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Hong Kong rethinks sustainable dining after Michelin drops Green Star

Chef David Toutain, whose Paris and Hong Kong restaurants both won the award, says he never understood how it was assessed; Michelin retired it this year.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Best of BBN
Published 5:17 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by South China Morning Post: “With Michelin’s Green Star gone, Hong Kong seeks to redefine sustainable dining”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 5:17 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Hong Kong.
BBN covered this story before: Rare Van Gogh painting in Hong Kong; Forbidden City workshops (October 16).

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South China Morning PostWith Michelin’s Green Star gone, Hong Kong seeks to redefine sustainable dining

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMichelin has quietly retired its Green Star, and Hong Kong is now seeking to redefine sustainable dining, the South China Morning Post reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Green Star was a small award for sustainable restaurants, and it's gone this year.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTeam coverage is under way. Our team is me, and I'm reading the article again.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne chef, whose Hong Kong restaurant won a star within a year of opening, says of how it was judged, quote, I have no idea.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe has no idea?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe says he doesn't know the rules.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Hong Kong has to redefine something nobody could define. I think this is smaller than I said.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMore or less. We'll follow up if this ends up mattering more than it does.

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