The last L.A. guide was 2009, so I suppose you can call those restaurants that appeared in the last edition and which are still in business today as "Michelin starred." I don't. For example, the Langham got one star while it was under Michael Voltaggio, who has since moved on to ink in West Hollywood. That said, many restaurants in the 2009 L.A. guide are still very good. I just choose not to call them "Michelin starred." IMO, those restaurants exist only in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco (in North America).

As far as "limited" is concerned, the Michelin Guide is limited to Europe, U.S., Japan, and Hong Kong (where its Western cuisine-based rubric is, IMO, highly suspect when applied to Chinese food -- and not so for Japanese food). There is a whole world of great restaurants and eating destinations. I've had amazing eating experiences in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Peru, Canada, ... all no thanks to the Michelin Guide.