Le Gavroche Cookbook

Michel Roux Jr started his schooling as a chef with Maitre Patissier Hellegouarche in Paris at the age of 16. After a two-year apprenticeship he worked with Alain Chapel at Mionay on the outskirts of Lyon. These two masters instilled in Michel Jr a firm belief in simplicity and the quality of raw ingredients. Michel also drew inspiration from working at the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong and having done his military service at the Elysee Palace in Paris cooking for Presidents Giscard d'Estaing and Francois Mitterand. Before returning to London to work at Le Gavroche in 1991 he worked with Maitre Charcutier Mothu and Maitre Boucher Prosper in Paris. He took over the running of Le Gavroche in 1994. It continues to receive recommendations for excellence in every food guideRoux, Michel, Jr. is the author of 'Le Gavroche Cookbook' with ISBN 9780304361908 and ISBN 0304361909.