Nancy DePalma

1 week ago | guide.michelin.com | Nancy DePalma

Ask anyone where to go in Orlando and undoubtedly Otto's High Dive, a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand,  will lead that list. From locals to award-winning chefs, it's a perennial favorite, and the man behind the magic is Justin Levaughn. Levaughn, who won the MICHELIN Guide Award for Exceptional Cocktails at the 2024 Florida MICHELIN Guide Ceremony, worked his way up from dishwasher and busser to his current role at Otto's High Dive where he oversees one of the buzziest spots in town.

1 month ago | guide.michelin.com | Nancy DePalma

People 1 minute To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, along with Women's History Month, we asked some of our female MICHELIN Guide chefs about their experiences and dreams, as well as their advice for those hoping to follow in their footsteps. People 3 minutes The Chef-Director of The Pem in London explains the significance of the restaurant's name and how she has succeeded in a male-dominated environment.

1 month ago | guide.michelin.com | Nancy DePalma

Shamim Popal and her family were forced to flee their native Afghanistan when the Soviet Union invaded in the 1980s. They arrived in the United States with very little, and together with her husband, Popal has created a thriving restaurant group in Washington, D.C., with Lutèce, Pascual, and MICHELIN Guide Bib Gourmand Lapis. Despite running these popular restaurants, when Popal arrived in the U.S., she didn’t even know how to cook rice.

Dec 9, 2024 | guide.michelin.com | Nancy DePalma

임정식 오너셰프의 이름을 딴 ‘정식당’은 서울(미쉐린 2스타)과 뉴욕 두 곳에서 운영되고 있습니다. 2011년 뉴욕 트라이베카에 문을 연 정식당(Jungsik New York)은 오픈 1년 만에 미쉐린 1스타를 획득하였고, 2013년에는 빠르게 미쉐린 2스타로 승격되었습니다. 이후 10년 넘게 꾸준한 평가를 이어오던 정식당은 올해 드디어 미쉐린 3스타를 획득하며, 미국 최초의 미쉐린 3스타 한국 레스토랑으로 자리매김하였습니다. 현재 미국 내 미쉐린 3스타 레스토랑은 단 13곳에 불과합니다. 정식당 뉴욕의 아담한 다이닝룸은 어두운 바닥재와 고급스러운 나무 패널 장식, 그리고 아이보리 톤의 벤치가 어우러지며 절제된 우아함을 유지하고 있습니다. 그러나 미쉐린 평가원들은 이곳에서 “놀랍고도 흥미로운 변화가 일어났다”고 말합니다. “요리의 완성도가 한층 높아졌습니다. 재료의 품질과 소스의 디테일이 탁월하며, 프레젠테이션은 시각적으로도 흥미롭습니다.

Dec 9, 2024 | guide.michelin.com | Nancy DePalma

Chef/owner Jungsik Yim’s eponymous restaurant has two outlets: Seoul (Two MICHELIN Stars) and New York, which opened in TriBeCa in 2011. Within one year of its opening, the restaurant was awarded One MICHELIN Star, which was quickly followed up by Two MICHELIN Stars in 2013.