Stars, Surprises, and Snubs at the Ceremony for Texas’s First Michelin Guide

In a ceremony in Houston on Monday night attended by the crème de la crème of the Texas restaurant world, France’s Michelin company bestowed single stars on fifteen Texas dining places. The awards are widely regarded as the most prestigious in the culinary world, and it was the first time the French tire company had been successfully coaxed to evaluate the Lone Star State. In an astonishing display of the power of Texan cuisine, four barbecue joints—three in Austin and one in Spring—were among the fifteen. Michelin did not designate any two- or three-star Texas restaurants.Before the ceremony started at Houston’s 713 Music Hall, anticipation was pumped up to a fever pitch by pulsing music, flashing lights, and videos of luscious-looking food and bustling Texas…

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