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As of this writing, Joël Robuchon, unlike any other chef in history, has garnered 28 Michelin stars for his restaurants, and for his exceptional work in all aspects of culinary arts. He has written six cookbooks, and has opened multiple restaurants worldwide. Though his name is a household word, his beginnings were humble, and well grounded.He was born in Poitiers, France, and began to cook when he was 15 years old, helping the nuns in the kitchen when he was at Seminary. When he was 16, he entered his first national cooking competition, and won first prize, making lièvre farci, stuffed wild hare. By the time he was 28, he was the chef at the Harmony-Lafayette restaurant in Paris. And a year later he won his first Michelin star, and did the same thing the next year and the year after that. This was, in terms of French culture and cuisine a meteoric rise.In 1989, he was named chef of the century, by the French guide Gault Millau.In 1994, his Joël Robuchon restaurant in Paris was named best in the world by the International Herald Tribune. He now operates a dozen restaurants in Hong Kong, London, Macau, Monaco, Paris, Taipei, and Tokyo. In 2005, he opened Joël Robuchon and L?Atelier de Joël Robuchon at the ...