Will these additions become Bib Gourmands or get elevated to stars?
The dining world’s prestigious Michelin Guide on Tuesday dropped one of its occasional midseason lists of “new discoveries” — restaurants that impressed its inspectors.
This round, all five are located in Southern California. One is in Ventura County, one in Orange County and three in Los Angeles County. A“The Michelin Guide inspection team is always evaluating new restaurants for the guide as they are out in the field exploring destinations and new establishments,” a spokeswoman said. Michelin highlighted “new discoveries” for the first time in the summer of 2021, and has done so every year since.
Will the praise for these restaurants be elevated to Michelin stars later this year? Or become Bib Gourmand honors, the Michelin awards given to restaurants that offer “excellent food at reasonable prices” to diners? It’s a wait-and-see situation for these chefs., reaffirming all six of the state’s three-star restaurants and all 12 two-star restaurants and praising hundreds of others for impressive cuisine, affordable meals or high sustainability standards.
“Three Italian friends banded together to open this welcoming spot, named for their grandparents’ love for cedro, or citron, plants. Don’t let the strip mall location fool you — this place is especially inviting, and the food is authentic Italian in both technique and flavor. Skillfully made by hand, pasta dishes rank high.
“This gastropub in downtown Santa Ana isn’t new, but a post-pandemic reset and a trip to Mexico changed chef Luis Perez’s mindset — and menu. It’s all about quality over quantity here, so expect a tightly edited menu featuring tacos, quekas and churros, but it’s all very good. Happy hour discounts make sampling it all a tempting proposition.
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