South Carolina Will Host the 2025 Michelin Guide American South Ceremony
The guide's new presence in the region is motivated by financial backing; the new regional guide is produced in partnership with Travel South USA, a multi-state collaboration that promotes tourism across the southern U.S. The Discover South Carolina tourism board is the host for the ceremony.
With its expansion in the South, the guide has added new cities across the U.S. this year, including Boston and Philadelphia joining the Northeast cities guide. In the past two years, the company has published new guides covering Texas, Colorado, and Atlanta; growing its coverage in Florida and Toronto. This is all in addition to the company's existing North American guides covering Vancouver, Mexico, California, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
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In November, cities like Charleston and New Orleans, will discover if they've received a Michelin star or Guide distinction for the first time. The guide is seen by many as the global standard of restaurant reviews with its up to three-star rating system, with one-star considered a 'very good restaurant in its category,' two-star considered 'worthy of a detour,' and three-star deemed a 'special journey.' There is also the Bib Gourmand status, an unstarred category given to high-caliber restaurants that serve a two-course meal for around $50 a person. Attendance to the American South Michelin Guide ceremony is by invitation only.
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