The 2019 California Michelin Guide

n/naka, Culver City chef Niki Nakayama is hoisted up in celebration by her partner and sous chef Carole Iida-Nakayama after she and her restaurant was awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Maryland crab cakes at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection dining guide announcement.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

n/naka, Culver City chef Niki Nakayama, center, and her partner and sous chef Carole Iida-Nakayama raise their glasses with the Michelin mascot and fellow chefs (some receiving one and two stars) after she and her restaurant was awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

From left: Oaxacan Carajillo, Shake Se?ora, and Summer in The City by the Zamora Company at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection dining guide announcement.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Vespertine chef Jordan Kahn is fitted with a chef’s coat as he and the restaurant is awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Incontro cured 100% Mangalitsa pork by the Golden Gate Meat Company at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Executive Chef Yohei Matsuki, right, celebrates he and his restaurant, Sushi Ginza Onodera, on La Cienega, being awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Arancini truffle at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection dining guide announcement.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Chef Aitor Zabala, of Somni Beverly Hills, poses before being awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Chef Aitor Zabala, center, of Somni Beverly Hills, takes photos with friends after being awarded a Michelin two-star status.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

From left: Masaaki Shigeno, Kenichiro Matsuura, and Kento Miyagawa sample wine and Illy cold espresso coffee and socialize at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Detail of a variety of wines by the Carneros Wine Alliance served at the inaugural 2019 Michelin Guide California selection dining guide announcement.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)