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Michel Roux
Chef

Michel Roux

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French cooking at Le Gavroche and the Waterside Inn.

Waterside Inn · Roux Scholarship

Born
19 April 1941
Birthplace
Charolles
Died
11 March 2020

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Michel Roux

French chef who helped shape fine dining in Britain with his brother Albert. Combined restaurant leadership with cookbooks, broadcasting and training younger chefs.

Early life

Pastry apprenticeship

Grew up in France and followed his brother into pastry work at fourteen, training with Camille Loyal in Belleville.

Career

  1. 1967

    Le Gavroche

    Opened the London restaurant with Albert.

  2. 1984

    Roux Scholarship

    Co-founded a programme for developing chefs.

  3. 2002

    Next generation

    Handed leadership of the Waterside Inn to his son Alain.

Selected work

Waterside Inn

Established a major destination for French cuisine in Bray.

Roux Scholarship

Supported young cooks through competition and overseas experience.

Beyond work

Family

His son Alain became a chef and worked with him. Married Robyn Joyce in 1984, after meeting her in Australia.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.