restaurant that surprises in Madrid

A Michelin-star restaurant in Madrid introduces a unique menu celebrating the traditional practice of slaughtering, highlighting various pork dishes created by chef Javi Estévez.

Feb 21 • 23:34 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

'I tried £14 viral chips from Michelin star chef to see if they're worth the hype'

A foodie visits a new London restaurant famous for its £14 loaded fries created by a Michelin-star chef to evaluate their worth.

Feb 17 • 15:37 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

"Fried Chicken is a Royal Discipline." At Bistro Centraal, They Treat It Like at a Michelin Star Restaurant, Serving Sparkling Wine with It

Bistro Centraal in Prague elevates fried chicken to an art form, where the preparation process is compared to scientific experimentation, highlighting the complexity and challenges of making this beloved dish.

Feb 16 • 06:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Miguel Sánchez Romera: “I had a Michelin star and hid that I was a chef for fear that my patients would not take me seriously as a doctor”

Miguel Sánchez Romera, a neurologist and former chef with a Michelin star, discusses his dual identity in his latest essay 'Neurogastronomy' and his fears about being perceived as less credible in medicine due to his culinary background.

Feb 15 • 04:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

An Unexpected Star from Zlín. Michelin Chef from the Villa Where Havel Spent His Childhood

The article discusses a Michelin-starred chef from Zlín who has connections to a villa associated with the Czech Republic's former president, Václav Havel.

Feb 13 • 08:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Iván Cerdeño, from achieving the first star with a 35-euro menu to nearing the third with high Manchego cuisine looking at the surroundings... and Toledo

Iván Cerdeño, a chef who initially shunned the culinary world, has achieved two Michelin stars for his exceptional high Manchego cuisine in Toledo.

Feb 12 • 23:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Michelin two-star chef in hygiene row hits out at ‘prehistoric’ inspectors

A Welsh Michelin two-star chef criticizes hygiene inspectors for giving his restaurant a one-star rating based on concerns he believes were misunderstood and poorly assessed.

Feb 11 • 18:18 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Life & Tech

Top Chef Reveals: This Ingredient Makes Every Sauce Better

Jesper Renström, a 26-year-old chef, shares kitchen tips and reveals a secret ingredient that enhances sauces.

Feb 11 • 17:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Spanish chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho achieves a new Michelin star in London

Spanish chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho has been awarded a new Michelin star for her restaurant Legado in London.

Feb 9 • 21:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Michelin-star restaurant owner spiked woman's cocktail with date-rape drug

Vikas Nath, the owner of a Michelin-star restaurant, was found guilty of spiking a woman's drink with a date-rape drug in an attempt to overpower her for sex at a Mayfair club.

Feb 6 • 15:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Eel Rebellion: The Government Joins Chefs to End Its Consumption in Spain

The Spanish government, along with Michelin-star chefs, is taking measures to ban the consumption of European eels due to their threatened status.

Jan 30 • 04:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

I walked into restaurant's kitchen and saw floor moving - truth was like a horror show

A professional chef reacts to the one-star review of Gareth Ward's Michelin-star restaurant, Ynyshir, in Wales, highlighting concerns about the establishment's kitchen conditions.

Jan 16 • 15:08 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Cheapest Michelin-star restaurant in UK where three-course lunch costs £25

The Coach in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, offers a three-course lunch for £25, making it the cheapest Michelin-star restaurant in the UK.

Jan 16 • 11:52 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Life & Tech

Viviana Varese: "Cooking is sharing, I want to teach that to people"

Chef Viviana Varese, one of the few Italian women with a Michelin star, aims to convey the importance of sharing and traditional regional cooking to the public, inspired by the teachings of maestro Gualtiero Marchesi.

Jan 15 • 13:49 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Life & Tech

Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating

A Welsh two-star Michelin restaurant, Ynyshir, faces scrutiny over its one-star hygiene rating despite the chef's claims of maintaining the highest standards.

Jan 14 • 22:49 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Top chef hits back as Michelin star restaurant handed 1-star food safety rating

Gareth Ward, the patron of Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, defends his establishment against a low food safety rating from the Food Standards Agency, asserting that his standards are always top-notch.

Jan 14 • 14:24 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

Pays 80 euros to eat at El Bohío, Pepe Rodríguez's restaurant, and gives unfiltered opinions about the menu

A food blogger visits El Bohío, a Michelin-starred restaurant by chef Pepe Rodríguez, to evaluate whether the 80-euro menu is worth the cost.

Jan 11 • 10:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Cosy village with Michelin star pub and surrounded by glades and woodland

This enchanting village in East Yorkshire is popular for its Michelin-starred pub, historic attractions, and scenic walking routes.

Jan 11 • 08:00 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Life & Tech

‘Chefs walk among the guests, food is meant for sharing,’ says chef Kledla about his establishment. He has earned a second star

Chef Kledla discusses the philosophy behind his restaurant, emphasizing the importance of sharing food, as he celebrates receiving a second Michelin star.

Jan 9 • 20:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Life & Tech

Albert Adrià: "Fear is still the engine of my creative process"

Chef Albert Adrià discusses how fear drives his creativity and the significance of earning a second Michelin star for his restaurant, emphasizing its impact on his team and clients.

Jan 8 • 23:01 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Life & Tech

Marco Müller in the Style Questionnaire: 'My Favorite Scent is the Smell of Bacon'

Marco Müller, the chef director at Berlin's three-Michelin-star restaurant 'Rutz', shares his inspirations and essentials that a Michelin-starred chef always keeps in their fridge.

Jan 4 • 10:16 UTC

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