The Bronx Cheers, “Michelin Visite Le Bronx! Incroyable!”

Although I’m happy for their success, it pains me to hear Bronx Borough President Aldolfo Carrion embrasse le cul de Michelin so much. The Bronx is better than that:

Le Bronx est dans la maison! Which otherwise means, The Bronx is in the house!

That familiar cheer went up this week as two borough restaurants wound up on the recommended list of the debut edition of “Michelin Guide New York City 2006.”

While they didn’t earn any coveted Michelin stars, Roberto’s Restaurant in Belmont and the Riverdale Garden were the only borough bistros to shine in the new guide, which arrives in stores today.

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The new borough accolade comes as the recently released Zagat’s 2006 New York City dining guide doubled the number of recommended Bronx restaurants from 12 in last year’s guide to 25.

“First Zagat’s – now the Michelin Guide. More good news for restaurants in the Bronx!” crowed – or maybe coq a vined – Borough President Adolfo Carrion. “The critics have spoken, the people have spoken – the Bronx is THE place to get a great meal.”

Carrion noted the borough has “hundreds of places to eat that will satisfy anyone’s taste. Whether it’s Italian, Puerto Rican, Irish, Kosher, great steakhouses or Dominican food – we have it all. Come to the Bronx, have a fantastic meal, stroll around our neighborhoods and see firsthand the exciting renaissance that’s happening in the borough.”

Bronx restaurateurs (so many good French words — why quit now!?) deserve all the accolades (ooh — again!) in the world, but have some dignity, man! You don’t have to kowtow to these effete French elites! (And, just to be clear, someone else called them that, not me!)