My life in food : a memoir
Roux, Albert, 1935-2022
Book
In 2021, the world of cooking lost a legendary figure. Albert Roux, together with his brother Michel, transformed the way we eat, cook and appreciate food in this country. It is no exaggeration to say that most of what makes our current culinary landscape so vibrant began with these two brothers and their ground-breaking restaurant, Le Gavroche. Albert first arrived in England in the fifties, at a time of grey and brown food, with a nation still reeling from the effects of war and rationing. Cooking in the grand private houses of the aristocracy, he was to fall in love with the country and, after his military service, which he spent fighting in the Algerian Civil War, he would eventually make it his home for life. He and his brother set up Le Gavroche in 1967. It was to become the first restaurant in the UK to gain first one, and eventually three, Michelin stars.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinton Library | Adult Non Fiction | 920 ROUHardback | Available |
Main title:
My life in food : a memoir / Albert Roux.
Author:
Roux, Albert, 1935-, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022.
Collation:
xi, 223 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781474617765 (hbk)
Dewey class:
641.5092920 ROUB.ROU
Language:
English
BRN:
3324466