Bourdain/Ripert: What are some of the restaurants that really matter?

On September 30th, Indiana Humanities and The Spirit and Place Festival sponsored "An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert" at Clowes Memorial Hall. The celebrity chefs were able to share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community and global life.
This question discusses their opinions on restaurants across the globe that really matter.

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Full List:
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - New York
El Bulli - Spain (Closed)
Sushi Yasuda - New York
Masa - New York
Au Pied de Cochon - Montreal

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El Bulli closed in July.

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Damn.

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Check out What really makes a great chef and restuarants.

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Favorite celebrity chef - Delbert Taco

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I say Harvey's and Gavrosh

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Whats the first one again?

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atelier joel robuchon

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L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in New York. Worth noting that Robuchon has died since this interview, so I wonder if his answer would be the same. But apparently the quality has been maintained and it's still amazing.