WHY it has taken 30 years for the relaxed and unpretentious Three Chimneys to get its glittering star is one of the great Michelin mysteries.
It has probably been Scotland's most internationally famous restaurant for much of that time with the global jet set flying in from London and abroad.
Was being on the wrong side of Skye simply a bridge too far for the inspectors?
Or is the Michelin guide just becoming a bit less straight laced as it catches up with the craze for relaxed dining that's swept the United States and is now spreading out across the world. Diners want a casual, comfortable atmosphere no matter how posh the food is - and they ain't having stuck up no more.
If so, then that's good news for Glasgow's two Bib Gourmand winners - Ox and Finch and The Gannet. True, and somewhat embarrassingly, the city still doesn't have a single Michelin star to its name.
But the fact that two cool and casual eateries in the city's new and uber trendy Finnieston strip have been recognised for their quality and value bodes well for the future.
Ox and Finch in particular has been a roaring success since it opened, especially with the young, switched-on and economically powerful Twitter generation.
Could it one day deliver that star Glasgow needs?
With rumours that Michelin man wants million-pound wine cellars, minimum gaps between the tables and French-inspired everything, who knows?
But the food world is changing, and it seems Ox and Finch and the Gannet are delivering the sort of style the world's most famous guide has noticed is the way ahead.
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