Chef Michel Roux Jr is closing his two Michelin

 

Chef Michel Roux Jr is closing his two Michelin-starred restaurant Le Gavroche after 56 years.

Roux Jr said  that  he deicde to spend  "more time with his family".who has appeared on multiple Tv cooking shows.

Le Gavroche, in Mayfair, central London, was opened in 1967 by French restaurateur brothers Albert and Michel Roux Sr.

In london (capital of UK) at the time it was the only French restaurant of its kind.

He(Roux) post  in instagram on friday and said that the restaurant would be  closing in January 2024.

'Live on' He had "very mixed emotions" about the decision to close, but that the restaurant's name would "live on".He said that.

"This decision has not been made lightly.Roux jr wrote that  Le Gavroche means so much, not just to myself and the Roux family, but to the wider Gavroche team and you, our guests, over so many years who have become our family,".

"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  for better work or life balance that I must make time ,because I can spend more time with other business ventures and my family."

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Roux Jr(son of Albert Roux) has run the restaurant since 1991, earning two(2) Michelin stars — one of the most prestigious accolades in the restaurant business.

Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White "earned their stripes" at Le Gavroche, the restaurant's website said.

Roux Jr added that from November, a series of "celebratory dinners" would be held until the restaurant's closure.

Roux Jr has starred on the judging panel of MasterChef: The Professionals and was a guest chef on MasterChef Australia. He has also presented two series of Michel Roux's French Country Cooking.