michelin guide UK

2009 Michelin Stars Adorn New & Old in UK

This year's Michelin Guide for the UK was just released, or really leaked, highlighting four new 2-star restaurants, twenty-six new 1-star restaurants, and a list of four 'Rising Stars'. The coveted 3-stars were only bestowed upon past recipients including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal's 'The Fat Duck', and Michel Roux's 'The Waterside Inn'.

Two-Michelin Stars were newly awarded to:

The Dining Room at Whatley Manor
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
l'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Claude Bosi's Hibiscus (previously lost a star when the restaurant moved from Ludlow to London)

Newly promoted Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester was tipped for third star status on the 2009 list of 'Rising Stars' which also includes three restaurants tipped for their second star status: Tom Aikens, The Ledbury, and Nathan Outlaw. Pubs, family-run establishments, country hotels and trendy London restaurants awarded Michelin stars denotes the exceptional variety and quality of UK cuisine among the culinary world.

[via Decanter]

Gallery: Snapshot of the 2009 Michelin Guide UK