The newest Michelin-approved restaurants hail from San Francisco, Oakland, Petaluma, Sonoma, and Carmel-by-the-Sea

On Wednesday, the Michelin Guide announced 15 new additions to its California guide, including seven Bay Area restaurants. While being added to the California guide does not mean a restaurant has earned a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand distinction,

The BriefFifteen new restaurants were added to the Michelin Guide in California, and several of them were in the Bay AreaSeveral owners and chefs expressed their thoughts about being added to the guide and what it means to them and their restaurantOAKLAND,