Today at an exclusive sneak preview luncheon at the London in West Hollywood which I had the pleasure to attend, the 2009 Michelin Guide Star recipients for Los Angeles were announced. 20 restaurants received the prestigious Michelin Star honor including four restaurants receiving 2 stars and sixteen restaurants receiving 1 star. In addition to featuring the twenty Michelin star restaurants, the new Michelin Guide features a total of 310 restaurants and 33 Hotels in the guide.
New to the Michelin 1 Star category are Bastide, Gordon Ramsay at the London, Hatfield’s, Osteria Mozza and Sushi Zo. Providence joined the Michelin 2 Star category.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the following:
**2 MICHELIN STARS Two Michelin stars (
) mean excellent cuisine, worth a detour.
Melisse
Providence
Spago
Urasawa
*1 MICHELIN STAR One Michelin star (
) means a very good cuisine in its category.
Asanebo
Bastide
CUT
The Dining Room at the Langham
Gordon Ramsay at the London
Hatfield’s
La Botte
Mori Sushi
Ortolan
Osteria Mozza
Patina
Sona
Sushi Zo
Trattoria Tre Venezie
Valentino
Watergrill
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Nice to see Mozza got their well deserved star, but was that really a surprise to anyone of this favorite la spot.
Providence received their well deserved two stars. Congratulations to Michael and the team over at Providence