Japanese chef wins first Michelin 3-star rating in Paris asia.nikkei.com

PARIS (Kyodo) -- French restaurant Kei in Paris has earned a three-star rating in the 2020 French edition of the Michelin Guide released Monday, making its owner-chef Kei Kobayashi the first person from Japan to receive the honor in France.
Kei opened in central Paris in 2011 and won a star the following year.
Its status in the prestigious guide's listings for France was upgraded to a two-star rating in 2017.
At the ceremony unveiling the latest French edition of the Michelin Guide, Kobayashi said he was very surprised by the three-star rating.
While further developing his skills in Paris, he served as deputy chef at a three-star restaurant of famed chef Alain Ducasse.