Memorable Michelin Moments Star ratings at the time of my dining experience or thereafter. Some restaurants were worth the visit and others causing debate and controversy USA 3 Michelin Stars Eleven Madison Park – Daniel Humm – NYC Jean-Georges – J.G. Vongerichten – NYC Le Bernardin – Eric Ripert – NYC Masa – Masa Takayama – NYC Per Se – Thomas Keller – NYC Daniel – Daniel Boulud - NYC Alinea – Grant Achatz - Chicago The French Laundry – Thomas Keller – Napa Joël Robuchon at the MGM Grand – Las Vegas 2 Michelin Stars Ichimura at Brushstroke – Eiji Ichimura – NYC Marea – Michael White – NYC Soto – Sotohiro Kosugi – NYC The Restaurant at Meadowood – Napa Alto – Michael White – NYC Del Posto – Batali Mario – NYC Corton – Paul Liebrandt – NYC Jungsik – Jung Sik Yim – NYC Momofuku – David Chang – NYC Spago – Wolfgang Puck – Los Angeles Guy Savoy at Caesar’s Palace – Las Vegas Picasso - Julian Serrano – Las Vegas Aqua - Laurent Manrique – San Francisco Charlie Trotter – Chicago 1 Michelin Star A Voce Columbus – Missy Robbins – NYC A Voce Madison – Andrew Carmellini – NYC Ai Fiori – Michael White – NYC Aureole – Charlie Palmer – NYC Babbo – Carlo Scotto – NYC Batard – Markus Glocker – NYC Betony – Bryce Shuman – NYC Blue Hill – Dan Barber – NYC Bouley – David Bouley – NYC Brushstroke – David Bouley – NYC Café Boulud – Aaron Bludorn – NYC Carbone – Mario Carbone – NYC Casa Mono – Andy Nusser – NYC Del Posto – Mark Ladner – NYC 15 East – Masato Shimizu – NYC Gotham Bar and Grill – Alfred Portale – NYC Gramercy Tavern – Michael Anthony – NYC Jewel Bako – Yoshihiko Kousaka – NYC Kyo Ya – Chikara Sono – NYC Lincoln Ristorante – Jonathan Benno – NYC The Modern – Gabriel Kreuther – NYC NoMad – James Kent – NYC The River Café – Brad Steelman – NYC Spotted Pig – April Bloomfield – NYC Sushi of Gari – Masatoshi "Gari" Sugio – NYC Torrisi Italian Specialities – Rich Torrisi & Mario Carbone – NYC Spaggia –Tony Mantuano & Chris Marchino – Chicago Tru – Anthony Martin – Chicago Aziza – Mourad Lahlou – San Francisco Bouchon – Thomas Keller – Napa Valley Campton Place – Srijith Gopinathan – San Francisco Bistro Jeanty – Philippe Jeanty – San Francisco Gary Danko – San Francisco Terra – Hiro Sone – Napa Valley Fifth Floor – Jake des Voignes – San Francisco Chez Panisse – Alice Waters – Berkeley Osteria Mozza – Mario Batali – Los Angeles Patina - Joachim Splichal – Los Angeles Valentino - Piero Selvaggio – Los Angeles Veritas – Sam Hazen – NYC Kibo Japanese Grill – Darrell Raymond – NYC Auberge du Soleil – Robert Curry – Napa Aureole - Vincent Pouessel/Charlie Palmer – Las Vegas Bradley Ogden – Las Vegas L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas Le Cirque - Paul Lee – Las Vegas Michael Mina – Las Vegas miX – Alain Ducasse – Las Vegas Restaurant Charlie – Charlie Trotter – Las Vegas Italy 3 Michelin Stars Dal Pescatore – Antonio & Nadia Sant – Runate La Pergola – Heinz Beck – Rome Alajmo, Le Calandre – Massimiliano Alajmo – Venice 2 Michelin Stars Vissani – Gianfranco Vissani – Civitella del Lago Torre Del Saracino – Gennaro Esposito – Marina Equa 1 Michelin Star Il Buco – Chef Giuseppe Aversa – Sorrento France 3 Michelin Stars Hotel Balzac – Pierre Gagnaire – Paris Le Meurice – Alain Ducasse – Paris Le Meurice – Yannick Alleno – Paris Le Bristol – Eric Frechon – Paris Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée – Alain Ducasse – Paris Georges Blanc – Vonnas L’Astrance – Pascal Barbot – Paris Bras – Michel Bras – Laguiole Les Prés d’Eugénie – Michel Guérard – Eugenie-les-Bains Paul Bocuse – Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or Le Pré Catelan – Frédéric Anton – Paris L’Ambroisie – Bernard & Mathieu Pacaud – Paris Troisgros – Marie-Pierre & Michel Troisgros – Roanne Troisgros – Pierre & Michel Troisgros – Roanne Guy Savoy – Paris Le Petit Nice – Gérald Passédat – Marseille La Pyramide – Mme Point – Vienne L’Arpège – Alain Passard – Paris Pic – Anne-Sophie Pic – Valence Régis et Jacques Marcon – Saint-Bonnet-le Froid La Vague d’Or – Arnaud Donckele – Saint-Tropez Ledoyen – Christian LeSquer – Paris Ledoyen – Yannick Alléno – Paris Le Taillevent – Jean-Luc Vrinat – Paris Crillon Hotel – Les Ambassadeurs – Jean-Francois Piege – Paris Buerehiesel – Antione Westermann – Strasbourg Lameloise – Eric Pras – Chagny Lucas Carton – Alain Senderens – Paris Louis XV – Alain Ducasse – Monaco 2 Michelin Stars L’Oustaù de Baumanière – Wilfred Wahid – Les Baux-de-Provence Hotel le Thoumieux, Thoumieux – Jean-Francois Piège – Paris Le Grand Véfour – Guy Martin – Paris Hotel George V, Le Cinq – Phillipe Legendre – Paris Hotel George V, Le Cinq – Eric Briffard – Paris La Chèvre d’Or – Ronan Kervarrec – Èze La Réserve de Beaulieu – Romain Corbière – Beaulieu-sur-Mer L’Atelier de Jean-Luc Rabanel – Arles Mirazur – Mauro Colagreco – Menton L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – Étoile – Paris Louis XIII – Manuel Martinez – Paris La Table de Joel Robuchon – Paris La Mère Brazier - Mathieu Viannay – Lyon Nicolas Le Bec – Lyon Alain Chapel – Philippe Jousse – Mionnay Martinez Hotel La Palme d’or – Christian Willer – Cannes L’Oasis – Stéphane, Antoine & François Raimbault – La Napoule Hostellerie Jérôme – Bruno Cirino – La Turbie Casadelmar – Davide Bisetto – Porto Vecchio Hostellerie de Plaisance – Philippe Etchebes – Saint-Émilion Le Taillevent – Alain Solivérès – Paris Michel Rostang – Paris Lassere – Jean-Louis Nomicos – Paris Les Elysees Du Vernets – Alain Solivérès – Paris Les Elysees Du Vernets – Eric Briffard – Paris Chiberta – Eric Coisel – Paris Le Bateau Ivre – Jean-Pierre Jacob – Courchevel Le Chabichou – Michel Rochedy – Courchevel Les Airelles – Courchevel Beauvilliers – Edourad Carlier – Paris Carrée des Feuillants – Alain Dutournier – Paris La Tour d’Argent – Claude Terrail – Paris Ritz Hotel-Lespadon – Michel Roth – Paris Chantecler – Dominique Le Stanc – Nice La Beaugraviere – Guy Jullien – Mondragon La Grand'Vigne – Nicolas Masse – Bordeaux One Michelin Star Au Trou Gascon – Alain Dutournier – Paris Ithurria – Xavier Isabal – Ainhoa La Table des Frères Ibarboure – Xabi & Philippe Ibarboure – Bidart Le Dome – Alexandre Boyenval – Paris Kinugawa – Toyofumi Ozuru – Paris La Mirande – Jean Claude Aubertin – Avignon Christian Etienne – Avignon Jin – Takuya Watanabe – Paris Jules Verne – Alain Ducasse – Paris Benoît – Alain Ducasse - Paris Rech – Damien Leroux/ Alain Ducasse – Paris Grill de l’Hotel de Paris – Alain Ducasse – Monte Carlo Laurent – Alain Pégouret – Paris Le Divellec – Jacques Le Divellec – Paris La Table de Cala Rossa – Cala Rossa – Corsica Le Clos de la Violette – Jean-Marc Banzo – Aix en-Provence Pierre Reboul – Aix-en-Provence Arles – Jérôme Laurent – Arles L’Ami Louis – Louis Gadby – Paris Oki – Yasuo Nanaumi – Paris Prince de Galle, La Sene – Stéphanie Le Quellec – Paris Maison Bru – Wout Bru – Eygalieres La Cabro d’Or – Michel Hulin – Les Baux des Provence Brasserie Nord – Paul Bocuse – Lyon Auberge du Cheval Blanc – Jean Claude Tellechea – Bayonne Benoit – Alain Ducasse – Paris L’Auberge Basque – Cédric Béchade – Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle Marius et Janette – Bruno Brangea – Paris Chateaux de Bagnols – Jean-Alexandre Ouaratta – Bagnols La Mère Poulard – Mont Saint-Michel Le Moulin d'Alotz – Benoît Sarthou – Arcangues Philippe – Philippe Lafargue – Biarritz Les Rosiers – Andrée Rosier – Biarritz Hotel du Palais – Jean-Marie Gautier – Biarritz Brikéténia – Martin et David Ibarboure – Guéthary Ferme Hégia – Arnaud Daguin – Hasparren Christian Têtedoie – Lyon Park Hyatt, Pur' - Jean-François Rouquette - Place Vendôme, Paris Café de Paris – Pierre Laporte – Biarritz Les Platanes – Arnaud Daguin – Biarritz Les Pyrénées – Philippe et Firmin Arrambide – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Maxim's – Paris Tan Dinh – Robert Vifian – Paris Spain, 3 Michelin Stars Arzak – Juan Mari Arzak – San Sebastian Akelare – Pedro Subijana – San Sebastian Martin Berasategui – Lasarte Paolo Casagrande Can Fabes – Santi Santamaria – Sant Celoni El Bulli – Ferran Adrià – Roses 2 Michelin Stars Mugaritz – Andoni Luis Aduriz – Errenteria ABaC – Jordi Cruz – Barcelona One Michelin Star Zuberoa – Hilario Arbelaitz – Oiartzun Etxebarri – Victor Arguinzoniz – Axpe Comerç 24 – Carles Abellán – Barcelona Luxembourg One Michelin Star Léa Linster – Frisange Japan 3 Michelin Stars L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – Tokyo Ginza Koju – Tokyo Kitcho – Kunio Tokuoka – Kyoto Mizai – Hitoshi Ishihara – Kyoto Koryu - Shintaro Matsuo – Osaka 2 Michelin Stars Taillevent – Tokyo Kahala – Yoshifumi Mori – Osaka UK 3 Michelin Stars Fat Duck – Heston Blumenthal – Bray, West Berkshire Waterside Inn – Michel Roux – Bray, West Berkshire Gordon Ramsay - Chelsea Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - Mayfair 2 Michelin Stars Midsummer House – Daniel Clifford – Cambridge Gidleigh Park – Michael Caines – Chagford, Devon Le Champignon Sauvage – David Everitt-Matthias – Cheltenham Whatley Manor (The Dining Room) – Martin Burge – Wiltshire Hand and Flowers – Tom Kerridge – Marlow Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons – Raymond Blanc – Oxford/Great Milton The Ledbury – Brett Graham – North Kensington Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley – Belgravia Le Gavroche – Michel Roux – Mayfair Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – Mayfair Hibiscus – Claude Bosi – Mayfair The Square – Philip Howard – Mayfair L'Enclume – Mark Birchall – Grange-over-Sands, Cartmel Michael Wignall at The Latymer (at Pennyhill Park Hotel) – Surrey Sketch (The Lecture Room & Library) – Pierre Gagnaire