NEW YORK - The Big Apple has been usurped as the country's premiere gastronomic destination, at least in terms of the Michelin Guide's celebrated three-star ranking.

The Guide's 2018 edition saw celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten suffer the indignity of being downgraded from three to two stars, leaving the cultural and financial capital of the United States with just five three-star restaurants.

And San Francisco? It has seven.