This winter has been a busy season for Chef Jeremy Ford, the force behind the Michelin-starred restaurant Stubborn Seed in Miami Beach. He has made it through the grueling first year at the organic Ford’s Farm, his 5.5 acre stretch of land in Homestead. In February, he and his team opened a new Stubborn Seed at Resorts World Las Vegas in February.

The year of Michelin honors is officially under way. The dining world’s prestigious Michelin Guide on Wednesday named 15 restaurants in the Bay Area, Central Coast and Southern California as “new discoveries” — a prelude to the release later this year of its California stars.

The Michelin Guide has added four more San Francisco restaurants to its prestigious culinary catalogue. The French tire company’s publication on Wednesday named Chinatown's Four Kings, the Financial District’s Verjus, SoMa’s The Wild and the Embaracadero’s Prelude as four of 15 new additions to its list of top eateries in California.

On March 12, Michelin added seven LA restaurants (with 15 total added in the entire state) to its Michelin Guide California Selections. All seven restaurants are listed on the Michelin Guide as “new” and “recommended,” and could receive a coveted Michelin star later in the year.

Four new Tampa restaurants have been added to Michelin’s Florida guide, ahead of next month’s big star reveal. On Wednesday morning, the guide announced the addition of 14 new “recommended” restaurants in the state,

Today, the Michelin Guide announced 14 new additions to the Florida selection of restaurants, six of which are in Orlando.

Check out the Bay Area's newest Michelin Guide restaurants, whose work ranges from new Southern to Cantonese cuisine.