Gwendal Poullenec, director of the Michelin Guide, insists stars are not 'inherited' but must be 'earned every year'. PARIS: It is the annual event that has accomplished chefs quaking in their toques: Monday's 2020 edition of the Michelin restaurant guide for France reveals the winners and losers of its coveted ratings stars. Poullennec told AFP no other three-starred restaurants ran the risk of being downgraded in this year's guide. Critics say the process has rendered Michelin stars untenable as more and more diners baulk at spending a fortune on a meal. In 2005, the Michelin Guide branched out of Europe with a New York guide, followed in 2007 by editions for San Francisco then Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2020 04:18 UTC