This self-taught modernist chef's signature dishes include an oyster sorbet, chicken cooked with licorice root, and a "larme" (tear) of chocolate.
La Table de Joël Robuchon is now closed. Look for Robuchon at his other Paris locations, L’Atelier Etoile de Joël Robuchon, and L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon.
Pretend the financial crisis never happened, and book Les Ambassadeurs, where the very young chef Christophe Hache is making a name for himself.