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Michel Roux Jr. Biography
Michel Roux Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Chef who was born on May 23, 1960 in Pembury, England, United Kingdom. French-English Nouvelle Cuisine enthusiast, who appeared on MasterChef and Hell’s Kitchen.
His uncle was a renowned chef Michel Roux.
After leaving school at age 16, Roux undertook apprenticeship work with Master Patissier, Hellegouarche in Paris. From summer 1979 until January 1980, he worked as a commis de cuisine at Le Gavroche, under both his father and his uncle. He then spent two years as a commis de cuisine trainee under Alain Chapel at his hotel and restaurant in Mionnay, in the Rhône-Alpes region near Lyon.
After undertaking basic training with the French Army, from February 1982 to March 1983 he served his military service at the Elysee Palace, working for both Presidents Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and François Mitterrand. Having finished his military service, Roux then worked for four months in Paris: two months at Charcuterie Gérard Mothu in St-Mandé; and then two months at Boucherie Lamartine on the Avenue Victor-Hugo.
Giselle, his wife, had a daughter called Emily.
| Name | Michel Roux Jr. |
| First Name | Michel |
| Last Name | Jr. |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Birthday | May 23 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Pembury |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Albert Roux, Monique Roux |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Giselle Roux |
| Children(s) | Emily Roux |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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A food consultant to the Walbrook club since 2003, he also consults for the fine dining providers Restaurant Associates. Roux has also written several books, including Le Gavroche Cookbook; The Marathon Chef; and Matching Food and Wine, which was named the best book on matching wine and food at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Michel Roux Jr. Net Worth
Michel Roux Jr. is one of the richest Chef from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michel Roux Jr.'s net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After briefly serving in the French Army, he became a sous-chef in London in 1983.
During his tenure as a chef at London’s Le Gavroche restaurant, he earned Michelin stars.
Michel Albert Roux (born 23 May 1960), known as Michel Roux Jr., is an English two-star Michelin chef at the London restaurant Le Gavroche.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Chef |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Roux has made various television appearances, including on his friend Gordon Ramsay’s ITV produced Hell’s Kitchen, and as an expert judge on the BBC Two programme MasterChef: The Professionals (2008–13). In 2012 he appeared as a guest judge on Masterchef South Africa. From 2013 until 2014, Roux co-presented BBC Two’s Food and Drink alongside Kate Goodman. In 2013, he appeared as one of the mentors in the series The Chef’s Protege.
In March 2014, Roux announced that he was leaving the BBC due to a conflict over his brand ambassadorship for Albert Bartlett Rooster potatoes. In 2015, Roux returned to television and presented First Class Chefs for the Disney Channel and Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr for Channel 4.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Having served his apprenticeship and training mainly away from the Roux brothers’ British business empire, he joined his uncle at the Waterside Inn, in Bray, Berkshire in 1985, before working with his father at Le Gavroche from the April of the same year. He then worked in and managed the Roux brothers catering business for three years, before returning to Le Gavroche in 1990, the year the two brothers split their business down family lines. When his father retired in 1993, Michel Jr took over the world-famous restaurant.
In November 2016, the Guardian reported that whilst Roux’s restaurant made over £250,000 in profit in 2015, he was paying some of his chefs less than the minimum wage. A chef showed the Guardian journalist Robert Booth evidence that chefs typically put in over 65 hours of labour per week, only earning about £5.50 per hour. Work days began at 7am ending at 11.30pm, with only one hour break between lunch and dinner times and sometimes as little as fifteen minutes for meal times.
Who is Michel Roux Jr. Dating?
According to our records, Michel Roux Jr. married to Giselle Roux. As of December 1, 2023, Michel Roux Jr.’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Michel Roux Jr.. You may help us to build the dating records for Michel Roux Jr.!In late-2016, it was revealed that Roux was keeping servers’ tips and service charge. In light of this, he vowed to “scrap tips and service charge”, instead including them in the cost of a meal. This has garnered backlash from customers and critics alike, as it leaves the customer with no viable way of choosing how much to tip, and encourages the inference that the optional service charge is now mandatory.
Facts & Trivia
Michel Ranked on the list of most popular Chef. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michel Roux Jr. celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.
In April 2016 Roux stepped in as presenter on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen after the departure of James Martin who left after 10 years. Roux ruled himself out of becoming a full-time host.
Why did Michel Roux Jr leave Masterchef?
Chef and presenter Michel Roux Jr is leaving the BBC after failing to reach an agreement about his commercial interests. He blasted the “frustrating process” of trying to negotiate with the corporation and said he wondered if the BBC understood “the realities of today’s commercial world”.
Who is Michel Roux Jr father?
Albert Roux
Did the Roux brothers fall out?
Following a fallout with his brother, Michel Roux and his sibling decided to break up their empire. In 1986 Michel would run the Waterside Inn on a solo basis, while Albert headed up Le Gavroche.
What is Michel Roux Jr known for?
Michel Albert Roux known as Michel Roux Jr, is a French-British two-star Michelin chef and owner of London’s illustrious restaurant, Le Gavroche.
Has Michel Roux died?
March 11, 2020
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