Gordon Ramsay has received two more Michelin stars, rounding his total to twelve and putting him at the top of the list for most stars received with French chef Alain Ducasse.
His latest pair of stars comes for his restaurant in New York City, Gordon Ramsay at the London, which opened last November. The Michelin rating system awards two stars for venues with “excellent cuisine, worth a detour.”
Not all would agree: Frank Bruni, the New York Times food critic was not impressed on his first outing at the restaurant, which has been reportedly further plagued by neighbourhood complaints and staff disagreements.
The Michelin guide has existed in some form since the early 20th century, and is known for its minimalist approach to awarding stars. One star denotes "a very good restaurant in its category"), while three stars identifies "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".
Gordon Ramsay’s eponymous restaurant in London is the only three-starred venue in the UK capital. Speaking about his New York City restaurant, he was quoted as saying, “I won’t sleep until I get three stars in the bag.”
Three menus are available at the London: a set lunch menu, an a la carte menu, and the prestige menu, a set menu available from 5:30-10:30pm.
The prestige menu includes nine courses: a canapé; pressed foie gras and game with port sauce and pickled mushrooms; lobster ravioli with celery root cream and shellfish vinaigrette; striped bass fillet with pak choi and caviar velouté; either fillet of corn-reared Brandt beef with braised oxtail and sauce Bordelaise or roast cannon of lamb with candied onions, confit tomatoes and marjoram jus; roasted pineapple with crystallized cilantro or Selection of cheeses from the trolley; apricot soufflé with Amaretto ice cream; and teas, coffees, infusions and a Bon Bon trolley.
A vegetarian version of the prestige menu is also available.
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