😲 Wild Michelin reveal

Table Talk A Wild Michelin Reveal in Greenville Nov Happy Tuesday and welcome to the table I ve just returned from covering the reveal of the Michelin Guide to the American South in Greenville SC and am sharing my initial thoughts on the new guide in in the current era s Family Meal Spoiler alert The big reveal in Greenville the previous 24 hours didn t exactly go according to plan Plus Rough Draft Dining Reporter Sarra Sedghi offers a recipe for the three-cup chicken from Lucky Star now a bonafide Michelin-recommended restaurant on Howell Mill Road Cheers Beth Green tokens used at farmers markets to double the value of SNAP EBT can be redeemed anytime at any WWG partner industry no matter when or where the tokens were purchased For a map of WWG partners click here SPONSOR MESSAGE A Wild Michelin Reveal in Greenville Photo by Beth McKibben I just returned from Greenville and am still formulating my thoughts on the inaugural Michelin Guide to the American South which folds in the previous guide to Atlanta However I want to share my initial observations on the guide in nowadays s newsletter First let me address the press release drama and why Rough Draft chose not to publish it before the ceremony It appears a scheduling mishap the last evening led to the press release blasting earlier than planned Majority publications including Rough Draft conferred with their editors and reporters on the ground in Greenville about how to handle the information gifted to us at a m via Global News Wire a press release distribution platform It s likely whoever scheduled the release did so in error clicking A M rather than P M announcing the winners a full hours before the ceremony Without a press embargo in place publications faced a choice The normally secretive Michelin had let slip its newest dining guide now out in the world for populace consumption and without any fanfare Chosen publications chose to publish the list early taking the press release as valid and final Particular like Rough Draft and the AJC chose to hold until we could officially confirm the list s validity with Michelin Had Michelin validated we would have published the list prior to the p m ceremony All of the journalists I spoke to throughout the day discussed the press release situation with their editors who ultimately made the call to publish or not publish ahead of the awards Rough Draft fact checked during the ceremony and published the list right away afterwards Michelin did not acknowledge the snafu playing out the evening as if nothing had happened But the unfortunate timing shifted the mood in Greenville Restaurants attending the invite-only Michelin ceremony all receive awards Part of the magic of the Michelin awards is not knowing who gets what beforehand Instead this year s big reveal came in over a wire utility While particular people laughed it off just happy to be there others were disappointed the force in Greenville had changed One Atlanta chef communicated us she didn t look at the release because she longed it to be a surprise asking people not to discuss the list in her presence Catching up with her post-ceremony the chef stood by her decision to remain in the dark saying it allowed her to enjoy the experience with honest reactions Atlanta nabbed eight more recommended restaurants this year but no new stars or Bib Gourmands The list barely changed from Like last year I was struck by the fact that for a Black majority city there are still no Black chefs from Atlanta with a starred restaurant in the guide and only three Black-owned restaurants listed for Atlanta overall And while Buford Highway is represented where are the Brazilian restaurants uncovered throughout Cobb County or refugee-led Clarkston restaurants such as Two Fish Myanmar What about Atlanta s south side and the enclaves of Vietnamese and Latin American communities there How about Duluth s thriving Korean society one of the largest in the nation As a crossroads city with a metropolitan region of six million people Atlanta serves as a multi-cultural microcosm of the South And nowhere is that more apparent than on our culinary scene Is a Michelin guide great for Atlanta and the South Absolutely Is the guide filled with wonderful and deserving restaurants Definitely But these dining inspectors have several work to do starting with Atlanta Sudden orthopedic need Get Better right now SPONSORED BY PEACHTREE ORTHOPEDICS Peachtree Orthopedics is now offering immediate access for all new patients through their AskORTHO chat feature Just go to poAskOrtho com and you can communicate right away with a LIVE actual Peachtree Orthopedics clinician This institution is offered from a m - 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