KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 04:10 | Lifestyle, Japan, AllFrench 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.
Kobayashi, 42, hails from the city of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
(Japanese chef Kei Kobayashi in Restaurant Kei on April 22, 2011 in Paris, France. )