Michelin’s Southern debut: Memphis restaurants recognized at historic ceremony
The Lobbyist comes up on the screen at the Michelin ceremony celebrating the South in Greenville, S.C., on Monday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Ellen Chamberlain/The Daily Memphian)
Michelin held its first-ever awards ceremony dedicated to the American South. When the stars were finally revealed, Memphis made its mark.
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Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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