This evening multiple chefs’ and restaurant owners’ hearts are pumping away a little more briskly than they were after they got up this morning with the news tweeted this afternoon that the Michelin Guide Great Britain And Ireland will announce its ‘Star revelation’ in a few days time. The 2022 Bibs Gourmands will be revealed on 11 February, the ‘Special awards’ will be disclosed on 15 February and the new stars on 16 February. Michelin certainly is milking the publicity for every drop it can get by spreading what used to be a simple announcement into a 5 day extravaganza.
Here in the West Midlands we might be looking out to see if The Wilderness finally achieves a star, to see if Lichfield’s Upstairs by Tom Shepherd is also awarded a star so soon after it opened, to see if Birmingham’s star total is also added to by Kray Tredwell’s 670 Grams and if it is just possible that Opheem will become Birmingham’s first two star restaurant. Will Simpsons lose its star? (probably not) and which restaurants will find their places for the first time on the list of Michelin recommendations? - a quick new entry for Stoke on Trent’s Lunar perhaps (I shall be visiting there next week).
Pure theatre and clever marketing.
More recent tweets confirm that Glynn Purnell is soon to open his new pub in Henley In Arden - The Mount - in the premises previously occupied by the Butcher’s Social Club (see previous Blog) and another confirming that Adrien Garnier, presently the restaurant’s sommelier, has been appointed Purnell’s’ Restaurant manager as was expected.
Finally, social media also revealed that Dan Lee, recent winner of the BBC’s 2021 Masterchef The Professionals competition, is to team up for a one-day event with former Masterchef champion Stuart Deeley of Smoke. Sounds interesting. Busy, busy, busy.
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