‘Bungalow’ is Vikas Khanna’s latest restaurant (just 260 days old) in New York
Michelin Guide honours talented chefs (in restaurant setting) with ‘Bib Gourmand’ designation for restaurants serving good food at moderate price
Chef Vikas Khanna, originally from Amritsar, the food capital of Punjab, is not only a household name in India but a prominent ambassador of Indian cuisine at the international level. Eight times recipient of the coveted Michelin star, which recognises the culinary talents of chefs (in a restaurant setting), Khanna has award-winning restaurants running in New York and Dubai.
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So, when news started being splashed across the Indian mainstream online and offline media since Tuesday evening that he had won another Michelin award – Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award – for his newest (just 260 days old) New York restaurant ‘Bungalow’, picking up from his post on Instagram, your own news portal LifeInChandigarh.com decided to check out the significance of the award on the Michelin Guide website.
The Michelin Guide, for select metropolitan cities worldwide, is recognized globally for excellence and quality. It offers a selection of world-class restaurants.
These are the various categories in which Michelin Guide presents awards to restaurants in the select metros:
• The famous one, two and three Michelin Stars identify establishments serving exceptional cuisine that’s rich in flavour, remarkably executed and infused with the personality of a talented chef.
• The Bib Gourmand, won by our very own Vikas Khanna, is a designation given to select restaurants that offer good quality food for a good value – often known as personal favourites among the Michelin inspectors when dining on their own time.
• The Michelin Green Star honours restaurants that are pioneers in sustainable gastronomy.
• Recommended restaurants and special professional awards are also highlighted by the Michelin Guide inspectors.
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As per information available on the website, the second annual Michelin Guide Ceremony, bringing together New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., was held earlier this week and described as a night of excitement with a new three Michelin Star restaurant and three new two Stars.
New York’s Jungsik New York was awarded its first third Michelin Star and New York restaurants César, Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare and Sushi Sho were each awarded their first two Stars. New York’s One White Street received a first Michelin Green Star, as did Oyster Oyster in Washington, D.C.
On further reading we came across a table of the 2024 Michelin Guide New York selection (reproduced below), which mentions that five New York restaurants were honoured with three Michelin Stars, 14 with two Michelin Stars, and 55 with one Michelin Star.
Four other NY restaurants were presented a Green Star, while as many as 91 restaurants got the Bib Gourmand, the one presented to Vikas Khanna for his restaurant ‘Bungalow’.
