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The more Michelin stars a restaurant has, the more elegant the food will look.
At least, that’s a theory.
Take this fascinating picture quiz to see if you can discover which dishes have one, two or three Michelin stars.
Or none at all.
The photographs were taken all over the world, from New York to Nairobi via the Lake District.
All answers are revealed at the bottom.
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THE ANSWERS
1. A Michelin star. This is a Chicken kyiv with Cauliflower Cheese from The Coach, Tom Kerridge’s pub in Marlow. Visit tomkerridge.com/restaurants/the-coach-marlow/
2. No Michelin stars. This is Highland venison en croûte with cabbage, bacon, morel and pear (£46.00), from Le Cordon Bleu’s Cord restaurant on Fleet St, London. Visit www.cordrestaurant.co.uk.
3. No Michelin stars. This mushroom, sweet and sour onion and brioche parfait (£16) is from The Victoria Oxshott, an award-winning gastro pub in Oxshott, Surrey. Visit thevictoriaoxshott.com.
4. No Michelin stars. Josephine Bouchon by Claude Bosi, London. Visit josephinebouchon.com.
5. No Michelin stars. Gilpin Spice in the Lake District. Visit thegilpin.co.uk/eat-and-drink/gilpinspice.
6. No Michelin stars. Dowling’s at The Carlyle, New York. Visit www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/dining.
7. No Michelin stars. Capture at St. Regis, Abu Dhabi. Visit Guide.michelin.com/gb/en/abu-dhabi-emirate/abu-dhabi/restaurant/catch-at-st-regis.
8. Two Michelin stars. The “citrus garden” dessert at L’Orangerie at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris. Visit www.fourseasons.com/paris.
9. One Michelin star. Le George at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris. Visit www.fourseasons.com/paris.
10. One Michelin star. The ‘dessert cafe’ in Northcote, Lancashire. Visit www.northcote.com
Heaps: 1-5 – gastronomic failure. Stop eating at fast food restaurants and try something more sophisticated from time to time.
6-10 – beginner foodie enthusiast. You clearly know your onions when it comes to good food. But there is room for improvement.
11-15: Have you ever thought about a career as a Michelin inspector?
16-21: food fanatic/a true Michelin inspector. Congratulations. Reward yourself with a Michelin-starred cauliflower cheese.