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Albert Roux
Chef

Albert Roux

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Opening Le Gavroche and training a generation of chefs.

Three Michelin stars

Born
8 October 1935
Birthplace
Semur-en-Brionnais
Died
4 January 2021

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Albert Roux

Albert Roux was a French chef and restaurateur who helped transform fine dining in Britain with his brother Michel.

Early life

Apprenticeship

Grew up in a charcutier’s family and trained as a chef before working for Nancy Astor in England.

Career

  1. Early career

    Private kitchens

    Worked at embassies and in private service.

  2. 1967

    Le Gavroche

    Opened the London restaurant with Michel.

  3. 1984

    Roux Scholarship

    Co-founded the training competition.

Selected work

Three Michelin stars

Le Gavroche became Britain’s first restaurant to receive three stars.

Beyond work

Mentoring

Trained chefs including Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Richard Vines (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:). CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.