Albert Roux | |
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![]() Roux in 2010 | |
Born | Semur-en-Brionnais, France | 8 October 1935
Died | 4 January 2021 London, England | (aged 85)
Spouses | Monique Merle
(m. 1959; div. 2001)Cheryl Smith
(m. 2006; div. 2016)Maria Rodrigues
(m. 2018; died 2021) |
Children | 2; Michel Roux Jr and Danielle |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | French |
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Website | www |
Albert Henri Roux OBE (8 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a French restaurateur and chef. He and his brother Michel operated Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr., continued to run Le Gavroche until January 2024.
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