Pioneering chef Albert Roux has died

We have sad news to report: Albert Roux, a chef who helped revolutionize fine dining in London, has died at the age of 85. Along with his brother Michel, Albert founded Britain’s first Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Gavroche. That pioneering restaurant helped launch the careers of many of the UK’s best known chefs, including Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White.

Food writers, chefs, and industry professionals alike paid tribute to the chef, including restaurant critic Jay Rayner who said on Twitter: “Albert Roux was an extraordinary man, who left a massive mark on the food story of his adopted country. The roll call of chefs who went through the kitchens of Le Gavroche alone, is a significant slab of a part of modern UK restaurant culture. RIP.”