Vancouver MICHELIN Guide Ceremony is coming up quickly, set to take place on October 3, and foodies in the city are waiting with bated breath. Vancouverites will get to see which restaurants in the city have earned the coveted Michelin Star or a different distinction in the Michelin Guide.

From how it awards stars to what it takes for restaurants to maintain them, we turned to industry experts for the inside scoop on the Michelin Guide.

Michelin has awarded a star to four new restaurants in its Toronto guide — but three of them aren't in the city at all.

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Michelin’s inspectors ventured beyond the city limits for the third edition of the Toronto guide,

The culinary equivalent of an Academy Award, Michelin stars can catapult a restaurant into a new level of fame, leading to sold-out seatings and months-long waiting lists for reservations. And now Toronto diners can experience that level of excellence at even more restaurants in the city – and this year,