Michel Roux Jr proclaims closure of famend restaurant Le Gavroche
Roux Jr, who has appeared on a number of TV cooking reveals, stated the choice had been made so he may spend “more time with his family”.
Le Gavroche, situated in Mayfair, central London, was opened in 1967 by French restaurateur brothers Albert and Michel Roux Sr.
At the time it was the one French restaurant of its type in London, providing classical French meals and the very best requirements of cooking and repair.
Roux Jr, son of Albert Roux, has run the restaurant since 1991, incomes two Michelin stars – probably the most prestigious accolades within the restaurant enterprise.
Other movie star cooks together with Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White have “earned their stripes” at Le Gavroche, in keeping with the restaurant’s web site.
In a prolonged Instagram publish asserting the closure on Friday, Roux Jr introduced the restaurant can be closing in January 2024.
He stated he had “very mixed emotions” in regards to the determination to shut, however that the restaurant’s title would “live on”.
“This decision has not been made lightly. Le Gavroche means so much, not just to myself and the Roux family, but to the wider Gavroche team and you, our guests, who have become our family over so many years,” Roux Jr wrote.
“I have always felt that should Le Gavroche ever close, it must be on a high.
“Le Gavroche continues to be fully booked, week in, week out, but I have known for a while that I must make time for a better work/life balance, so I can spend more time with my family and on my other business ventures.”
Roux Jr added {that a} collection of “celebratory dinners”, beginning in November, can be held till the restaurant’s closure.
“This is not the end of Le Gavroche – the restaurant may be closing, but the name will live on,” he stated.
“I could not be more grateful for the restaurant team, who have loved the restaurant as if it were their own.
“The entire team both past and present, will forever have my gratitude, and will always be considered as part of the Roux family.”
He added: “And to you, our guests. Our success is all down to you. I would like to extend a personal thank you to every single person that has dined with us. Your support means everything to us.”
As properly as being a part of the judging panel on MasterChef: The Professionals, Roux Jr has appeared as a visitor chef on MasterChef Australia.
He has additionally appeared on Ramsay’s present Hell’s Kitchen, and offered two collection of Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking.