News travel fast when it comes to Michelin awards. So today the Twitterati was abuzz with the 2014 Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country on the eve of its publication. All Spice in San Mateo, CA received a Michelin Star, the first time I believe a San Mateo restaurant has been given the coveted award.
I find this noteworthy because All Spice is not only in our backyard, but in early 2011, when the restaurant had been opened for just a few months, Vineyard Gate held a wine dinner there featuring the 2008 Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier red Burgundies.
The refined dishes, French in preparation but Indian-inspired, paired deliciously with the young, fresh-tasting Burgundies. It was an eye-opening kind of food pairing. Everyone who attended had a great time. I couldn't have pulled it off without the help of Shoshana, the co-owner, manager, and wine director of All Spice.
All Spice first received a Michelin star last year in the 2013 Guide, almost two years after opening for business.* Good to see Bibendum continues to toast its excellence.
All Spice
1602 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, California
Open only for dinner Tuesday-Saturday
650.627.4303
*Note: Corrected. 2014 Guide is the second time All Spice was awarded a Michelin Star, not the first, as previously stated.
It didn't take Michelin as long as you thought - they awarded All Spice a star last year too.
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