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 The Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley, California - 3 Michelin starsRating: 99. In many European countries with their long winegrowing traditions, the concept of "creating" a first growth is almost anathema. The Californian pioneering spirit is of course completely opposite and when Bill Harlan in 1985 purchased a property west of Oakville, where no grapevine had ever been grown, it took him less than two decades to propel the wines from "Harlan Estate" to... Category: Restaurants - Subcategories: 3 stars, U.S.A. - 23-08-2015READ MORE  Bouchon in Yountville, CaliforniaRating: 90. Did you know that America's largest veterans' home, housing some 1,000 veterans, is located in the small town of Yountville? I didn't. I guess most of us are much more familiar with Yountville as the home of the The French Laundry, Bouchon and Ad Hoc, all restaurants owned by gastronomic veteran Thomas Keller. After establishing the French Laundry in 1994, Keller opened his second Youn... Category: Restaurants - Subcategory U.S.A. - Yountville - 10-06-2015READ MORE  Benu in San Francisco - 3 Michelin starsRating: 97. After working for Thomas Keller at his restaurants The French Laundry and Per Se for almost a decade, Corey Lee struck out on his own in 2010 with Benu restaurant in San Francisco's SoMa district. Corey Lee had already earned his spurs as Chef de Cuisine at The French Laundry for 5 years, and he quickly climbed the Michelin ladder with his own restaurant. Benu debuted with two Michelin stars i... Category: Restaurants - Subcategories: 3 stars, U.S.A. - 26-05-2015READ MORE  Atelier Crenn in San Francisco - 2 Michelin starsRating: 96. Dominique Crenn is the chef/owner of Atelier Crenn in San Francisco. Atelier Crenn opened its doors in January 2011 and that same year in October, the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star (2012 guide). The second star followed the next year (2013 guide), making her the first female chef in the U.S. to receive 2 Michelin stars. Dominique Crenn is originally from Brittany (in the extreme west of F... Category: Restaurants - Subcategory U.S.A. - San Francisco - 12-05-2015READ MORE  Manresa in Los Gatos (CA) - 3 Michelin starsRating: 95. Note: Manresa was awarded a 3rd Michelin star in the 2016 San Francisco & Bay Area Guide
Under the watchful eye of chef/owner David Kinch, restaurant Manresa has held two Michelin stars since Michelin launched their first edition of the San Francisco & Bay Area guide in October 2006 (2007 guide). On his way to opening Manresa in Los Gatos in 2002, Kinch had taken a long and winding road... Category: Restaurants - Subcategories: U.S.A., 3 stars - 10-05-2015READ MORE  Saison in San Francisco - 3 Michelin starsRating: 98. Michelin awarded only five restaurants world-wide a third star last year, three of which are located in the United States: Grace in Chicago and Benu and Saison in San Francisco. The other two were La Bouitte in France and Makimura in Japan. Saison and Benu are San Francisco's first ever three-star restaurants. The story of Saison in San Francisco is short but fascinating. Basically the restaur... Category: Restaurants - Subcategories: 3 stars, U.S.A. - 26-04-2015READ MORE |
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