Kim KnightSenior journalist - Premium lifestyle·NZ Herald·29 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to read‌Taiwan-based chef Nobu Lee - seen here at former Auckland restaurant Clooney - is bringing his Michelin-star expertise to Tuesday night's menu.

Photo / Rebecca Zephyr Thomas. Note to solo diners: Tuesday is a terrible night to pretend to be a Michelin inspector.

Months of speculation (and second guessing by restaurateurs hoping to impress anonymous judges) will finally end this evening, when New Zealand’s first Michelin Guide restaurant ceremony takes place at a swanky Auckland red carpet