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The Michelin Guide 2023 star ceremony<\/strong> is fast approaching. On Monday, March 6, Michelin inspectors will honor the industry’s top professionals with their stars and special awards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But while waiting for the winners to be announced, the Michelin Guide<\/strong> has demoted five restaurants, and not the least. Chefs Guy Savoy<\/strong> and Christopher Coutanceau<\/strong> from Rochelle, who had three stars, lost one. Three other chefs who were double starred have only one star left : Jean-Luc Tartarin<\/strong> in Le Havre, La Table de l’Alpaga<\/strong> in Meg\u00e8ve and Michel Sarran<\/strong> in Toulouse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Michelin Guide’s decision has caused “a lot of disappointment”<\/em>, reports chef Michel Sarran, interviewed by BFMTV this morning. “This is the first year they have issued a press release announcing the losses. It’s like pointing the finger at those who fall, and that’s very hard to accept”<\/em>, he denounced. The chef from Toulouse, who was awarded a first star in 1996<\/strong> and a second in 2003<\/strong>, intends to bounce back. “I’ve never worked for the Guide, I work for the customers, they are the ones who make my living.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Guy Savoy, voted best chef in the world for the sixth consecutive time<\/strong> last November, has held three stars since 2002<\/strong>. The chef, whose flagship restaurant is now located at 11 quai Conti in the Monnaie de Paris, had held the guide’s supreme award for 21 years<\/strong>. “Until now, I have only known the best moments in my career. Tonight, I’m thinking about the teams and I’ll talk to them tomorrow. We lost the game this year but we’ll win it back next year”<\/em>, Guy Savoy reacted to AFP.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Similarly, the chef Christopher Coutanceau, whose restaurant is located in La Rochelle<\/strong>, had obtained his third star just before the first confinement. During the years 2021<\/strong> and 2022<\/strong>, no chef with the highest culinary distinction, namely three stars, had been demoted, unlike the years 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gwendal Poullennec<\/strong>, the boss of the guide, spoke about this decision. “These are exceptional restaurants, so you can imagine that these are decisions that are carefully considered, supported by numerous visits by our inspectors throughout the year”<\/em>, he told AFP.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aware of the emotional and economic impact of such an announcement, twenty years after the suicide of chef Bernard Loiseau<\/strong>, Gwendal Poullennec has been talking to chefs. He met with Christopher Coutanceau on Monday, February 27<\/strong>, and had a telephone conversation with Guy Savoy<\/strong>, reminding them that the stars are earned every year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read also >Gastronomy: the best restaurant in the world closes to reinvent itself<\/a><\/p>\nTwo stars for Guy Savoy<\/h2>\n
Explanations from the Guide Rouge<\/h2>\n