Considered the "chef of the century" by the French restaurant guide Gault Millau in 1989, he was also the most decorated in Michelin's history, earning a total of 32 stars in 13 different countries.

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Robuchon opened his first restaurant in 1981, Jamin, located in Paris, which would earn three Michelin stars in its first three years of operation. In 1994 he opened a restaurant with his own name: Joël Robuchon restaurant.

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French chef Joël Robuchon died at 71, after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Gordon Ramsay, for example, described the former French chef as "the godfather of Michelin". It was his work that inspired him to start his professional career in the culinary field.