Michelin Star

Bridge Arms chef: It’s amazing to represent pubs in the Michelin Guide

23-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Chef-director of Kent-based gastropub the Bridge Arms, which won a Michelin star last week, was proud to represent pubs in the Michelin Guide and champion the value of good food, friendly service and consistency.

The pandemic gave Michael Wignall chance to transform pub

12-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The pandemic provided an ideal chance to transform 15th century the Angel at Hetton from a “pubby-pub” into a more modern restaurant, according to the head-chef.

No pub additions to Michelin star list but trio awarded Bib Gourmands

26-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

There were no new Michelin stars awarded to pubs in the latest guide however, three were given Bib Gourmands.

Which 17 pubs have Michelin stars?

25-Apr-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

There are now 17 pubs nationwide flying the coveted Michelin star flag, showcasing the culinary talent and skill on offer in kitchens that go against the old pub stereotype of dodgy cheese sandwiches and cheap bar snacks

Chef spotlight

Northern powerhouse: the Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire

27-Aug-2015 By Helen Gilbert

For the second year in a row, The Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire has ranked number one in the Good Food Guide’s Top 50 Pubs. Helen Gilbert catches up with chef-patron Steven Smith to discover what the latest accolade means to him, his Michelin Star...

New Michelin-starred pub in big trade uplift

10-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

The Treby Arms, in Sparkwell, Devon – one of three pubs to gain a new Michelin star in the 2015 guide released last month – has seen advance bookings treble since winning the accolade.

New Michelin star pub packed out

14-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The pub that gained a Michelin star in January has seen lunch and outside catering trade double since winning the accolade. Former Gordon Ramsay...

Somerset's Pony & Trap pub gets Michelin star

18-Jan-2011 By Jo Bruce

The Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, Somerset, has been awarded a prestigious Michelin star in the Michelin guide Great Britain & Ireland 2011....

Rhodes' chef in pub deal

26-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A chef who gained a Michelin star working for Gary Rhodes has taken on a Northamptonshire pub. Adam Gray has bought half the lease of Charles Wells...

Michelin star restaurant staff walkout over pub plan

09-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham, Big Hospitality

Staff at The Goose at Britwell Salome have walked out because of an alleged dispute over turning the restaurant into a pub.

Star performers

01-Feb-2008

PubChef reports on this year's winners of Michelin stars and Bib Gourmands Two pubs in Kent and Oxfordshire have been awarded a coveted star in the...

Michelin awards stars go to Sportsman and Goose

31-Jan-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

Licensees at two pubs, in Kent and Oxfordshire, are celebrating the award of a coveted star in the Michelin Guide - Great Britain & Ireland 2008....

Michelin star "stamp of approval" for Goose

23-Jan-2008 By Lucy Britner

Michelin star is "stamp of approval" for team's hard work at the Goose in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire

The Surgery - What can we do to impress the Michelin inspectors?

01-Aug-2005 By Mark Taylor

The Surgery's tips on impressing Michelin inspectors

Rising Star - Michael North

01-Feb-2005

Michael North, head chef and proprietor at the Goose at Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire,has scooped a Michelin star in the Michelin Guide Great Britain...

Gastro pubs cut bigger slice of Michelin status

27-Jan-2005

by Max Gosney Pub food has received a major boost after one gastro pub was awarded a Michelin star and 12 other pubs won Bib Gourmands ­ one step...

Historic Michelin coup in the offing

06-Feb-2003

by The PMA Team A trio of young entrepreneurs look set to make pub catering history by winning a Michelin star for quality food at two different...