After the Michelin Guide announced it would add Texas to its list of North American destinations last week, one Lake Highlands eatery is generating serious buzz.
The Michelin Guide is a dining and tourism guide published by the French tire company Michelin. First published in 1900 in an effort to spur car sales — and tire sales in turn — placement in the guide has grown to become a definitive metric of achievement in the restaurant world.
The guide is assembled by Michelin’s team of inspectors. Going to extreme lengths to maintain anonymity, inspectors visit each restaurant several times a year, judging the menu’s quality, consistency and voice.
Based on several measures of quality in ingredients, menu composition, consistency and cooking techniques, a restaurant can be awarded anywhere from one to three Stars. Eateries which offer high quality cuisine for affordable prices can earn the Bib Gourmand Award, as starred restaurants tend to offer pricey menus.
Resident Taqueria, the Lake Highlands Eatery known for adventurous tacos and exotic ingredients, has been listed by several area publications as a potential Michelin contender. Paper City and Eater have both named Andrew Savoie’s casual eatery as a serious possibility for the Bib Gourmand Award. The Dallas Morning News, leaving the categorization to Michelin, simply said the taqueria needs attention from Michelin’s inspectors.
Resident Taqueria’s tacos. Photos by Kathleen Kennedy
The Texas selections will be released by the end of 2024, although no official date has been set.
While it remains to be seen if Resident Taqueria will earn its place in the guide, Chef-Owner Savoie has previously worked in Michelin-starred establishments like The Inn in Little Washington and Jean-Georges in New York City.
