Alain Ducasse has regained his crown as the most Michelin-starred chef in the world after his Mix restaurant in Las Vegas gained one star in the city’s first Michelin guide. The French chef, who opened his eagerly anticipated restaurant at London’s Dorchester hotel earlier this week, now has 13 stars, putting him ahead of Gordon Ramsay. Ramsay was briefly tied with Ducasse on 12 stars last month when his eponymous restaurant at the London NYC hotel in midtown Manhattan debuted with two stars in Michelin’s New York 2008 guide.
Meanwhile, Heston Blumenthal, one of only three UK chefs with three Michelin stars, has revealed that he is in negotiations to open his first restaurant in London. “We’re in serious discussions, but it’s not a done deal yet,” he told financial news service Bloomberg. “It’s with a site in London, a very good site in London, but I haven’t signed anything. Fingers crossed, I’m hoping we might get something one way or the other in the next month.”
