Michel Roux Jr

High-profile chefs and international entrants vie to take over Le Gavroche site

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

High-profile chefs and ‘new international entrants’ are among the operators vying to take over the Le Gavroche site in London’s Mayfair.

Le Gavroche to auction off its wine and art collections

05-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Christie’s is to run an online auction on behalf of Le Gavroche that includes its wine cellar, art and ‘selected storied objects’.

Roux Scholarship 2024 opens for entries as competition celebrates 40 years

06-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The Roux family is marking 40 years of its high-profile Roux Scholarship cooking competition with a change of location and the addition of Emily Roux to its judging panel and board of directors.

“It’s more than business, it’s a life. And I don’t want to sell a piece of my life”: Michel Roux Jr on closing Le Gavroche

22-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Michel Roux Jr has shared more details on the reasons behind the closure of his famed Mayfair restaurant, which shuts permanently early next year.

"Turning a page": Michel Roux Jr announces Le Gavroche to close after 56 years

18-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche will close next year 55 years after it launched.

Chef Dom Taylor launches The Good Front Room at The Langham following TV competition triumph

17-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Chef Dom Taylor has launched his debut restaurant at The Langham, London, after being crowned the winner of Channel 4 series Five Star Kitchen.

The Lowdown: Five Star Chef

09-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

A baker’s dozen of professional chefs are battling it out for a chance to take on The Langham, London's Palm Court restaurant.

Professional chefs to battle it out to launch restaurant at The Langham, London

25-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

A new Channel 4 series will see professional chefs compete for the chance to open a restaurant at high-profile hotel The Langham, London.

The Lowdown: The missing Le Gavroche frog

24-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr is on the hunt to find a beloved frog-shaped table decoration that disappeared following a recent charity dinner held at his flagship London restaurant

Roux Scholarship announces 2023 regional finalists

24-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

The regional finalists for the Roux Scholarship 2023 have been announced by chairmen Alain Roux and Michel Roux Jr, with 18 chefs selected.

Entries open for The Roux Scholarship 2023

07-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Entries for the Roux Scholarship 2023 are now open with chefs wishing to take part invited to create a recipe for four people using selected ingredients.

Roux Scholarship announces 2022 regional finalists

04-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

The regional finalists for the Roux Scholarship 2022 have been announced by chairmen Alain Roux and Michel Roux Jr, with 18 chefs selected.

Roux at The Landau to reopen in 2022

23-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Marylebone hotel restaurant Roux at The Landau will reopen at some point next year following ‘exciting concept changes’.

Roux Scholarship set for Autumn

22-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Roux Scholarship is to finally go ahead in Autumn having been delayed twice due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Albert Roux dies aged 85

06-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Hugely influential chef restaurateur Albert Roux has died at the age of 85 having been unwell ‘for a while’, the Roux family has revealed.

Fine dining restaurants announce reopening dates and plans

19-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Some of the countries most vaunted restaurants are gearing up for re-opening despite a lack of clarity from Government on when the industry can re-open for eat-in and what safety measures will need to be in place.

Could you be the 2018 Roux Scholar?

30-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

The Roux family have launched their search for the 35th Roux Scholar, with three female chefs joining the 2018 judging team.

Roux at Parliament Square to close for refit

03-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

Roux at Parliament Square is to close for a month-long refurbishment after service today (3 August).

Entries open for 51st Taittinger Prix Culinaire with Michel Roux Jr

26-Jun-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Entries are now open for the 51st annual Taittinger Prix Culinaire International, with Michel Roux Jr as presidential judge for the third year running, and the UK panel already including Pascal Aussignac from Club Gascon; The Rosewood’s Amandine Chaignot;...

Luke Selby of Dabbous wins the Roux Scholarship 2017

11-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Luke Selby, chef at Michelin-starred London restaurant Dabbous, has won the 34th annual Roux Scholarship 2017.

Roux Scholarship 2017 names six finalists

27-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

The six chefs who have made it to the final of the Roux Scholarship 2017 have been named.

Top chefs raise £80,000 for Rare Disease Centre at London hospital

28-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Top chefs including Michel Roux Jr and John Williams MBE have helped to raise £80,000 for the DEBRA skin disease charity.

Michel Roux Jr scraps tipping at Le Gavroche

15-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Michel Roux Jr, owner with his family of the two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche restaurant in London’s Mayfair, is to scrap tipping in favour of including a service charge on all bills.

Roux family starts search for Roux Scholar 2017

07-Nov-2016 By Emma Eversham

The Roux family has started its search for a new Roux Scholar with the launch of the 2017 Roux Scholarship competition. 

Top chefs to judge 50th year of Taittinger Le Prix Culinaire UK final

10-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

A crowd of top chefs are poised to judge the 2016 Taittinger Le Prix Culinaire UK final as the prestigious French tournament kicks off its 50th year.

Kricket to open in Soho in 2016

12-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

Kricket – the tiny Indian restaurant based in a Brixton shipping container – is to open its first bricks and mortar site later this year.

Hospitality businesses forced to adapt roles to tackle skills shortage

31-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Hospitality operators are being forced to set up their own development and training schemes and even adapt roles to fit around candidates’ strengths as a shortage of skills hampers recruitment plans.

Harry Guy from Eden Hotel Collection named Roux Scholar 2016

05-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Harry Guy from the Eden Hotel Collection in Stratford-upon-Avon has been named the Roux Scholar 2016.

Roux Scholarship 2016: finalists revealed

18-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

Chefs from L'Enclume, the RAC Club and BaxterStorey are among the six finalists who have made it through to the final of the Roux Scholarship 2016.

Emily Roux to create menus for Wimbledon and Epsom Derby

16-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

Compass Group UK & Ireland is continuing its links with the Roux family by hiring Emily Roux to oversee the menus at this year’s Wimbledon championships and the Investec Derby at Epsom. 

Roux Scholarship 2016: Regional finalists revealed

26-Feb-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Chefs from Midsummer House, Cliveden House and Fera at Claridge’s are among 18 regional finalists in the 2016 Roux Scholarship competition. 

The top 5 stories in hospitality this week 01/02 - 05/02

05-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

What were some of the top stories in hospitality this week? Here's our pick.

Three generations of Roux dynasty to open two new Scottish restaurants

05-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

Culinary legend Albert Roux, his son Michel Roux Jr and granddaughter Emily are to open two new Scottish restaurants in early 2016.

BigHospitality's top 5 stories of 2015

23-Dec-2015 By Emma Eversham

Another busy year has passed in hospitality with employers forced to deal with an ever increasing number of staff shortages and mulling the impact of next year’s National Living Wage.

The top five stories in hospitality this week 09/11 - 13/11

13-Nov-2015 By Sophie Witts

What were the hottest stories in hospitality this week? Here's our pick.

Roux Scholarship 2016 opens for entries

10-Nov-2015 By Emma Eversham

The Roux Scholarship 2016 has opened for entries with the news that Michel Roux Jr and Alain Roux are to take over from their fathers as the competition's joint chairmen

Sat Bains and Michel Roux Jr among chef line-up at The Restaurant Show 2015

28-Sep-2015 By Sophie Witts

Sat Bains, Michel Roux Jr and Raymond Blanc are some of the big named chefs who will be sharing some of their trade secrets at The Restaurant Show next week (5-7 October).

Roux Scholarship 2015: Regional finalists revealed

23-Feb-2015 By Emma Eversham

The chefs who have made it to the regional finals of the 2015 Roux Scholarship competition have been announced with judges reporting a 'particularly strong year' for entries.

Marcus Wareing replaces Michel Roux Jr as Masterchef: The Professionals judge

11-Jun-2014 By Carina Perkins

Chef Marcus Wareing is to replace Michel Roux Jr as judge and presenter on the seventh series of MasterChef:The Professionals, due to hit BBC Two this autumn.

Roux Scholarship 2014: Finalists revealed

25-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Chefs from the likes of L’Enclume, Murano and Midsummer House are among the 18 regional finalists set to compete for the Roux Scholarship.

Exclusive interview with MasterChef: The Professionals 2013 winner Steven Edwards

13-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Fresh from being crowned winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2013, Steven Edwards has told BigHospitality he wants to use the experience as a springboard for his career and perhaps eventually open a restaurant of his own.

Albert and Michel Roux Jr plan two more UK restaurants

07-Oct-2013 By Emma Eversham

The Roux family is planning to open another two businesses in the UK in the next few years, a charcuterie, restaurant and deli in a town close to Stratford-upon-Avon and a restaurant in Essex.

MasterChef: The Professionals 2012 winner Keri Moss opens Corner Restaurant at Selfridges

22-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

MasterChef: The Professionals 2012 joint winner Keri Moss has embarked on her first restaurant venture, heading up the new Corner Restaurant and Champagne Bar on the second floor of Selfridges.

Series details revealed for Masterchef: The Professionals 2012

26-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Masterchef: The Professionals 2012, which will see the return of judges Monica Galetti, Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace, will kick off on November 5, it has been announced.

Alain Roux on three Michelin stars: Things are never for life

16-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Alain Roux took over as chef patron of Bray's The Waterside Inn in 2002 and as the restaurant nears its fortieth birthday BigHospitality caught up with him to talk about the pressure of holding three Michelin stars and his passion for nurturing talent.

Chefs from The Ritz and Loves Restaurant among Roux Scholarship 2012 finalists

12-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Chefs from The Ritz and Loves Restaurant in Birmingham are among the six individuals who have earned a place in the final of the 2012 Roux Scholarship competition. 

Roux Scholarship 2012 now open for entries

01-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The 2012 Roux Scholarship competition is now open for chefs to win a career-changing opportunity to work in a three-Michelin-starred restaurant anywhere in the world.

Pearls of Wisdom: Michel Roux Jr

14-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

The celebrity chef and owner of Le Gavroche recently opened Roux at the Landau with father Albert, following the launch of Roux at Parliament Square earlier this year. He made his TV mark on BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals in 2008, but is now fronting...

Boisdale and Roux at Parliament Square appointments

07-Dec-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Restaurant group Boisdale has appointed former Conran chef Andy Rose as an executive chef across three of its restaurants.

Chefs sign up to help fight hunger

05-Aug-2009 By Emma Eversham

Raymond Blanc, Atul Kochhar, Michel Roux Jr and Oliver Rowe are among the chefs who have signed up to support Action Against Hunger's fundraising campaign Fight Hunger. Eat Out this October.