Joël Robuchon
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Joël Robuchon (born April 7, 1945) is a celebrated French chef.
Robuchon was born in Poitiers, France. At the age of 15, Robuchon became an apprentice chef at the Relais of Poitiers hotel. At 28, he was appointed as head chef at the hotel Harmony-Lafayette and was awarded the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France. He was awarded "Chef of the Century" by the Guide Gault Millau. He later started his own restaurant in Paris. He has, in his time, mentored such distinguished chefs as Gordon Ramsay and Michael Caines.
Joel Robuchon opened his latest restaurant, L'atelier de Joel Robuchon, at the Landmark shopping center in Hong Kong on 28 November 2006.
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