Owners of Checkers in Powys say increased business meant juggling family and long hours
A Welsh restaurant has handed back its Michelin star, with the owners saying they rejected the award because they wanted to focus on putting family first.
Stephane Borie, Sarah Francis and Kathryn Francis, owners of the Checkers restaurant in Montgomery, Powys, announced they had returned the coveted star rating – regarded as the pinnacle for any restaurant – ahead of publication of the 2019 edition of the Michelin Guide on 1 October.
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