TWINKLE TWINKLE MICHELIN STARS…

The just-released Michelin Guide, France 2010, showcases a tasty grouping of 558 restaurants around the country. Of the 455 1-Star establishments, 47 are list newcomers. Ten eateries have been promoted to 2-Star (77 total); and only one new 3-Star has been added to this most prestigious of lists, which now numbers 26.

Chocolatine recommends the following newly-starred restaurants for visitors who travel to France as much for the food as for the culture:

BEAUNE
• Le Jardin des Remparts (1 Star)
BORDEAUX (all new 1 Star):
• Le Pressoir d’Argent
• Le Gabriel
• Les Sources de Caudalie
• La Table de Montesquieu
FONTJONCOUSE
• Auberge du Vieux Puits (3 Stars)
HONFLEUR
• Sa. Qua. Na (2 Stars)
• La Terrasse et l'Assiette (1 Star)
NICE
• Aphrodite (1 Star)
• L’Aromate (1 Star)
PARIS
• Bigarrade, 2 Stars
• Passage, 2 Stars
(demerit, from 2 Stars to 1: Hélène Darroze)
SAINT-TROPEZ
• Résidence de la Pinède
VENCE
• Château St-Martin (2 Stars)
MONTE CARLO
• Bar Boeuf & Co (1 Star)