The 1997 Michelin
Stars
Dine Online - the
UK Restaurant guide
Who's in - and who's
gone?
Phew! all the
existing two and three star restaurants
remain as they were.
But, the movements of the up and
coming chefs, those in the one star
category, have meant a few places
have been relegated. But does it
really matter. We think two of the
restaurants Michelin has dropped
have now recovered from their transitional
phase, see below.
First, the good news...
New or Upgraded awards
From TWO Stars to THREE
Aubergine, London SW10
New ONE stars
Maison Novelli, Clerkenwell,
London
L'Oranger, St James's, London
The Gordleton
Mill - Dine Online's Best
Country House Hotel of 1996
Village Bistro, Jersey
Pennypots, Cornwall
La Terrasse, Folkestone
Rascasse, Leeds
Deans on the Square, Helen's Bay, Northern Ireland
NEW BIB GOURMAND Red Meals
Chapter One, London
The Canteen, Chelsea Harbour
L'Accento, London
L'Oranger, St James's
L'Escargot, Soho
Cafe-Max, Baslow
White Hart at Yeldham
The Bistro, Harrogate
The Punch Bowl Inn, Kendal
Smith's of Sheffield
Le Petit Blanc, Oxford
Oaks, Ludlow
The Angel, Midhurst
Howard's House, Salisbury
Henry's, Edinburgh, Scotland
Carlton House, Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
Morels, Dun Laoghaire, Eire
And now for the sob stuff...
The Four Seasons Restaurant on Hyde Park Corner lost its star follwing
chef Jean-Christophe Novelli's departure to set up his award winning restaurant
Maison Novelli. Then Gary Rhodes, the spikey haired
TV star left The Greenhouse, and nowtheir star has
gone. I think that's sad; we visited theGreenhouse very recently, and we awarded
it our accolade for theBest Modern British Restaurant of 1996. We also greatly
enjoyed just before Christmas. By the time we visited both these restaurants,
the various chef changes had settled down, and we think they are both very well
worth recommending.
