Albert Roux dies aged 85
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The Roux family has announced the sad passing of Albert Roux, who had been unwell for a while, at the age of 85 on 4 January 2021.
Chef, restaurateur, author and founder of the Roux Scholarship, Albert is credited, along with his late brother Michel Roux, with launching London s culinary revolution with the opening of Le Gavroche in 1967.
His son, Michel Roux Jr, said Albert s love of life and passion for making people happy through his food will be greatly missed: He was a mentor for so many people in the hospitality industry, and a real inspiration to budding chefs, including me.
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Albert Roux s legacy lives on in restaurants across the UK – everyone wanted a slice of his magic
With his brother Michel, the chef and restaurateur kick-started a rebirth of fine-dining restaurants in this country
Albert Roux, who has died at the age of 85
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By the time Marco Pierre White chanced his arm at a job at Le Gavroche in 1981, its co-founder Albert Roux, who has died at the age of 85, was a well-established figure in the culinary firmament.
Indeed the restaurant had just moved from its original premises in Lower Sloane Street to Upper Brook Street in swanky Mayfair. But still at the stove was Albert, who had opened Le Gravroche in 1967 with his brother Michel, who predeceased him in March last year.
Albert Roux, major influence on UK dining habits, dies at 85
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FILE - In this May 16, 1997 file photo, Albert Roux poses for a photo. Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died. He was 85, it was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The brothers are widely credited with revolutionizing Britains staid and old-fashioned culinary scene, notably with their opening of Le Gavroche in London in 1967, a restaurant that was frequented by a loyal clientele that included many of the icons of the Swinging Sixties in London. (PA via AP, File)