With this year's Michelin guides unveiled, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts spotlights its culinary offerings with the most Michelin stars held by a single luxury hospitality brand, at 28 stars across 21 restaurants in 16 hotels around the world.
"Restaurants and bars are core to the Four Seasons brand. This latest recognition from the Michelin Guide is a testament to the talent and dedication of our chefs and their teams, furthering our drive to innovate and elevate our culinary experiences," says Christian Clerc, President, Hotels and Resorts.
"In 2022, we will serve more than 20 million customers in our restaurants and bars. As we expand our business in the years ahead, we will continue to make strategic investments in our global restaurant and bar portfolio to solidify our leadership position in this space."
2022 Michelin Stars at Four Seasons
In the Michelin Guide France recently announced on 22MAR 2022, Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris has upheld its three stars at Le Cinq***, and one respectively at Le George* and L'Orangerie*. In the same guide, Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel has maintained one star at Le Cap* and Four Seasons Hotel Megève earned its first star for the newly opened La Dame de Pic – Le 1920* under the direction of Anne-Sophie Pic, the most decorated Michelin-starred female chef in the world, and whose first Four Seasons restaurant was also recently announced to have maintained two stars at La Dame de Pic London** at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square.
In the 14th edition of the guide for the region, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong brought home seven stars. These restaurants include Lung King Heen*** – the first Chinese restaurant in the world to earn the three Michelin stars; Caprice***, and Sushi Saito* – the first overseas location of the famed restaurant by sushi master Takashi Saito. In addition to these restaurants, the Hotel just introduced a brand-new bar concept, Argo, as part of its recent multi-million dollar renovation.
In addition to Le Dame de Pic – Le 1920*, five additional restaurants have earned their very first Michelin stars in the past year. These include Pelagos* at Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, est* at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, SÉZANNE* at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Marunouchi, CURA* at Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon, and Yu Ting Yuan* at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River.
Michelin stars were also awarded to Mio* and Cai Yi Xuan* at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing; Il Lago* at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva; Il Palagio* at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze; Zi Yat Heen* at Four Seasons Hotel Macao; Yu Yue Heen* at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou; and CUT* at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel.
Additional Accolades for Four Seasons Restaurants and Bars
Three Four Seasons bars were listed among the "top 50 best and most innovative bars" in the region by Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021. Winners included Caprice Bar (#10) at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, which also tied for the Highest Climber Award; Bar Trigona (#12) at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, which was also named #1 in Malaysia; and Charles H. (#13) at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, which was also named #1 in Korea.
Elena at Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires was named one of the best restaurants in the region by Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants.
In the inaugural list for the Middle East and North Africa, Butcher and Still at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island was named one of the best restaurants in the region.
Culinary Leadership and Evolution
To lead Four Seasons into this next phase of growth, the company has appointed Kimberly Grant to the newly created position of Global Head of Restaurants and Bars and Senior VP, Food & Beverage. In this role, Kimberly will oversee the company's food and beverage operations to further establish Four Seasons' luxury restaurants and bars. Kimberly will also take the helm of the Four Seasons Restaurant and Bar Group, with a mandate to innovate on restaurant and bar concepts, elevate existing outlets, attract top talent, and unify the operations process across the brand's global portfolio.
"As we continue to invest in the culinary arm of our business, we are incredibly proud to welcome Kimberly to our team as she brings decades of leadership experience building hospitality brands," Clerc says.
Commenting on her move to Four Seasons, Grant shares: "I am thrilled to be joining Four Seasons during a period of such tremendous growth."
For more information, visit Four Seasons' web site.
