12-05-2025
Michel Roux: ‘Many restaurants have closed. It's a dire situation'
Michel Roux, 64, was born in Kent, where his father, Albert, worked as a private chef. He left school at 16 to train as a chef and worked in France, Hong Kong and London before joining his uncle, Michel Sr, at the Waterside Inn in Berkshire in 1985 and then his father at Le Gavroche in 1991. In 1993 he took over the running of the restaurant until its closure in January 2024. He now has two restaurants within the Langham hotel in London and four in Scotland. His television work has included stints on MasterChef: the Professionals and Food and Drink. He lives in south London and France with his wife, Giselle. Their daughter, Emily, is also a chef.
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