While the balance of the Michelin Guide 2024 remains positive with 395 stars awarded, 10 more than last year, for some who rejoice there is someone else who remains with a bitter taste in their mouth. Albeit with less media hype, there are in fact some important relegations. In the excitement of the Michelin guide's award ceremony, they almost went unnoticed, but in the landscape they cause a stir. Especially those marking the transition from Two Stars to One.
Who lost a Michelin star in the 2024 guide
From Two Stars to One: this is the case of Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia in Milan and Bracali in Massa Marittima. Different signs, both with a long history behind them. The reasons for the choices are not stated, we do not know whether it was the commitment of the chef couple Alessandro Negrini and Fabio Pisani (now at the helm of Il Luogo) that was not appreciated by the inspectors of the Rossa. Today Il Luogo is in fact part of a small restaurant group that now counts a handful of signs revolving around the main venue, the original Luogo, which underwent a major restyling a few years ago. The case of Bracali is different, a sign chiselled on the figure of Luca Bracali, the soul and creator of the place. A refined restaurant, eclectic but always linked to the flavours of the Maremma. The signs that have lost their stars are: La Terrazza dell'Hotel Eden in Rome, Casa Vicina in Turin, and Tano passami l'olio in Milan. La Fermata in Alessandria (AL); La Bottega del 30 in Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI); Pietramare Natural Food in Isola di Capo Rizzuto (KR); Il Cascinalenuovo in Isola d'Asti (AT); Ma.Ri.Na in Olgiati Olona (VA); Cielo in Ostuni (BR); Pierino Penati in Viganò (LC).
Michelin Guide 2024
One thing is certain: compared to a few seasons ago, the 'red' is more dynamic. If we look at the latest editions, we find year after year a certain prodigality in assigning Stars: if the passage from zero to two at I Tre Olivi a couple of years ago caused a sensation, this year there is even a double: with the conquest of macaroons in record time, as in the case of Niederkfler at Atelier Moessmer (which went from zero to three in a few months) and Mammoliti at La Rei Natura (which stops at two). Of course, these are reconquests rather than conquests, but what is certain is that the days are gone when you had to wait several seasons to see any major change. And the shower of stars in these last few editions seems to have as a counterbalance, also a greater mobility in output.
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