The French Laundry is a three-Michelin-star French and Californian cuisine restaurant located in Yountville, California, in the Napa Valley. Sally Schmitt opened The French Laundry in 1978 and designed her menus around local, seasonal ingredients; she was a visionary chef and pioneer of California cuisine. Since 1994, the chef and owner of The French Laundry is Thomas Keller. The restaurant building dates from 1900 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Michelin Guides are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants. The acquisition or loss of a star or stars can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries.
Atelier Crenn is a French restaurant in the Cow Hollow neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Opened in 2011 by Dominique Crenn and Juan Contreras, the restaurant became the seventh restaurant in San Francisco Bay Area to be awarded three Michelin stars by the Michelin Guide in 2018.
Addison is a restaurant in San Diego that showcases California Gastronomy from Chef William Bradley and is the city’s only three-star Michelin restaurant. They earned their first Michelin star in 2019, second star in 2021 and third star in 2022, becoming the first Southern California restaurant with the designation. As of the 2023 Michelin Guide, they are now among only 13 three-star Michelin restaurants in the U.S., and 142 around the globe.
Hayato is a Michelin Guide-starred Japanese and seafood/sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Acquerello is a Michelin Guide-starred Italian restaurant in San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California.
Morihiro is a Michelin Guide-starred sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Phenakite was a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Los Angeles, California. It closed in 2022 but is expected to return as PKite Studio in 2024.
Orsa & Winston is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Led by chef Josef Centeno, it specializes in blending Japanese and Italian dishes with influences from each of the two cuisines.
Q Sushi is a Michelin Guide-starred sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Shibumi is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Los Angeles, California that serves Japanese cuisine.
Kali is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Hollywood, California.
Osteria Mozza is a Michelin Guide-starred Italian restaurant in Hollywood, California.
Nozawa Bar is a Michelin Guide-starred omakase-style Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
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