The Michelin Guide has launched a guide to the Southeast, its first-ever regional publication that will include South Carolina culinary destinations. The Michelin Guide American South will cover Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and the pre-existing Atlanta Guide.

The first regional Michelin guide for North America is heading for the Southeast, and its anonymous inspectors are already in the field. This new Michelin Guide American South, announced Wednesday, will cover the top restaurants in six states: Alabama,