Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams — Inside a Dubai Adventure Fit For Royalty

E xactly six days before MICHELIN Guide Dubai announced its annual honorees, I dined at FZN by Björn Frantzén. Located within the proverbial belly of the beast that is Atlantis, The Palm, the restaurant led by lauded Chef Frantzén buzzed with expectation. The best-in-class FZN team spoke reservedly about The Big M, perhaps not wanting to jinx their good fortune. Less than one week later, though, MICHELIN Guide Dubai awarded FZN by Björn Frantzén with the elusive, revered, triumphant three-star designation— a remarkable achievement for a restaurant that only opened six months prior. Chef Frantzén, the Swedish savant, now stands alone as the only chef in the world leading three restaurants that all have the three-star designation.

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