- Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche is a
restaurant on 43Upper Brook Street inMayfair (London England ). It was opened in 1967 by Michel andAlbert Roux although the original premises were onSloane Street until 1981.The restaurant offers classical French food, although some dishes come with something of a modern twist. The most famous dishes are Soufflé Suissesse (cheese soufflé baked on double cream); Le Caneton Gavroche (whole poached duck in a light consommé served with three sauces for two); and Omelette Rothschild.
Albert's son
Michel Roux Jr took over the kitchen in1991 and remains the current head chef as of 2007. Under his stewardship Le Gavroche has been consistently placed in Restaurant's Top 50.In 1982 it became the first restaurant in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars although it was demoted to two stars in 1993. Regarding the loss of the third star Michel Roux Jr said: "Certainly I would love three stars. I believe in the system and the recognition would be wonderful. But I am not cooking that style of food. There are dishes that are worthy of it but my style really doesn't suit that status." [http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2007/05/31/314067/le-gavroche-at-forty.html]
Chefs who have worked in the kitchen of Le Gavroche include
Marco Pierre White ,Gordon Ramsay ,Marcus Wareing andBryn Williams .Le Gavroche is listed in the
Guinness Book of World Records as having served the most expensive meal per head when three diners spent $20,945 on one meal (including cigars, spirits, and six bottles of wine costing $19,248) in September 1997.The restaurant's name comes from the character
Gavroche inVictor Hugo 'sLes Misérables .References
External links
* [http://www.le-gavroche.co.uk/ Le Gavroche official homepage]
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