Robuchon, who was hailed as one of four "chefs of the century" by the Gault & Millau industry bible in 1990, founded a string of fine dining across three continents, at one point collecting a record 32 Michelin stars.
Joel Robuchon, the world's most-starred Michelin chef, died in Switzerland on Monday, aged 73.
Robuchon, who was hailed as one of four "chefs of the century" by the Gault & Millau industry bible in 1990, founded a string of fine dining across three continents, at one point collecting a record 32 Michelin stars.
Declaring he did not want to die of the stress of turning out flawless fare day after day, the father of two announced his retirement in 1996 but in 2006 he was back with a new restaurant concept, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon.
"The older I get the more I realise the truth is: the simpler the food, the more exceptional it can be," he told Business Insider in 2014.
In a June 2013 interview with The Telegraph newspaper he admitted to throwing a plate at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, "I've never thought of myself as having that much of a temper. But it's true that I can't stand it when things are not done properly. When that happens, I cannot control my reaction," he said.
He leaves behind a huge legacy with 12 branches of L'Atelier, including those in London, Tokyo, Las Vegas, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing.
Singapore’s fine-dining scene lost its only three-Michelin-starred restaurant Joel Robuchon Restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) at the end of June.
Joel Robuchon Restaurant’s sister outlet at RWS, the two-Michelin-starred L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, was shut down at the same time.