Overheard at the 2025 California Michelin Guide Ceremony | Eater LA

"Silvers Omakase in Santa Barbara received a Michelin star. Phillip Frankland Lee, speaking about ambitions for his own restaurant and the family connection, said: "We’re trying to get two stars with Pasta Bar. We’re trying to get a green star, trying to get all those things. A year ago, we planted a legit quarter-acre garden. If my brother [Lennon Silvers Lee of Silvers Omakase] gets a star, we’ll be the first brothers in America to both own separate starred restaurants, only the second time that’s happened in the world, and the only ones current. If the stars align…" (They eventually did and Silvers Omakase received a Michelin star.)" - Matthew Kang