It is a black and white, inarguable fact that Seattle has no Michelin-starred restaurants. That is not an opinion nor a judgment of the quality of dining out around here: In order to get a Michelin star, a restaurant must be included in the Michelin guide, and as of right now, the company does not publish one that includes Seattle.
What is an opinion—and one I hold as a fervent booster of Seattle’s restaurant scene and someone who has spent the last two decades writing about it—is that Seattle shouldn’t have Michelin star restaurants.
Not because I don’t think our restaurants deserve the love and accolades, but because the lack
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