Over the decades, Fresno has grown enough wealth to support a Michelin-star restaurant, says Gilbert Quesada, director of operations for the PM Lounge.

“This is generations of wealth. Their family businesses are now companies and corporations,” Quesada said.

Instead of Fresno’s top earners turning to places such as Las Vegas, New York, or Miami for a high-end experience, they’ll be able to find it at home when the lounge opens next month.

And while the members-only social club can never get a Michelin Star or a Forbes Star — to earn that accolade one must be open to the public — that level of orchestrated, elevated service is what the PM Lounge is aiming to achieve, Quesada said.

It will have a three-day grand opening Nov. 13 through Nov. 15. The PM Lounge is at Cedar and Nees avenues.

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