The only other three star award went to a restaurant by Joël Robuchon in Macau.
After earning Le Cordon Bleu's 'Grand Diplôme', one of the few culinary credentials that signifies mastery of both pastry and culinary fundamentals, Aboumrad went on to work under Joël Robuchon in Paris.
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While in Europe, after studies at the Sorbonne, David had the opportunity to work with chefs Roger Vergé, Paul Bocuse, Joël Robuchon, Gaston Lenôtre, and Frédy Girardet.
He subsequently spent a year and a half at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London, before embarking on three influential years under his mentor Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire, before moving to France to learn under Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu and Joël Robuchon in Paris.