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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New Michelin Guide is here. Hayato, Mélisse, and 6 other LA restaurants received stars

    The Michelin Guide is back after a brief hiatus during the pandemic. And this year, Los Angeles is prominently featured.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 30, 2021 • 9m Listen

    The Michelin Guide is back after a brief hiatus during the pandemic. And this year, Los Angeles is prominently featured. In addition to fine-dining staples like Josiah Citrin’s Mélisse or Brandon Go’s Hayato, six new restaurants in LA received stars. But once again, no LA restaurants received the elusive three-star distinction this year.

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Traveling OB/GYN from CA wants country to see abortion as simply part of medical care
    1. 0:00‘It is activism … it is frustrating’: CA doctor travels to Oklahoma to provide abortions
    2. 10:05NBA won’t pay athletes who miss games because they’re not vaccinated. Will more players get their shots?
    3. 19:57Why some conservative American leaders are looking to Hungary as a model country
    4. 29:21Cacio e Pepe: How to make it using 4 ingredients, where to find it at LA restaurants
    5. 40:01New Michelin Guide is here. Hayato, Mélisse, and 6 other LA restaurants received starsYou’re reading this
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