One restaurant received two Michelin stars less than a year after opening.

In a $6.3m deal which hasn't been without controversy, NZ gets Michelin-star destinations.

One restaurant received two Michelin stars less than a year after opening.

Queenstown chef Paul Froggatt says gaining twin stars is a 'dream come true'.

“The food is the same from yesterday to today, but now we’ve got something to prove.”

Queenstown’s Essence earned Oceania’s first two Michelin stars.

Fourteen restaurants earned one star, while Essence in Queenstown took two.