They came, they are (almost) all there, the stars of Europe, invited to Strasbourg on Monday by the Michelin Guide to hear the proclamation of the 2023 winners. A tide of white jackets took possession of the Palais des Congrès et de la Musique .
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Highlight of the show: a filmed intervention by the President of the Republic who, in these socially troubled times, wanted to ensure that the guide
"has not aged a bit"
, to salute a
"beautiful brotherhood of taste"
and to pay tribute to
“rising women”
.
All punctuated by an appropriate Alsatian proverb (
“love passes through the stomach”
).
Only one restaurant wins the Grail this year: La Marine, in Noirmoutier (Vendée) collects a third star.
Chef Alexandre Couillon, 47, whose name has been circulating for several years for this supreme distinction, is finally consecrated.
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Greeted by a standing ovation from the 1,500 spectators and soon carried in triumph by his peers, the hero of the day expressed
“a thought for Guy (Savoy) and Christopher…
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