Stars in their eyes

Last Wednesday, Michelin dropped its latest guide for Great Britain & Ireland.

This year, for whatever reason, each new accolade was revealed on Twitter. Might this be because the awards are irrelevant to a huge swathe of our industry, but so important to a portion? We do not know. Perhaps it’s an attempt to be bold and modern, as so many of the country’s restaurants are.

Because hospitality has evolved over the past couple of decades, the tyre company has been forced to move a little with the times. Some of the best food in this country is no longer found in hushed dining rooms with stiff service and starched tablecloths, as we all know. 

Just look at Ynyshir, which received its second star, making it Wales’ first ever restaurant of that calibre. Jeremy Chan and Iré Hassan-Odukale’s West African-inspired restaurant Ikoyi was also awarded two.

And we also saw the first restaurant outside of London and Bray to be awarded the much-lauded three stars for the first time. Congratulations to Simon Rogan and his team at L’Enclume in Cumbria.

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