{"id":60001,"date":"2025-03-11T15:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theritzlondon.com\/?p=60001"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:39:04","slug":"the-ritz-restaurant-awarded-two-michelin-stars","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.theritzlondon.com\/press-release\/the-ritz-restaurant-awarded-two-michelin-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ritz Restaurant Awarded Two MICHELIN Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London, Monday 10th February 2025<\/strong>: The Ritz Restaurant has been awarded a second star in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the announcement, John Williams MBE, Executive Chef of The Ritz London, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have waited 50 years for this moment. It is so special &#8211; The Ritz is a special place. I thought we were forgotten, but we carried on cooking to the best of our ability, looking after our guests. I am incredibly lucky to have fantastic people working for me, including the service team, who are fantastic at the \u2018Art De La Table\u2019 experience, which I have focused on for many years. The food, we all know as chefs, is very important, but the experience comes from the service. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With his menus, Williams continues to build on the principles and beliefs of Auguste Escoffier, drawing inspiration from classic dishes and making them relevant to today\u2019s diner using the best quality British produce in season, always precisely executed and impeccably presented. The Ritz Restaurant, considered by many to be the most beautiful hotel dining room in London, has become unique in maintaining the quality and style of the restaurant while consistently showcasing the very highest level of technical expertise and personalised service demonstrated by the Front of House restaurant team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In his role as Executive Chef, John Williams MBE has overseen The Ritz Kitchen since 2004, bringing three decades of hospitality experience to the venerated kitchens of the legendary Piccadilly hotel. As the son of a Tyneside fisherman who was taught by his mother how to cook, Williams developed his passion for food at an early age, and today, he is one of the most respected chefs in Britain. Under his leadership, The Ritz Restaurant was awarded one Michelin Star in the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2017 for the first time in the hotel\u2019s history. In 2019, The Ritz London: The Cookbook by John Williams was published. In 2024, he was appointed president of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts after 20 years as chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theritzlondon.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Ritz-Restaurant-Second-Michelin-Star-Announcement-10-Feb-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PDF Version<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":60397,"template":"","press_category":[],"class_list":["post-60001","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","c-items__item"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Ritz Restaurant Awarded Two Michelin Stars | The Ritz London<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ritz Restaurant has been awarded a second star in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2025. 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