Synopsis: The Michelin Star is the most prestigious and elusive culinary award in the world, recognizing the finest ingredients cooked to the highest possible standards. From attempting to gain their first Star, or striving to achieve a second or an elusive third Star, each chef faces a deeply personal challenge.
Across season two, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars follows 16 restaurants at pivotal moments in their journeys: A chef and his family risk everything to put a tiny island on Michelin’s map. Two generations of a legendary culinary family pursue recognition on their own terms. Two chefs voluntarily give up their Star when they open a new restaurant and have just 52 days to win it back. One sandwich shop transforms into a fine-dining restaurant each night, while a young couple seeks to put Filipino cuisine at the center of one of America’s most competitive dining scenes. Their circumstances could hardly be more different, yet each faces the same uncertainty: when Michelin makes its decision, will everything they have strived for be enough?
This season’s featured restaurants are:
Great Britain & Ireland
Vraic — Guernsey | Chef Nathan Davies:
After leaving Michelin-Starred SY23, chef Nathan Davies makes a daring new start on Guernsey with an ambitious coastal restaurant rooted in the island’s seafood, produce and freshly foraged seaweed.
Ynyshir — Rural Wales | Chef Gareth Ward:
At his immersive 16-seat dining destination in rural Wales, chef Gareth Ward seeks a historic third Michelin Star through an uncompromising 30-course experience that blends food, music and theater.
Florida, USA
Calusso — Fort Lauderdale | Chef Jonathan Kaiser:
At the newly reimagined Pier Sixty-Six, chef Jonathan Kaiser attempts a rare feat: delivering Michelin-level precision and consistency at an ambitious, high-volume restaurant serving up to 220 guests.
COTOA — North Miami | Chef Alejandra Espinoza:
In her most ambitious project yet, chef Alejandra Espinoza brings a deeply personal, contemporary take on Ecuadorian cuisine to North Miami, drawing on childhood memories and French training to celebrate Ecuador’s ingredients, culture and identity through a globally inspired lens.
Stubborn Seed — Miami Beach | Chef Jeremy Ford:
As his culinary empire expands, “Top Chef” winner Jeremy Ford entrusts his Michelin-Starred flagship to a young kitchen team determined to protect its hard-earned accolades while continuing to push for more.
Brazil
Madame Olympe — Rio de Janeiro | Chef Claude Troisgros:
As he enters his seventies, culinary legend Claude Troisgros makes a deeply personal bid to reclaim Michelin glory with an intimate restaurant honoring his mother and celebrating his pioneering blend of French technique and Brazilian ingredients.
Oseille — Rio de Janeiro | Chef Thomas Troisgros:
Chef Thomas Troisgros steps beyond his family’s celebrated culinary legacy with a playful, counter-style restaurant that challenges fine-dining conventions and seeks even greater Michelin recognition.
Evvai — São Paulo | Chef Luiz Filipe Souza and Pastry Chef Bianca Mirabili:
Chef Luiz Filipe Souza and pastry chef Bianca Mirabili pursue culinary history as they strive to make Evvai the first restaurant in Latin America to earn three Michelin Stars.
France
Mallory Gabsi — Paris | Chef Mallory Gabsi:
Guided by renowned mentor Yannick Alléno, rising chef Mallory Gabsi pursues a second Michelin Star while managing the pressure associated with growing his business in Paris and elsewhere.
Erre — Burgundy | Chef Clément Vergeat and Pastry Chef Marine Mateos:
After leaving Paris to open a destination restaurant in Burgundy's remote forests, Clément Vergeat and Marine Mateos gamble on earning Michelin recognition within their first year.
The Nordics
Adam Albin — Stockholm | Chefs Adam Dahlberg and Albin Wessman:
After closing their Michelin-Starred restaurant to reopen in a larger, more ambitious space, chefs Adam Dahlberg and Albin Wessman have just 52 days to reclaim their Star and potentially earn a second.
Ekstedt — Stockholm | Chef Niklas Ekstedt:
Internationally renowned chef Niklas Ekstedt pushes his electricity-free approach to fine dining even further, relying solely on fire and ancient Scandinavian techniques in pursuit of a second Michelin Star.
Germany
L.A. Jordan — Deidesheim | Chef Daniel Schimkowitsch:
Chef Daniel Schimkowitsch brings extraordinary precision and ambition to his globally influenced cuisine as he leads L.A. Jordan in pursuit of a third Michelin Star.
tulus lotrek — Berlin | Chef Maximilian Strohe and Restaurant Manager Ilona Scholl:
Longtime creative partners Maximilian Strohe and Ilona Scholl pursue a second Michelin Star while exploring how tulus lotrek can evolve without losing the warmth, personality and intuitive cooking at its heart.
California, USA
Restaurant Naides — San Francisco | Chef Patrick Gabon and Partner Celine Wuu:
Chef Patrick Gabon and Celine Wuu champion Filipino cuisine through an intimate tasting menu that pairs the flavors of Gabon’s upbringing as they pursue their first Michelin Star.
Troubadour Bread & Bistro — Healdsburg | Chef Sean McGaughey:
At Troubadour, chef Sean McGaughey and his wife, Melissa Yanc McGaughey, transform a neighborhood bakery and sandwich shop by day into an intimate tasting-menu restaurant by night, putting bread at the center of the couple’s pursuit of a Michelin Star.
(Courtesy Apple TV, 2026)
The Cast:
Production Credits:
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars is produced for Apple TV by Studio Ramsay Global, a Fox Entertainment Company. Executive producers are Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Edwards, Lorraine Charker-Phillips and Jill Greenwood. The series is directed by James Callu
The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (Apple TV)
Season one highlighted some of the most compelling restaurants on Earth, including the Nordics’ fastest-ever Michelin Star win since opening at Aure, a fried chicken restaurant shooting for a star in New York at Coqodaq and the latest chase for a star within the Roux family dynasty at Caractère, among many others. With exclusive, privileged access to the global Michelin awards and insider insight on what it takes to win, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars offers a chef’s eye view on the road to recognition as they strive to earn a Star or risk losing one. After all, the rewards for culinary excellence are immense, and only the very best will secure their spot in Michelin Guide’s selection.
1-01 Some Would Say He's Genius--10/10/2025
A fried chicken joint with big ambitions and a new restaurant in a subway station aim to impress the secret inspectors.
1-02 Bleeding Cash--10/10/2025
After the Stars are revealed in New York, Michelin heads to Chicago where a new Mexican-inspired opening needs a Star to survive.
1-03 I Love Watching A Train Wreck--10/17/2025
A husband and wife duo pursuing their second Star are confronted with staffing issues. Stars are awarded at the glitzy Chicago ceremony.
1-04 Plates, Plates, Plates--10/24/2025
A renowned chef aims for a second Star deep in the Swedish woods. In Copenhagen, a man with an unlikely past seeks perfection: three Stars.
1-05 Maybe I'm An Inspector--10/31/2025
In the UK and Ireland, an ambitious chef with a rookie team shoots for his second Star and the daughter of cooking royalty goes it alone.
1-06 This Is Fast-Food Michelin--11/07/2025
When Michelin comes to Mexico for the very first time, two friends with restaurants try to impress the inspectors in their own unique ways.
1-07 Welcome To Hell—11/14/2025
In Italy, a two-Star chef goes for a third with the world’s tiniest ravioli. A family-owned restaurant needs a Star to bring visitors to the countryside.
1-08 A Thousand Little Things Done Perfectly--11/21/2025
In California, a chef tries to win back a Star he lost. In an Encino strip mall, a new chef shoots for two Stars under the eye of a demanding boss.
Season Two Episode Guide (Apple TV)
2-01 Dare To Be Different
The UK's priciest restaurant chases a third Star—and finds itself caught in an international media storm.
2-02 There Is No Plan B
In Miami, an Ecuadorian chef's tiny kitchen seeks its first Star, but a staff exit threatens her chances.
2-03 Could You Imagine Losing One?--
As Florida's Michelin race comes to a close, a passionate chef risks losing his hard-won Star.