The pandemic has imposed a closure of restaurants for several months, but the Michelin guide is no exception to the rule and unveils, this Monday, its famous awards in France. “It is an important decision to support the profession despite the context and perhaps because of the context itself. It was necessary to maintain this ad“, said the director of the guide Gwendal Poullennec.
While its competitors have chosen to readjust to the pandemic, the most famous gastronomic guide is the only one to make his selection of the Covid era “according to the same criteria since always“.
Surprise, hope, disappointment … it’s over, the 2021 Michelin Guide awards were unveiled on Monday. This particular edition maintains the macaroons of all three stars.
For the Occitania region, four new establishments are awarded 1 * star in the 2021 Michelin guide.
Four new 1 * star establishments in Occitanie
54 restaurants get a first star in the palmares of the famous red guide. In Occitania, four new establishments have obtained this distinction.
- Gard : “Elf“with Nicolas Fontaine, in Nîmes;
- Hérault : “Leclere“with Guillaume Leclere in Montpellier;
- Hérault : “Pastis“with Daniel Lutrand in Montpellier;
- Hérault : “Reflection of Obione“with Laurent Cherchi in Montpellier.
As a reminder, the only 3 * star establishment in Occitanie
- Aude: “L’Auberge du Vieux Puits” in Fontjoncouse with Gilles Goujon.
As a reminder, the seven 2 * star establishments in Occitanie
- Aude: “La Maison Saint-Crescent”, in Narbonne with Lionel Giraud and Aurélie Ihamouine,
- Aude: “Le Parc Franck Putelat” in Carcassonne with Franck Putelat,
- Gard: “Alexandre” at Garons with Michel Kayser,
- Haute-Garonne: “Michel Sarran” in Toulouse with Michel Sarran,
- Haute-Garonne: “PY-R”, in Toulouse with Pierre Lambinon and Xavier Saffon-Peres,
- Gers: “Le Puits Saint-Jacques” in Pujaudran with Bernard Bach,
- Lot: “Le Gindreau” in Saint-Médard with Pascal Bardet.
Occitanie also had 41 1 * star establishments before the new 2021 awards.
The Passion Dessert 2021 promotion
For the third year in a row, the Michelin Guide has celebrated the beautiful profession of pastry chef, which is enjoying great growth. The Passion Dessert 2021 promotion highlights talented pastry chefs of all generations. In Occitania, the pastry chef Simon Pacary of “La Table de Franck Putelat” in Carcassonne, was distinguished.
A “Michelin Green Star” selection
In addition to the presentation of the stars, this edition will be punctuated by the unveiling of the new selection of restaurants “Green Star Michelin” highlighting establishments particularly committed to a sustainable approach to gastronomy. In Occitania, six establishments obtain this green star.
- Gard : “The rich“, Sébastien Rath, Alès;
- Gers : “Domaine de Beaulieu“, Maxime Deschamps / Stéphane Mazières, Auch;
- Gers : “La Table de Nazère“, Christopher Roussat, Avezan ;
- Hautes-Pyrénées: “Sandikala“, Luke MacLeod, Galan ;
- Hérault : “Reflection of Obione“, Laurent Cherchi, Montpellier;
- Lot : “The Allée des Vignes“, Claude-Emmanuel Robin, Cajarc.
Ten new establishments in the Bib Gourmand 2021
For lovers of good food at reasonable prices, the Bib Gourmand guide selects the best value for money for addresses with at least one menu (starter, main course and dessert) for a maximum of 35 euros in the provinces and 39 euros in Paris. In Occitania, 10 new establishments are entering the addresses of Bib Gourmand 2021.
- Aude: La Tulipe Noire, in Fleury;
- Aveyron: Café Bras, in Rodez;
- Gard: C’la Vie, in Orsan;
- Gard: La Table 2 Julien, in Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers;
- Haute-Garonne: Cartouches, in Toulouse;
- Haute-Garonne: Hito, in Toulouse;
- Gers: La Falène Bleue, in Lannepax;
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Auberge des Aryelets, in Aulon;
- Hautes-Pyrénées: O2c, Bagnères-de-Bigorre;
- Tarn: Bistrot Saveurs, in Castres.
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