Andrew Zimmern: Why Twin Cities Restaurants Don’t Have Any Michelin Stars
Despite the prestigious Michelin Guide’s expansion to similar-sized cities, don’t expect its shiny stars to show up in the Twin Cities anytime soon.
State of play: The Cities have received national recognition from organizations including the James Beard Awards and the New York Times, but have yet to receive acclaim from the Michelin Guide — the international reviewer that awards Michelin stars to the world’s best restaurants.
- The guide has recently expanded to Tampa Bay, Florida, and Denver, and will include Atlanta later this year, according to the New York Times.
Why it matters: Michelin stars are among the top honors a restaurant can receive, and having starred restaurants can boost a city’s culinary tourism and public image.
The intrigue: Obtaining placements in other publications, like Gai Noi’s recent spotlight on the New York Times’ Restaurants List, could be even more valuable at attracting culinary tourism, celebrity chef and television host Andrew Zimmern told Axios.
- “It’s that other media where … people will look and say ‘Hey, Minneapolis would be a great place to go.'”