This summer, the Michelin Guide will be releasing a Regional U.S. Guide that includes Monterey county for the first time. Michelin and Visit California announced the expansion at an event in Sacramento yesterday. The expansion recognizes California (with its access to many of the world’s best farms, food producers, and vineyards), as a culinary powerhouse, that can attract travelers from around the world.
Along with the previously covered San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country, the new Michelin Guide California will include restaurants in Monterey County, the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and Santa Barbara areas.