Texas's first Michelin Guide includes 15 one-star restaurants, including four barbecue spots, the first American-style ones to be honored.
barbecue“Our anonymous Inspectors were impressed by the culinary community across the state of Texas,” Gwendal Poullennec, the international director of the Michelin Guides, said in a statement. “The selection reflects their findings by highlighting uniquely Texas flavors, such as Barbecue and Tex-Mex, as well as several international influences.”Three of the four barbecue restaurants are in Austin: InterStellar BBQ, La Barbecue, and LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue.
The Texas guide is just the latest expansion for Michelin in recent years. Tourism departments throughout the Lone Star Stateto help inspectors review the state’s restaurants—a practice that has become relatively common. Similar agreements have helped bring Michelin Guides to places like Atlanta, Florida, and Colorado.
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