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Most Michelin-starred chef Joël Robuchon dies aged 73

by XPRESS, 07 August 2018

Joël Robuchon, who is credited with winning the most Michelin stars in the world, has died aged 73. Robuchon died from cancer on Monday (6 August) in Switzerland, Le Figaro reports, more than a year after being treated for a pancreatic tumour. Named “chef of the century” by restaurant guide Gault Millau in 1989, Robuchon operated 12 restaurants across three continents. Throughout his career he was awarded 32 Michelin stars and owned restaurants in cities across the globe, including L’Atelier in Covent Garden and others in Tokyo, Bangkok, Shanghai, Monaco and Las Vegas. Robuchon made a name for himself at his Paris restaurant, Jamin, in the early 1980s. He was renowned for using as few ingredients as possible, keeping preparation simple and moving away from the excesses of French nouvelle cuisine. Robuchon hosted several cooking shows on French television and was official chef of the Euro 2016 football tournament, hosted by France. French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux tweeted that Robuchon was a “visionary leader” who would continue to “inspire a young generation of chefs”

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