Shortly leaving on a French trip that will include the following 1*s:

Le Georges (Chartres)
Claude Darroze (Langon)
Christian Etienne (Avignon)
Les Chênes Verts (Tourtour)
L'Aspérule (Auxerre)

and possibly others too. We have eaten at all these before, in some cases many times, except for L'Aspérule where Keigo Kimura started in 2014 and achieved a star in exactly one year, and is new to us. (We had many happy times at Barnabet in a previous era.)

Le Georges now has a new menu, and Christian Etienne is now under new ownership but apparently continuing the tradition of the eponymous founder. Will be interested to see how they compare with previously. Bajade retired from Les Chênes Verts and then returned to the stoves. Think he is still there this year. Has had a star for absolutely years, and deservedly.