DELHI
In the increasingly competitive world of fine dining, the Michelin star is gaining totemic status in India’s hospitality industry as a gastronomic imprimatur that doesn’t just ensure delectable food but also confers bragging rights.
The Leela Palace in New Delhi got in the game early, when it opened the Indian outposts of Le Cirque and Megu, both widely feted New York restaurants, over the past two years.
The Capital saw two more Michelin-starred restaurant launches last week — Yauatcha at Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj and Akira Back at the JW Marriott hotel in the Aerocity hotel district near the international airport.
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