According to Dallas chef John Tesar, “you have to be a little bit crazy to get into the restaurant business.” He’s been crazy for most of his life, then, as a career-long chef who has spent 50 years in kitchens,

The Charles got the big honor at first. But its description in the Guide was, in fact, a description of sibling restaurant Mister Charles.

The Michelin Guide on Monday hosted it's inaugural Texas ceremony in Houston. It awarded one star to a Dallas restaurant and honored 27 restaurants in North Texas.

The first Michelin Guide was created in 1889 by a brother duo in France. The guide now rates over 30,000 establishments in over 30 territories across three continents.

Texas’s very first Michelin Guide honors the cuisine that the Lone Star State is perhaps best known for. When the inaugural list was announced on Monday evening in Houston, it included four barbecue restaurants,

Michelin confused Dallas restaurant The Charles with the similarly-sounding Mister Charles. A Recommended rating from Texas’ inaugural Michelin Guide ceremony on Nov. 11, 2024, was given to Design District restaurant The Charles.

Mistakes happen. Even to prestigious culinary awards. During a ceremony on Nov. 11, 2024, the Michelin Guide awarded The Charles, a great restaurant from Duro Hospitality, a recommended honor. But, not so fast.

Seven Austin restaurants made history this week, crowned among the first One MICHELIN Star establishments to be awarded in the Lone Star State.

Three Austin barbeque restaurants received a Michelin Star, and were included in Michelin's first Texas Guide.