Albert Roux
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Albert Roux (born October 8, 1935) is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain.
Roux, the son of a charcutier, was born in Carolles and moved to London to work as a chef for the Cazalet family. In 1967 he and his younger brother Michel opened Le Gavroche, Britain's first Michelin-starred restaurant, in London.
Roux once made an appearance on the British sitcom Chef! playing himself in the 1993 episode "The Big Cheese".
In a poll of UK chefs carried out by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine in 2003, Albert and his brother Michel were voted the most influential chefs in the country. Albert Roux's son, Michel Roux Jr. is himself a two-starred Michelin chef and runs Le Gavroche restaurant in London.
[edit] References
- "Le Gavroche, London", Observer, Sunday May 12, 2002
- Profile of Albert & Michel Roux from CatererSearch
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