Skye Gyngell: curse of the Michelin star has driven me out of the kitchen People have certain expectations of a Michelin restaurant but we don't have cloths on the tables and her service isn't very formal. Miss Gyngell once told a customer who had asked about the dress code: "Wear shorts if you want, and bring your dog." When Petersham opened eight years ago it had just one table that seated 10 people. In the early days Ms Gyngell brought her own pots and pans from home. Visitors are said to have included Mick Jagger and Stella McCartney. Now the restaurant serves 120 people per sitting and Miss Gyngell is the author of three acclaimed cookbooks. She praised Michelin for relaxing its rules on table linen and lavatories to reach out to places like Petersham with its rickety tables, "haphazard service" and "loos in a wooden shed." However, the Australian chef said some of those used to more traditional fine dining were not satisfied. I think it's amazing of Michelin to relax the rules about toilets and napery and everything and reach out to places like this, but we just want to get on with what we do: producing fresh, seasonal food with love and respect for the best ingredients. She told the Sydney Morning Herald: "This is the worst thing I'm going to say - if I ever have another restaurant I pray we don't get a star." A spokesman for Petersham Nurseries confirmed that Miss Gyngell had left restaurant, but said the interview was carried out last year, when she was still working there. Petersham has appointed fellow Australian chef Greg Malouf as her temporary successor. He will be a "guest chef" for three months before another chef takes over for a 12-week stint. The spokesman added: "We can confirm that after eight years of success in leading the team, Skye Gyngell is off to pursue other interests.