Nashville’s elite chefs, cooks and diners expected to tune in Monday evening for the Michelin Guide ’s long-awaited verdict on the American South. The dish arrived early with one star apiece for Bastion, The Catbird Seat and Locust, as well as two Michelin Keys — a parallel recognition system for hotels — to the Hermitage Hotel.

Globe Newswire released the list , signed by Michelin's PR manager, Monday at 9:30 a.m. The release uses the past tense to describe awards given at the Michelin's inaugural American South Ceremony, scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Greenville, S.C. Michelin's PR contact did not respond to the Scene 's request to authenticate the announcement.

The guide appears to issue additional Bib Gourmand recommendations for Kisser, Peninsula, Redheaded Stranger, Sho

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