A huge award ceremony celebrating restaurant excellence arrived in Manchester on Monday, February 5.
The Michelin Guide awards were held at Manchester's Midland Hotel in the city centre, and the best chefs from Great Britain and Ireland flocked to see which restaurants would be given the ultimate accolade of a Michelin Star.
Eighteen restaurants have been awarded one Michelin star status in 2024, six were given two stars, and one three stars.
Six green stars were also handed out for restaurants leading in the industry for their commitment to sustainable practices.
Despite the location, Manchester restaurants were missing from the list of awards - although hopes had been high that we would see some of the city's fine dining establishments join Ancoats' Mana - our one Michelin-starred restaurant.
Stockport's 'Where the Light Gets In' had been seen as a strong contender, but sadly Manchester was left empty-handed.
London walked away with ten new one-Michelin-star restaurants, and renowned celebrity chef and TV presenter Michelle Roux was on hand to present the chefs with these prestigious awards.
The Michelin Guide awards were held at Manchester's Midland Hotel in the city centre, and the best chefs from Great Britain and Ireland flocked to see which restaurants would be given the ultimate accolade of a Michelin Star.
Eighteen restaurants have been awarded one Michelin star status in 2024, six were given two stars, and one three stars.
Six green stars were also handed out for restaurants leading in the industry for their commitment to sustainable practices.
Despite the location, Manchester restaurants were missing from the list of awards - although hopes had been high that we would see some of the city's fine dining establishments join Ancoats' Mana - our one Michelin-starred restaurant.
Stockport's 'Where the Light Gets In' had been seen as a strong contender, but sadly Manchester was left empty-handed.
London walked away with ten new one-Michelin-star restaurants, and renowned celebrity chef and TV presenter Michelle Roux was on hand to present the chefs with these prestigious awards.
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00:00 A huge award ceremony celebrating restaurant excellence arrived in Manchester on Monday
00:06 the 5th of February. The Michelin Guide Awards were held at Manchester's Midland Hotel in
00:11 the city centre and the best chefs from Great Britain and Ireland flocked to see which restaurants
00:17 would be given the ultimate accolade of a Michelin star.
00:20 Eighteen restaurants have been awarded one Michelin star status in 2024. Six were given
00:26 two stars and one three stars. Six green stars were also handed out for restaurants leading
00:32 in the industry for their commitment to sustainable practices.
00:37 It promises to be an exciting and in some cases emotional evening as we celebrate our
00:42 shared passion for fantastic food, genuine hospitality as well as marking the 50th anniversary
00:49 of the Michelin Guide in Great Britain and Ireland.
00:53 Despite the location, Manchester restaurants were missing from the list of awards. Although
00:58 hopes had been high that we would see some of the city's fine dining establishments join
01:02 Ancote's Manor, our one Michelin starred restaurant. Stockport's Where the Light Gets In had been
01:08 seen as a strong contender but sadly Manchester was left empty handed.
01:12 London walked away with 10 new one Michelin star restaurants and renowned celebrity chef
01:17 and TV presenter Michelle Rue was on hand to present the chefs with these prestigious
01:22 awards.
01:24 What is the Michelin Guide, Ros? What's that all about?
01:27 We started in 1889 with two French brothers who have a famous tyre company and the whole
01:32 point was to get people to go out and about in their cars, to take road trips, to visit
01:37 different restaurants and places to eat in order to use up their tyres so they would
01:40 need new tyres. And it's grown obviously exponentially since then. We've got the UK and Ireland Guide,
01:46 there's guides from all over Europe and the world. They just recently launched it in Dubai.
01:50 And because it's judged by inspectors who are part of the hospitality industry, it's
01:55 a big deal for chefs. It would be the top one that they're looking to get.
01:59 The awards tonight will demonstrate how resilient the industry is. They will also illustrate
02:07 how local chefs are shaping culinary experiences that stand out for their growing refinement,
02:15 culinary diversity and sustainable commitment.
02:20 The chefs who were awarded stars were understandably emotional to have achieved such an accolade
02:25 for their hard work. We managed to speak to the head chef of the now two-star restaurant,
02:30 the Glentaur at La Ligue in Scotland.
02:32 How does it feel to be in a Michelin star restaurant?
02:37 Amazing, amazing. I'm a sweaty mess, honestly. Yeah, really, really fantastic. It's great
02:44 for a great personal achievement, professional achievement. It's great for the team. It's
02:48 great for Scotland.
02:49 Do you think that there is still a place for the highest level of fine dining set menus
02:53 and all that glorious performance?
02:56 I think so, yeah. I mean, we wouldn't be sitting here if that wasn't the case. I think these
03:02 are the people that are going to thrive in terms of people coming for celebratory meals.
03:06 There's always a place for that. It's just finding the place as things change. But the
03:11 passion from the chefs and the expertise is always going to be there, and quite rightly
03:15 so. So yeah, I think it will always continue.
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