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Dubai eatery gets three Michelin stars in first for Indian cuisine

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Agence France-Presse

<p>An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars Thursday -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJbahGXS2My/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=596&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A7495112.199999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="747" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The crowd erupted in cheers as Tresind Studio was named a three-star winner at the Michelin Guide&#x27;s fourth Dubai ceremony, along with another Dubai restaurant -- FZN by Bjorn Frantzen.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9PU93zJp2u/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=596&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A7509859.300000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>It also marks the first time restaurants in the United Arab Emirates received the top Michelin rating.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_K6of3K_gR/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=596&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A7523095.900000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="864" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Today I realized what is the word called &#x27;only&#x27; and how heavy it is when we are awarded (the three stars) as the only Indian restaurant,&quot; said Bhupender Nath, founder of Tresind Studio.</p><p>Chef Himanshu Saini, 38, said he felt &quot;proud&quot; that the fine-dining restaurant had made history.</p><p>&quot;I hope this motivates all the younger upcoming chefs,&quot; he said, adding &quot;it&#x27;s a dream which is possible&quot;.</p><p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s a great time for Indian food&quot;.</p><p>Michelin guide international director Gwendal Poullennec called the chef a &quot;pioneer&quot; who had paved &quot;the way for many more talents to join the industry in India&quot;.</p><div><strong>- &#x27;Culinary history&#x27; -</strong></div><p>On its website, the restaurant said it aimed to challenge common perceptions of Indian cuisine &quot;by showcasing flavours both new and familiar through a creative lens&quot;.</p><p>The eatery with just 20 seats and an open kitchen located on the Palm, Dubai&#x27;s famous man-made island, said it favours ingredients locally sourced from organic and sustainable farmers in the UAE.</p><p>&quot;Tresind Studio in Dubai has just made culinary history, becoming the first-ever Indian restaurant to earn Three MICHELIN Stars,&quot; the Michelin Guide said on its website.</p><p>&quot;While The MICHELIN Guide is not in India, the global spotlight is brighter than ever. Indian chefs in cities from London to Dubai have been rewriting the playbook, fusing time-honoured flavours with boundary-pushing techniques,&quot; it added.</p><p>In 2022, 11 Dubai restaurants were awarded the first Michelin stars in the Middle East as dozens of the city&#x27;s eateries made it into the prestigious gastronomic guide.</p><p>Created in 1900 by the brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin of tyre company Michelin for motorists, the guide has become a reference for food lovers and has been known to make or break careers.</p><p>Most UAE residents are foreigners and it is home to around 3.5 million Indian nationals -- the largest expatriate community in the Gulf country.</p><p>saa/aya/dv</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p>

<p>An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars Thursday -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world.</p>

An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars Thursday -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world.