Albert Roux (born 1936) is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Le Gavroche is a restaurant on Upper Brook Street in Londons Mayfair. ... The Michelin Guide or Michelin Red Guide is a guide book about restaurants and hotels, published by the Michelin company. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
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"Le Gavroche, London", Observer, Sunday May 12, 2002
Albert and his brother Michel are viewed as the godfathers of modern restaurant cuisine in the UK.
Albert’s son, MichelAlbertRoux, is chef-patron of two-Michelin-star Le Gavroche in London, which his father and uncle founded in 1967.
Albert has trained and nurtured a generation of top chefs such as Pierre Koffman, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay and, in 1984 Albert and Michel Snr set up the annual Roux Scholarship which offers the winner three months in their three Michelin-star restaurant.
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