michel roux, welcome to hardtalk. it is a great pleasure to be sitting in this restaurant, one of the most famous in london, been in your family for the best part of six decades. the countdown to closure has begun. how do you feel about that? incredibly mixed emotions. it s. it s obviously happiness because there s light at the end of the tunnel, and by that, i mean not in a negative way, it s sort of. ..getting control of my life again. and then very, very sad emotions because it s the end of an era and it s. i also feel sad and emotional for all my team here, some of which, in fact, most of which i deem as family. and some of them, we ve grown up together, basically. so very, very mixed emotions. and the last the last week, i know i am going to be a wreck. why? why are you shutting down? because you could fill every table here for the foreseeable future. everybody wants to come and eat here if they can afford it. so why shut it? yeah, i mean, the business is successful an
[popper pops] [jase laughs] Merry Christmas. Who gave you that, si . Hey, im fired up, boys, its christmas time. A savior has been born for this wicked world we live in. Amen. That was fun. Wow. Everybody in the mood . [jase] im really not into the pageantry of christmas but what do you mean you aint into the pageantry . I wish i had a sled pulled by Reindeer Singing jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells what was your childhood christmas like, si . Thats what i want to know. That was back when we would take hickory nuts and momma always ordered the giant california oranges. Si, you remember the little wooden crates that had the dried raisins in em . Oh yeah. That was our treat. Im seeing a pattern here. Yalls childhood memories from 110 years ago were fruits and nuts. That was his favorite thing to eat now, the sweets. But im serious, it was a grand time though. Jep, do you remember when we were kids . My mom did the same thing every year. No christmas, were not gonna get any presen
been in your family for the best part of six decades. the countdown to closure has begun. how do you feel about that? incredibly mixed emotions. it s. it s obviously happiness because there s light at the end of the tunnel, and by that, i mean not in a negative way, it s sort of. ..getting control of my life again. and then very, very sad emotions because it s the end of an era. and it s. i also feel sad and emotional for all my team here. some of which, in fact, most of which i deem as family. and some of them, we ve grown up together, basically. so very, very mixed emotions. and the last the last week, i know i am going to be a wreck. why? why are you shutting down? because you could fill every table here for the foreseeable future. everybody wants to come and eat here if they can afford it. so why shut it? yeah, i mean, the business is successful and it s. ..it is going well. reservations are very good especially since i announced that we re closing, it s gone crazy. b
[popper pops] [jase laughs] - merry christmas. - who gave you that, si? - hey, i m fired up, boys, it s christmas time. a savior has been born for this wicked world we live in. - amen. - that was fun. wow. - everybody in the mood? - [jase] i m really not into the pageantry of christmas but- - what do you mean you ain t into the pageantry? i wish i had a sled pulled by reindeer singing jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells - what was your childhood christmas like, si? that s what i want to know. - that was back when we would take hickory nuts and momma always ordered the giant california oranges. - si, you remember the little wooden crates that had the dried raisins in em? - oh yeah. - that was our treat. - i m seeing a pattern here. y all s childhood memories from 110 years ago were fruits and nuts. that was his favorite thing to eat now, the sweets. - but i m serious, it was a grand time though. - jep, do you remember when we were kids? my mom did the same thing ever
michel roux, welcome to hardtalk. it is a great pleasure to be sitting in this restaurant, one of the most famous in london, been in your family for the best part of six decades. the countdown to closure has begun. how do you feel about that? incredibly mixed emotions. it s. it s obviously happiness because there s light at the end of the tunnel, and by that, i mean not in a negative way, it s sort of. ..getting control of my life again. and then very, very sad emotions because it s the end of an era and it s. i also feel sad and emotional for all my team here, some of which, in fact, most of which i deem as family. and some of them, we ve grown up together, basically. so very, very mixed emotions. and the last the last week, i know i am going to be a wreck. why? why are you shutting down? because you could fill every table here for the foreseeable future. everybody wants to come and eat here if they can afford it. so why shut it? yeah, i mean, the business is successful an