I remember reading about some restaurants in my country that have also returned the Michelin star. Mostly because it put unnecessary pressure on the restaurant and they wanted to develop in their own way. It is absolutely natural for anything that is alive to change organically and transform into something new and unexpected, and that includes restaurants.
It's a great question. I could see there being incentive to try to make Mexico seem a bit more blandly European, appealing to the World Cup organizers, and Michelin would certainly help to accomplish that. But it could also just be that Mexico craves this sort of recognition and that Michelin has done a good job convincing the world that their awards are useful and needed.
I remember reading about some restaurants in my country that have also returned the Michelin star. Mostly because it put unnecessary pressure on the restaurant and they wanted to develop in their own way. It is absolutely natural for anything that is alive to change organically and transform into something new and unexpected, and that includes restaurants.
I’m curious about how much of this situation is part of tourism-related efforts tied to World Cup 2026.
It's a great question. I could see there being incentive to try to make Mexico seem a bit more blandly European, appealing to the World Cup organizers, and Michelin would certainly help to accomplish that. But it could also just be that Mexico craves this sort of recognition and that Michelin has done a good job convincing the world that their awards are useful and needed.