In Florida’s first star revelation ceremony, held on the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Orlando, 118 eating places had been named worthy of the journey and eating information established in 1926. Of the 118, ten Miami eating places earned one Michelin star, and one — L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon — obtained two Michelin stars. Eager to find their destiny on the inaugural Michein Florida ceremony, Miami cooks traveled en masse to central Florida, buying and selling their aprons for dressy apparel to attend the champagne- and adrenaline-fueled night.
This 12 months, the Michelin star revelation ceremony might be held in Miami on May 11 at LoanDepot Park. There, restaurateurs in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa will attend the invite-only gala occasion.
Michelin’s inspectors have been busy eating via Miami, Tampa, and Orlando — and making notes of eating places they deem worthy of inclusion into the 2023 Guide.
In February, Michelin introduced the addition of eight Miami eating places to its Florida information, together with Walrus Rodeo, the Tambourine Room, and Brasserie Laurel, which had been open for just a few weeks. The different Miami eating places newly added to the Michelin Guide embrace Rosie’s, Lido on the Four Seasons Hotel on the Surf Club, Fiola, Lion & the Rambler, and the Gibson Room.
This week, Michelin introduced the addition of three extra Tampa eating places to its Guide: Lilac, a Mediterranean restaurant situated inside town’s Edison Hotel; Ponte, chef Christopher Ponte’s eponymous restaurant situated in midtown Tampa, and Noble Rice, a sushi restaurant and izakaya that additionally presents omakase dinners.
Eight Orlando eating places additionally obtained a Michelin nod, together with Spanish restaurant Toledo on the Disney Coronado Springs Resort; Twenty Pho Hour, a pho-centric restaurant; Orlando’s tremendous eating masterpiece, Victoria & Albert’s on the Grand Floridian Resort; Korean-American restaurant, Doshi; informal sushi counter, Edoboy; Otto’s High Dive rum bar; Filipino restaurant Kaya; and Juju, a Japanese izakaya with an intimate seven-seat bar.
All of the above eating places (together with the eight Miami additions introduced in February) are marked as “new” till the May 11 announcement, the place they might be awarded a Bib Gourmand or stars.
In addition, all of the eating places named final 12 months might have their standing modified this 12 months. For occasion, a restaurant that earned a star final 12 months might be upgraded to 2 stars — and even have its star taken away. In different phrases, a restaurant should earn its place within the Michelin Guide yearly.