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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Michel Roux reveals he never wanted to be a celebrity chef

Michel Roux has said he never intended to become a celebrity chef and used to avoid TV work at the start of his career.

The Masterchef: The Professionals judge, 78, gained notoriety after he took over his father Albert’s Mayfair restaurant, Le Gavroche, in 1993. The establishment closed in January this year.

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