{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Chef of the Century\u2026 32 Stars, One Puree: The Legend of Robuchon","description":"This week Erin and Dr. Sizzle take on Jo\u00ebl Robuchon\u2014the French chef so legendary he racked up 32 Michelin stars, earned Meilleur Ouvrier de France, and somehow became immortal\u2026 largely because of one bowl of mashed potatoes. We\u2019re talking: how a guy almost became a priest\u2026 and then chose the kitchen instead why \u201cmake it simple\u201d is the most violent sentence in fine dining what it takes to build a restaurant empire across the world the pressure-cooker reality of Michelin culture (and why Sizzle still doesn\u2019t care) the brutal toll: addiction, burnout, missing life, and why Robuchon retired at 50 and the real star of the episode: pomme pur\u00e9e\u2014Yukon Golds + a medically suspicious amount of butter + a process so precise it should come with a waiver and a cardiologist Also: tire companies handing out prestige, terrible accents, and the promise that we\u2019ll attempt the puree and report back\u2026 if we survive the butter. Because what happens in the walk-in stays in the walk-in\u2014 but the mashed potatoes? Those follow you forever. ","author_name":"YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL PODCAST","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/538642","html":"