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 | | THIRD EDITION OF THE MICHELIN GUIDE NEW YORK CITY RELEASED | | | Michelin | | 08/10/2007 | | | Michelin today released the third edition of the Michelin Guide New York City. The Michelin Guide New York City 2008 contains more than 100 new establishments in this year's guide. The new edition features 619 establishments in all, a number that includes 565 restaurants -- representing 46 types of cuisine -- and 54 Manhattan hotels.
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The results of the Michelin Guide New York City 2008 will be celebrated during a special panel discussion event at 7 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 11 at Borders Books & Music, Time Warner Center. Panelists will include Jean-Luc Naret, director of the Michelin Guide; Jay Cheshes, former restaurant critic at Gourmet; and Danyelle Freeman of restaurantgirl.com and restaurant critic at New York Daily News. The panel will be moderated by Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder and CEO of the International Culinary Center.
The Michelin Guide New York City 2008 again features the Bib Gourmand category, which indicates Michelin inspectors' favorites for good value. This year's Bib Gourmands include 52 restaurants that serve a menu with two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less. The restaurants awarded this distinction can be identified by a red pictogram depicting the head of Bibendum(R), the Michelin Man.
The Michelin Guide New York City 2008 also includes 71 restaurants serving a meal (two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert) for $25 or less. In the selection, these establishments are indicated by the coins pictogram.
As a result, nearly 22 percent of the Michelin Guide New York City selection is comprised of highly affordable restaurants. While the Michelin Guide is known around the world for its famous stars, these restaurants account for just five percent of the selection. With more than one million copies sold in approximately 100 countries, the Michelin Guide has always built its success on the diversity of its selection and especially on small establishments offering a high-quality dining experience at an affordable price, of which the best are included in the "Our inspectors' favorites for good value" category. Moreover, inclusion in the Michelin Guide is, in itself, synonymous with quality, since only the best establishments in each comfort and price category are selected.
The Michelin Guide New York City 2008 includes a total of 42 "starred" restaurants, of which three have received three stars, six two stars and 33 one star. To ensure a consistent selection, the same five criteria are used for awarding stars in all countries: product quality, preparation and flavors, the cuisine's personality, value for money and consistency.
One star * means a very good restaurant in its category. Two stars ** mean excellent cooking, worth a detour. Three stars *** mean exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey. The presentation of each hotel and restaurant in the Michelin Guide New York City 2008 includes a description of the atmosphere, interior decoration, chef's background, etc. These descriptions are intended solely to provide readers with additional information about the establishment.
Present in North America since late 2005, the Michelin Guide has two local editions: The Michelin Guide New York City, now in its third edition, and the Michelin Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & the Wine Country, of which a second edition will be in bookstores on Oct. 24. Two new North American guides will be published in November: the Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2008 and the Michelin Guide Las Vegas 2008.
In Europe, the collection currently comprises 17 Michelin Guides, including English-language versions of the Michelin Guide France and the Michelin Guide Paris. The Michelin Guide is also making its entry into Asia with the publication of the first edition of the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2008 in November.
Thanks to a rigorous selection process that is applied independently and consistently around the world, the Michelin Guide has become an international benchmark in gourmet dining. The selection is made by anonymous, professional inspectors who are Michelin employees and is based on the same working methods in all countries.
The first guide in the 2008 collection to be released, the new Michelin Guide New York City 2008 goes on sale on Wed., Oct. 10 for $16.95. Langenscheidt Publishing Group, premier publisher of map, travel, and language brands, is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Michelin Maps and Guides. For more information, please visit www.langenscheidt.com/michelin. Available for the first time in November 2007, the Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2008 and Michelin Guide Las Vegas 2008 will complement the existing catalog of Michelin maps and guides, as well as Langenscheidt's own extensive catalog of leading U.S., international, and regional maps, guides, and atlases.
For more than a century, Michelin Guides have helped travelers enjoy better mobility by offering qualified restaurant and hotel recommendations throughout Europe. Now representing 17 countries and two continents, the collection of 22 Michelin Guides includes more than 45,000 addresses. Its team of highly trained inspectors visits establishments anonymously, applying Michelin's international standards for quality across many categories. In North America, the company has introduced Michelin Guides for New York City and San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country, with plans to publish 2008 guides to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Michelin has also announced that it will introduce the Michelin Guide to Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit www.michelinguide.com.
The Michelin Guide New York City 2008 MICHELIN STARS Total number One star (*) Two stars (**) Three stars (***) of restaurants 565 33 6 3 DINING: 565 Restaurants 71 Establishments offering a simple menu at less than $25 52 "Our inspectors' favorites," establishments offering a menu with two dishes and a glass of wine or a dessert at less than $40 Cuisines included in Guide: 46 American Ethiopian Latin American Seafood Asian European Malaysian Southern Austrian French Mediterranean Southwestern Barbeque Fusion Mexican Spanish Basque Gastropub Middle Eastern Sri Lankan Brazilian German Moroccan Steakhouse Cajun Greek Persian Thai Caribbean Indian Pizza Turkish Chinese Italian Portuguese Vegetarian Contemporary Jamaican Puerto-Rican Vietnamese Deli Japanese Russian Egyptian Korean Scandinavian ONE STAR (*) ESTABLISHMENT BOROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Annisa Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Anthos Manhattan Midtown West Aureole Manhattan Upper East Side A Voce Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Babbo Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Blue Hill Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Cafe Boulud Manhattan Upper East Side Cafe Gray Manhattan Midtown West Country Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Cru Manhattan Greenwich Danube Manhattan TriBeCa Devi Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Dressler Brooklyn Brooklyn Etats-Unis Manhattan Upper East Side Fleur de Sel Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Gilt Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Gotham Bar & Grill Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Gramercy Tavern Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Jewel Bako Manhattan East Village JoJo Manhattan Upper East Side Kurumazushi Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Modern (The) Manhattan Midtown West Oceana Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Perry Street Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Peter Luger Brooklyn Brooklyn Saul Brooklyn Brooklyn Spotted Pig Manhattan Greenwich Sushi of Gari Manhattan Upper East Side Veritas Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Vong Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Wallse Manhattan West Village wd-50 Manhattan Lower East Side TWO STARS (**) ESTABLISHMENT BOROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Bouley Manhattan TriBeCa Daniel Manhattan Upper East Side Del Posto Manhattan Chelsea Gordon Ramsay at The London Manhattan Midtown West Masa Manhattan Midtown West Picholine Manhattan Upper West Side THREE STARS (***) ESTABLISHMENT BOROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Jean Georges Manhattan Upper West Side Le Bernardin Manhattan Midtown West Per Se Manhattan Midtown West BIB GOURMAND (Under $40) ESTABLISHMENT BOROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Amy Ruth's Manhattan Harlem & Washington Heights Baci & Abbracci Brooklyn Brooklyn Belleville Brooklyn Brooklyn Beyoglu Manhattan Upper East Side Bianca Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Blue Ribbon Bakery Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Blue Smoke Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Cho Dang Gol Manhattan Midtown West Congee Village Manhattan Lower East Side Daisy May's BBQ Manhattan Midtown West Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Manhattan Harlem El Parador Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Fatty Crab Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Frankies 457 Spuntino Brooklyn Brooklyn Garden Court Cafe Manhattan Upper East Side Gennaro Manhattan Upper West Side Golden Unicorn Manhattan Chinatown Good Fork (The) Brooklyn Brooklyn Great N.Y. Noodletown Manhattan Chinatown Gum Fung Queens Queens Home Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking 'inoteca Manhattan Lower East Side J.G. Melon Manhattan Upper East Side Jackson Diner Queens Queens Jaiya Manhattan Gramercy Katz's Manhattan Lower East Side Lil' Frankie's Pizza Manhattan East Village Lupa Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Mamlouk Manhattan East Village Max SoHa Manhattan Harlem Melba's Manhattan Harlem & Washington Heights Momofuku Noodle Bar Manhattan East Village Nyonya Manhattan Little Italy Phoenix Garden Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Prune Manhattan East Village S'Agapo Queens Queens Saravanaas Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Sette Enoteca & Cucina Brooklyn Brooklyn Sevilla Manhattan Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking Snack Manhattan SoHo & NoLIta Soba-Ya Manhattan East Village Sripraphai Queens Queens Surya Manhattan West Village Taco Taco Manhattan Upper East Side Thomas Beisl Brooklyn Brooklyn Turkish Kitchen Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square 202 Manhattan Chelsea Uva Manhattan Upper East Side Vatan Manhattan Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square Yakitori Torys Manhattan Midtown East & Murray Hill Yang Pyung Seoul Manhattan Midtown West Zabb Queens Queens Queens SOURCE Michelin | |
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