Joel Robuchon - wikipedia Joel Robuchon Joël Robuchon Joël Robuchon, September 2010 ( 1945 - 04 - 07 ) 7 April 1945 ( age 72 ) Poitiers, France Website www.joel-robuchon.net Culinary career Rating ( s ) Michelin stars AAA Motor Club Mobil Current restaurant ( s ) Joël Robuchon ( Las Vegas ) L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( Bangkok, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Macau, Monaco, Paris, Taipei, Tokyo, Singapore ) La Table de Joël Robuchon & Le Chateau de Joël Robuchon ( Paris, Tokyo ) Previous restaurant ( s ) Jamin Television show ( s ) Cuisinez comme un grand chef ( TF1, 1996 - 1999 ) Bon appetit, bien sûr ( France 3, 2000 ) Award ( s ) won Officier de la Legion d'honneur Joël Robuchon ( French pronunciation : ​ ( ʒɔɛl ʁobyʃɔ̃ ), born 7 April 1945 in Poitiers, France ) is a French chef and restaurateur. He was titled `` Chef of the Century '' by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and also awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France ( France 's Best Craftsman ) in cuisine in 1976. He has published several cookbooks in French, two of which have been translated into English, has chaired the committee for the current edition of the Larousse Gastronomique, and has hosted culinary television shows in France. He operates a dozen restaurants in Bangkok, Bordeaux, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Macau, Monaco, Paris, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo, with a total of 28 Michelin Guide stars among them -- the most of any chef in the world. Contents 1 Biography 2 Restaurants 3 Awards 4 Cookbooks 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Biography Robuchon was born in Poitiers, France as one of four children. He worked as a cook in the Mauléon - sur - Sèvre seminary in the Deux - Sèvres. At the age of 15 ( 1960 / 61 ), he became an apprentice chef at the Relais of Poitiers hotel, starting off as a pastry chef. In 1966, Robuchon joined the apprenticeship `` Compagnon du Tour de France, '' enabling him to travel throughout the country, learning a variety of diverse regional techniques. At 28 ( 1973 / 74 ), he was appointed as head chef at the hotel Concorde - Lafayette. At 31 ( 1976 / 77 ), he won the Meilleur Ouvrier de France for his craftsmanship in Culinary Arts. In 1989, he was awarded `` Chef of the Century '' by Gault Millau. He later started his own restaurant in Paris called Jamin. He has mentored Gordon Ramsay, Eric Ripert and Michael Caines. Seeing many of his peers die of stress and heart attacks, Robuchon retired at the age of 50 in 1995. He subsequently staged a comeback, opening several restaurants bearing his name around the world. He hosted Cuisinez comme un grand chef on TF1 from 1996 to 1999 ; in 2000, he hosted Bon appétit bien sûr on France 3. Through his various restaurants, including the newly awarded 3 - star rating for his restaurant in Singapore, he has now accumulated a total of 28 Michelin Guide stars -- the most of any chef in the world. Robuchon was the most influential French chef of the post-nouvelle cuisine era. Since the mid-1980s, he has been called the primus inter pares of Paris ' three star chefs for his work both at Jamin and at his eponymous restaurant. He was known for the relentless perfectionism of his cuisine ; he says there is no such thing as the perfect meal -- one can always do better. He was instrumental in leading French cuisine away from the excesses -- and excessive reductionism -- of nouvelle cuisine. In particular, his cuisine was seen as harking back to a more authentic, even bourgeois French cuisine -- the `` cuisine actuelle '' of Patricia Wells ' book ( re-published as `` Simply French '' ), which focused on making each ingredient taste of itself. Drawing his inspiration firstly from the simplicity of cuisine, he led the way in creating a more delicate style respectful of natural food ingredients. Like many famous chefs in France, he is an avowed Freemason, namely the Grande Loge Nationale Française. Restaurants Robuchon 's restaurants in Tokyo are located in the Château of the Yebisu Garden Place. Bangkok - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Bordeaux - La Grande Maison de Joël Robuchon Hong Kong - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 3 Michelin stars ), Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon Las Vegas - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 1 Michelin star ), Joël Robuchon ( 3 Michelin stars ) London - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 1 Michelin star ), La Cuisine de Joël Robuchon ( 1 Michelin star ), Macau - Robuchon au Dôme ( 3 Michelin stars ) Monaco - Restaurant de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), Yoshi ( 1 Michelin star ) New York City - Le Bar de Joël Robuchon Paris - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), La Table de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ) Shanghai - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon Singapore - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), Restaurant de Joël Robuchon ( 3 Michelin stars ) Taipei - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon Tokyo - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), La Table de Joël Robuchon ( 2 Michelin stars ), Le Chateau de Joël Robuchon ( 3 Michelin stars ) Montreal - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Awards Best French Restaurant, Best Chef in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Life International Epicurean Awards Rated `` 3 Stars '' Las Vegas Michelin Guide `` Hot Tables '' CondeNast Traveller Five - Star Award, 2006 - 2011 Forbes Travel Guide Best French Restaurant in Las Vegas, 2006 -- 2010, Hotel Concierge Association. The Laurent Perrier 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award at The S. Pellegrino World 's 50 Best Restaurants 2009 Cookbooks Simply French ( with Patricia Wells ) Tout Robuchon ( published as The Complete Robuchon in English ) French Cheeses Joël Robuchon Cooking Through the Seasons La Cuisine de Joël Robuchon L'Atelier of Joël Robuchon : The Artistry of a Master Chef and His Protégés Le Grand Larousse Gastronomique Food and Life, Joël Robuchon and Dr. Nadia Volf See also List of Michelin starred restaurants References Jump up ^ Leuzzi, Jennifer ( 9 August 2006 ). `` A Top Chef Arrives in New York ( Finally ) ''. The New York Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2007. Jump up ^ `` Chefs Around the World '' ( PDF ). Travel International. Spring 2005. p. 28. Jump up ^ `` L'Atelier of Joel Robuchon : The Artistry of a Master Chef and His Proteges ''. Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 25 November 2007. ^ Jump up to : Ng Kai Ling ( 20 October 2010 ). `` Local flavour, world - class food ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2010. Jump up ^ Masterchef : The Professionals 2010 ( Episode 16 ) Jump up ^ `` Liste des lauréats du concours de Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Classe Cuisine '' ( in French ). Meilleur Ouvrier de France - Cuisine official website. Retrieved 25 November 2007. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ Piano ma non solo, Jean - Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme Ed., 2012, p. 111 Jump up ^ CNN showcases london fashion week, Business Ghana 7 October 2010 Jump up ^ MacDonogh, Giles ( 8 May 1995 ). `` Star performance - Giles MacDonogh takes a fresh look at the culinary capital of the world and assesses the city 's top eight restaurants ''. Financial Times Guide to Eating Out In Paris. p. 3. Jump up ^ Interview to L'Express Jump up ^ Institut Civitas, excerpt from Lectures Françaises n. 560 - 561, quoting Le Figaro 's 21 June 2003 article from Maurice Beaudoin : `` Joël Robuchon : franc - maçon et fier de l'être '' Jump up ^ https://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Strand_and_Covent_Garden-WC2H_9NE-L_Atelier_de_Joel_Robuchon-170844-41102 Jump up ^ YourSingapore.com - L'Atelier de Joël Jump up ^ Stevens, Muriel ( 2007 ). `` Dining, Joël Robuchon ''. VEGAS.com. Retrieved 29 September 2008. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ Kühn, Kerstin ( 12 November 2007 ). `` Joël Robuchon 's Las Vegas restaurant debuts with three Michelin stars ''. caterer search. Retrieved 29 September 2008. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ MGM Grand awards http://www.mgmgrand.com/press_room/press_room_awards.aspx External links Joël Robuchon 's website ( in French ) Official website of Joël Robuchon 's TV show VIAF : 106996736 LCCN : n87832845 ISNI : 0000 0001 1032 0399 GND : 121001997 SUDOC : 028745973 BNF : cb12051896s ( data ) NDL : 00473912 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Joël_Robuchon&oldid = 809525416 '' Categories : 1945 births Living people People from Poitiers French Roman Catholics French Freemasons French chefs Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants French restaurateurs Hidden categories : CS1 errors : external links CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010 Articles with French - language external links Use dmy dates from September 2010 Use British English from September 2010 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Euskara Français עברית Nederlands 日本 語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 November 2017, at 17 : 58. 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Question: who has the most michelin stars as a chef
Answer: Joël Robuchon