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100 Years of Michelin Stars: What Makes a Restaurant Michelin-Worthy – and Who Decides That?

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The Michelin star celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The prestigious restaurant awards were first bestowed in France in 1926. Tomorrow, the new Dutch restaurants with Michelin stars will be announced in Maastricht. What makes a restaurant star-worthy – and who decides that? Werner Loens is the former director of Michelin Benelux. He worked there for 37 years, following a six-month training course, first as an inspector and later as chi…

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A hundred years after their introduction, Michelin stars are still primarily a French affair. Worldwide, it is mainly French restaurants and chefs...

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Michelin star celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The prestigious restaurant awards were first bestowed in France in 1926. Tomorrow, the new Dutch restaurants with Michelin stars will be announced in Maastricht. What makes a restaurant star-worthy – and who decides that? Werner Loens is the former director of Michelin Benelux. He worked there for 37 years, following a six-month training course, first as an inspector and later as chi…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Tension is rising in the gastronomic Netherlands. The Michelin Stars will be awarded in Maastricht today. According to experts, several things in Brabant have a good chance of winning their first star. Unfortunately, there are (possibly) also losers. Don't miss out on the awards ceremony all day long via our live blog.

The new Michelin stars are being awarded. Last year, the Achterhoek restaurant Olde Marckt took home such an award for the first time. Can we count on another Gelderland surprise at the gala in Maastricht this Monday? Culinary expert Ellen Willems fills us in in five steps. "I don't really like all that fuss."

·Nijmegen, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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