KPRC 2’s Sofia Ojeda interviewed Chef Emmanuel Chavez of TATEMO, one of six Houston-area restaurants recently awarded a Michelin one-star rating. Chef Chavez, who rediscovered his passion for cooking in Houston, emphasizes the cultural importance of maize in Mexican cuisine.

Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martinez stands over an insanely hot grill at the first Mexican taco stand to get a coveted star.

When a three Michelin-star restaurant in Virginia opens its doors back up from the Covid-19 pandemic, reservations will be made for mannequins. The Inn at Little Washington -- an inn and restaurant about an hour and a half west of Washington, DC -- plans to begin reopening its indoor seating May 29, a spokesman for the restaurant Charlie Dougiello told CNN. So to fill out the restaurant that will be kept at 50% capacity for social distancing purposes, they -- naturally -- thought of mannequins. They will be seated at tables among guests to maintain social distancing as well as provide a laugh and a good picture, Dougiello said. To ensure the mannequins were dressed their best and on theme, the restaurant teamed up with a local theater.