Originally Posted by
kklems
While eating at E by Jose Andres I was listening in to some conversations (nothing to add since I had not been to any of those retaurants). They were having a heavy discussion about chefs/restaurants in the US , dream jobs etc. They said that Michelin is looking at moving to regions versus cities so as to be more economically feasible to have a guide for places like LV so stars may be coming back.
I would support this. The fact that only NYC, Chicago, and SF/Bay Area are Michelin-rated (with D.C. to follow) is a crime. There is so much good food in the U.S. that not having other areas rated widely is a bit criminal. I would suggest at a minimum adding:
-Los Angeles/SoCal
-Pacific NW (Seattle / Portland)
-Southwest US (with Vegas being the anchor)
-Rockies / Mountain West (with Denver as anchor)
-South (with Atlanta and one of the Texas cities as anchors)
-New England (Boston as the anchor)