Robuchon, Joel, 1945-2018

found : Ma cuisine pour vous, c1986: t.p. (Joel Robuchon) p. 11 (b. Poitiers 4/7/1945)

found : New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 7, 2018 (in obituary published Aug. 6: Joel Robuchon; b. Apr. 7, 1945, Poitiers; d. Monday [Aug. 6, 2018], Geneva, aged 73; endlessly inventive French chef who earned a record number of Michelin stars by recasting French haute cuisine in a personal style that emphasized intense flavors and precise technique; best known in recent years for the chain of small restaurants he called ateliers, he dazzled the French culinary world with his first Paris restaurant, Jamin, which earned three Michelin stars in record speed, a mere three years after opening in 1981)