From the NY Times. Alain Ducasse at the Essex House has been dropped, not because standards have fallen but because they will be closed due to re-location, after which they will be re-assessed.
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Edited to add links to the full lists for New York and San Francisco:
New York restaurants
San Francisco restaurants
Interesting to see Gary Danko only managed one star [:?]
No Major Shake-Ups in Michelin’s N.Y. Ratings
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By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: October 24, 2006
When Michelin released the ratings from its second annual guide to New York City restaurants and hotels this morning, one of the four highest-ranked restaurants from last year’s guide had gone by the wayside.
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Edited to add links to the full lists for New York and San Francisco:
New York restaurants
San Francisco restaurants
Interesting to see Gary Danko only managed one star [:?]