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The Michelin Guide will feature Utah's Wasatch region in its 2026 edition.

The guide will explore Utah, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico's culinary richness.

Local leaders hope Utah earns its first Michelin star, boosting its culinary scene.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah could earn its first-ever culinary Michelin star as the renowned Michelin Guide plans to highlight its growing Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back for its 2026 edition.

The Michelin Guide announced Monday that it will focus on the American Southwest, highlighting noteworthy places in Utah, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico in the upcoming publication: "The Michelin Guide Southwest."

"Our anonymous inspectors have been eager to expand further into the Southwest and share their discoveries

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