Restaurant world loses an icon

JOEL Robuchon, the world's most decorated chef, died on Aug 6 in Geneva at the age of 73, but not without leaving an impact on Singapore where he had two restaurants before their closure at the end of June. His eponymous Joel Robuchon restaurant was the only one awarded three stars when the Michelin Guide was launched in Singapore in 2016. With its closure, there is no more three-starred restaurant here.

According to French press reports, he succumbed to cancer which had plagued him for several years. He underwent surgery for a pancreatic tumour last year.

However, he hid it well and never let on that he was ill, even as he spoke publicly about changing his own diet for health reasons. A few years ago, he even teamed up with a renowned Russian acupunctur…