{"id":2127,"date":"2024-11-12T06:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T06:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2024-11-12T06:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T06:14:23","slug":"michelin_says_dallas_has_a_lot_to_recommend_but_very_few_stars-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=2127","title":{"rendered":"Why Didn\u2019t Dallas Win More Michelin Stars?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The first-ever Texas Michelin guide ceremony<\/a> was a huge night. There were so many well-deserved wins as a diverse, innovative pool of restaurants from the state came together to celebrate and accept their recognition from a guide that is known to, crassly, put butts in seats. Having even a mention in the Michelin guide, let alone a Bib Gourmand, star, or award<\/a>, is a huge boon for business, credibility, and cause to brag.<\/p>\n

In that sense, Dallas did quite well last night<\/a>. The city held its own in Michelin-recommended restaurants and did quite well with Bib Gourmands going to several restaurants this publication thought might earn a star<\/a>. In the end, only one North Texas restaurant was deemed star-worthy: Tatsu<\/a>, the tiny omakase service restaurant<\/a> in Deep Ellum<\/a>. It has been difficult to get a reservation at this eight-seater restaurant during the two and a half years since opening; it just became impossible. Fort Worth was shut out entirely from the stars game, going home with none. <\/p>\n

As someone anonymously told us at the ceremony, this is a great measure of where Texas, particularly North Texas, is and where it needs to go. <\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s start with the good stuff: The places in Dallas that the media take for granted that were recognized. If we\u2019re being honest, there are media darlings that earn a lot of critical praise here and others that do hard work, day in and day out, without much discussion about it. <\/p>\n

Julian Barsotti, the owner of multiple restaurants in the city, landed recommended status for Barsotti\u2019s<\/a> and a Bib Gourmand for Nonna<\/a>, his two Italian joints that quietly serve excellent food day in and day out. Stephen Rogers and Allison Yoder, the owners of Sachet<\/a> and Gemma<\/a>, operate neighborhood spots in two different Dallas neighborhoods in which they not only nail the vibe of but increase the food status. The accolades and excitement poured in when both spots opened and they\u2019re full day after day, but not exactly burning up the trendometer after the initial fire \u2014 maybe they should be. <\/p>\n

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