Michelin to announce 62 newly starred French restaurants
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Tours, France: The Michelin Guide unveils its annual list of the best French restaurants on Monday, with its boss praising the cultural dynamism of...
Tours, France: The Michelin Guide unveils its annual list of the best French restaurants on Monday, with its boss praising the "cultural dynamism" of a new generation of chefs.
After a long period of resting on the laurels of its gastronomic reputation, France has seen a flourishing of new establishments in the last decade or so, absorbing international ideas and with a greater focus on sustainability.
"It's no longer just about heritage," Gwendal Poullennec, head of the Michelin Guide, told AFP ahead of the ceremony to launch its new edition.
"French gastronomy is no longer stuck in the past," he said, with the 2024 crop marking "the emergence of a whole generation that we could feel coming up".
A total of 62 restaurants will receive a star -- most for the first time and including 23 that have been open for less than a year.