The coronavirus will not have got the better of the Red Guide.
Like Gault & Millau or Fooding (which it now owns 100%) before it, Michelin is maintaining the release of its 2021 vintage and the long-awaited announcement of new stars.
If the ceremony, scheduled for the first time outside Paris, in Cognac, was canceled due to the health crisis (the Charente city must however host the 2022 prize list), the presentation of the selection is maintained on Monday, January 18, from the Eiffel Tower, in
"a format likely to change depending on the health context
,
"
said the Clermont group in a press release.
The
“digital”
speech
will be broadcast on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook.
The practical details (time of broadcast, direct video links) have yet to be communicated.
Read the file: Our special file on the 2021 Michelin Guide
“The year we have just passed has been particularly difficult for the restaurant industry. At a time when restaurants are still closed, it is our responsibility to continue to promote them and help ensure that they are not forgotten. We have therefore decided to present the 2021 selection of the Michelin Guide on January 18, an important meeting for the profession while waiting for the recovery. It will be an opportunity to highlight the combativeness, courage and talent of our chefs and chefs, to promote their local producers, and to encourage all gourmets to put good restaurants back into their daily lives as soon as possible ”
, commented Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides.
While restaurants are still forced to close, experiencing one of the worst crises in their history, will this support go so far as to renounce downgrading, like the Yellow Guide?
A decision that would be all the more understandable as the opening periods have been restricted during the past year, making multiple inspections more difficult.
In addition to the presentation of the lucky stars, as last year, the tables stamped with a green star will be honored for their commitment to sustainable gastronomy, as well as the service, sommelier and pastry trades.
In short, a prize list like the others, except that it will be done without an audience ...
The book, billed at € 24.90, will be available on January 21.