Michelin stars: Getting to the gold standard - and keeping it

A Michelin star can do wonders for restaurant bookings, but losing one can be dire, so is it worth all the fuss?

A Michelin Red Book star adorns the wall of a hotel in Latvia

In the Midland Hotel, in Manchester this Monday, a certain rotund man will be creating joy and breaking hearts.

I speak — of course — of Bibendum, the Michelin Man, as the 2024 Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland will be announcing who is in and who is out.