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  • @AaronOxfordExmouth1989
    @AaronOxfordExmouth1989 6 лет назад +46

    He is one of the finest quality chef's ever. Such a humble person. You have featured 2 of my 3 most inspiring chef's. All you need to add is Raymond Blanc, and you have all 3 of my finest.

    • @m.theresa1385
      @m.theresa1385 8 месяцев назад

      Do you not enjoy listening to Jacques Pépin or are you only considering British based chefs

  • @readventurekids
    @readventurekids 8 лет назад +80

    This man oozes class and dignity. He's just brilliant! A real inspiration.

    • @ZaydDepaor
      @ZaydDepaor 4 года назад

      He certainly does, he is very likeable and sophisticated...and he puts everyone at ease no matter how clueless they are, even when he rebukes you it is very polite and constructive.

  • @tofty21
    @tofty21 4 года назад +13

    Speaking as a classically trained chef I can say Michel is a fantastic ambassador for our industry. Michel always speak with genuine integrity and empathy.

    • @DAN420.
      @DAN420. 4 года назад +2

      A guy who got sued for stealing tips form service staff and paying his staff bellow minimal wage is a fantastic ambassador for our industry?

    • @denman2991
      @denman2991 Год назад

      @@DAN420. anyone who's in a kitchen for money alone should get out

  • @gingertoffee2256
    @gingertoffee2256 5 лет назад +24

    Micheal, our step son has downs and loves cooking because of chefs like you, your lovely family and very respected friends xxx

  • @Sgman1991
    @Sgman1991 8 лет назад +22

    Thoroughly enjoyable talk. It's so nice to hear the words of an actually reasonable person without a crazy agenda.

  • @theredgiraffe
    @theredgiraffe 8 лет назад +135

    As much as I like Michel Jr the session with Marco Pierre White was much more moving and inspiring

    • @evanflorence6373
      @evanflorence6373 8 лет назад +11

      i would certainly agree MPW was a more touching video

    • @Yer_Da_
      @Yer_Da_ 7 лет назад +13

      I agree with the MPW bit but Michel Jr. is not that likeable to be honest; in late 2016, it was revealed Roux was keeping servers' tips and service charge and paid some chefs less than minimum wage.

    • @tkguha6918
      @tkguha6918 7 лет назад +10

      The interviewer was throwing him hard balls and did not really allow him to open up and tell his life's journey as Marco did. And seriously that brat host should get his ass kicked for saying "just" 2 Michelin stars.. well he certainly is a 2 star idiot!

    • @DoctorMcHerp
      @DoctorMcHerp 7 лет назад +7

      It isn't really all that fair to compare the two, because Marco is a much bigger success story than Michel Jr.
      Michel Jr. was born to a father who became widely known throughout the country before Michel settled on becoming a chef. While he certainly worked hard to get to where he is today, you can't deny the fact that he had a lot of help from his father and his equally famous uncle, whereas Marco was born to a working-class nobody, didn't get handed anything at all, and had to build his career brick by brick in order to get to where he got.
      At the end of the day, they're both great figures in the industry, but the beaten down underdog-turned-champion is always going to be more of an inspiration.

    • @Luke-cz9tm
      @Luke-cz9tm 6 лет назад +6

      To be fair to Michel, Marco told us his life story, whereas this interviewer didn't seem to want to explore michel's background which is a huge shame.

  • @JonAkdogan
    @JonAkdogan 4 года назад +5

    I loved Roux's English. Super clear.

  • @kimberleyashley9407
    @kimberleyashley9407 Месяц назад

    Love this awakened Soul. 😍

  • @worldwidearmy8182
    @worldwidearmy8182 6 лет назад +7

    Fascinating, thank you. A very inspiring man

  • @taniaedwards9608
    @taniaedwards9608 Год назад

    I would be absolutely honored to learn under this man, I think he's an amazing Chef, and his food would be impeccable. #MichelRouxFan

  • @pastordoctormartinssempa7502
    @pastordoctormartinssempa7502 5 лет назад +12

    The lad is extremely likeable. I don't know but there's a certain charme about him.

  • @sootheholistic3064
    @sootheholistic3064 3 года назад +6

    So great to see a chef not traumatized by their training. He has such class and dignity and total balance and he's gone just as far up the ladder as the trashy chefs that break people down

  • @devinhalim5194
    @devinhalim5194 4 года назад +3

    For people who judge him for having "only" 2 stars,he said himself
    He love to have that accolade,but he don't think his style of food suits the requirement of 3 stars
    So he chosen to stay with his style rather than chasing the accolade which is nice to see

  • @jeremyhaines4481
    @jeremyhaines4481 2 года назад +1

    This Guy is a Excellent brilliant chef and person 👌
    He comes across as a lovely Gentleman

  • @kylesmith3555
    @kylesmith3555 4 года назад +11

    "we went to a Michelin star restaurant on holiday and I left feeling oppressed"
    lol.

    • @kw22wombts96
      @kw22wombts96 3 года назад

      My name is Kyle too

    • @kw22wombts96
      @kw22wombts96 3 года назад

      Oh and one of my last names is Sweet lol, Marco Pierre White is Better

  • @emmanuelsebastiao3176
    @emmanuelsebastiao3176 6 лет назад +4

    what a great interview ... and of course hes a great chef

  • @MrBeatboxmasta
    @MrBeatboxmasta 7 лет назад +22

    He left Masterchef because he was exposed for breaking multiple labour laws at Le Gavroche. He paid less than minimum wage to his workers, did not pay them overtime even though they work over 60 hours a week and don't allow sufficient amounts of breaks to his staff. That left him open to multiple fines from the government. He disappeared from TV until the heat subsided.

    • @newsoftheworld2385
      @newsoftheworld2385 6 лет назад +5

      He actually left Masterchef because the BBC insisted he stopped endorsing Red Rooster brand potatoes and Michel Roux Jr refused. As he says in this interview and here: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/11/michel-roux-leaving-bbc-masterchef-potato

    • @pinkysuspegasus
      @pinkysuspegasus 5 лет назад +3

      Those are some serious accusations, mind sharing the source of this information?

    • @BaronVonSparklefarts
      @BaronVonSparklefarts 5 лет назад +5

      Give me 3 hots and a cot and Ill work for Roux for a year. Pay me shit wages and work me like a dog. Working at Le Gavroche is a ticket to a culinary world most chefs could only dream of. Every single person who has worked under these guys have a ridiculously successful brand. Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay, Mark Sargeant, Marcus Wareing, the list goes on. Wareing even said that his own place was opened without him having to personally invest a dollar because of the support he got from the Roux family and the others who came before him. You see inequity? I see a massive opportunity for anyone with the talent and passion to seize it.

    • @pandjiaryopoerwono3789
      @pandjiaryopoerwono3789 4 года назад

      @@BaronVonSparklefarts probably, thats a common problem in a culinary and catering world, the case appeared to the mass media just as Michel Jr being more famous than other restaurateurs.

    • @mary.a8551
      @mary.a8551 4 года назад +1

      MrBeatboxmasta that’s disgraceful! Never knew that

  • @carolking6355
    @carolking6355 2 года назад

    Thank you. I love butter and cheese. I am 80. When my 2 children were young the first MacDonalds opened not far from us. We took them for a table and Big Mac so it was no mystery. None of us went again. I was a good cook but they never had bottled drinks. A glass of milk after school and early dinner. Hot days an ice cream. My husband suffered. Bought lunches etc and a heart attack. 8 years ago I became gluten intolerant. A real curse. I did like nice bread ! I believe the wheat in France does not have that problem. We are in New Zealand.

  • @jameswright1879
    @jameswright1879 7 лет назад +33

    That guy from the inbetweeners interviewing is a nice touch

    • @dominiccrimmings6925
      @dominiccrimmings6925 5 лет назад +1

      ROFL That's exactly what I thought: "WTF is Will from Inbetweeners doing there?" Him and Michel are obviously "food friends" LOL

    • @drewdrewski6278
      @drewdrewski6278 4 года назад

      Bin-boy givin' it to the biggen's?

    • @z.a.y.n-5053
      @z.a.y.n-5053 3 года назад

      Lol that's someone else

  • @JohnMacDonald1
    @JohnMacDonald1 9 лет назад +14

    An absolute legend

    • @JohnMacDonald1
      @JohnMacDonald1 9 лет назад +1

      +Adam Adams I'm a Christian. What the hell are you going on about Muslims for? If it's about my profile image, it's in response to the Jew's wrongful occupation of Palestine but I can assure you I'm no Muslim.

    • @JohnMacDonald1
      @JohnMacDonald1 8 лет назад +1

      +bloom4mee what's interesting?

    • @llcooljaz1097
      @llcooljaz1097 7 лет назад +2

      Nothing like a good fast descent into racial bigotry on RUclips... how passé

    • @milne1985
      @milne1985 6 лет назад

      Adam Adams oh 😂😂😂😂

  • @jimjones3605
    @jimjones3605 5 лет назад +3

    "I love this guy" is a common theme in the comments. Why? Because chefs are there to serve. Good servers are good people who strive to make people happy. They may have an ego, or a temper, or most likely both, but at the end of the day, they are there to make people happy. You don't reach any status in this world without making people happy.

  • @RavaRiley
    @RavaRiley 8 лет назад +6

    Top chef and top bloke

  • @w.a.9655
    @w.a.9655 4 года назад

    Always remained a true Gentleman 🙏🏻

  • @salvation551
    @salvation551 5 лет назад +1

    i dnt knw but i really respect him as a person...unlike gordan ramsay...michel roux is just on another level....huge respect

  • @TheBenzooh
    @TheBenzooh 8 лет назад +7

    The Roux family are such an inspiration. They're amazing.
    Sorry for bad grammar. (If I got it wrong :p)

    • @user-lm9oq6yw6n
      @user-lm9oq6yw6n 4 года назад

      No problert. U will lern someday hillbilly

  • @davidfell5496
    @davidfell5496 4 года назад

    A person worthy of great respect

  • @gingertoffee2256
    @gingertoffee2256 5 лет назад +4

    Michel Roux’s whole family are above and beyond excellence. Upmost respect

  • @laurentbessac2687
    @laurentbessac2687 3 года назад

    Fantastic Michel Roux !

  • @jonh6503
    @jonh6503 5 лет назад +1

    Great interview

  • @kewell400
    @kewell400 8 лет назад +2

    He is very good.

  • @johnbattersby8639
    @johnbattersby8639 5 лет назад +2

    Just seems like such a good person.

  • @canadianformal7564
    @canadianformal7564 3 года назад

    Glad to see a stand up proper french chef with a British sensibility.

  • @seblee2664
    @seblee2664 Год назад

    He’s a good man, you can’t dislike him…

  • @Nero-ox5tw
    @Nero-ox5tw 3 года назад +2

    Glad they brought back Will from the Inbetweeners for this video

  • @melanievanvuuren7012
    @melanievanvuuren7012 Год назад

    Whe love our Chefs life.

  • @slothfromthegoonies8201
    @slothfromthegoonies8201 8 лет назад +17

    The nice guy of the food industry.

  • @boriserjavec6470
    @boriserjavec6470 5 лет назад +6

    What a shame for this man to pay his employess below minimum wage,shame on him

    • @pandjiaryopoerwono3789
      @pandjiaryopoerwono3789 4 года назад

      When you own one of the famous restaurant in UK and the most dreamed to be working in by many young chefs, you have the advantage.

  • @handle.2558
    @handle.2558 4 года назад

    Very wise words.. :)

  • @saa82vik
    @saa82vik 3 года назад +3

    I'm a university lecturer and researcher and I have to say expected a bit more from future Oxon graduates: Uninspiring questions leading to predictable answers. Chemicals and molecular gastronomy; how one trains one's palate; how basic food pairings are at the basis of creativity in the kitchen; basics of wine food pairing; the tension between tradition and innovation in cuisine. Such missed opportunities.

  • @jfikri1
    @jfikri1 8 лет назад +4

    He's a good Chef & a good man.

    • @kazijamisima
      @kazijamisima 5 лет назад

      Box fox may I ask, do you know the man personally.? I have a feeling that he is not what he presents that he is but it may just be my wrong judgment.

    • @suzannebaily5293
      @suzannebaily5293 5 лет назад +3

      @@kazijamisima I have worked with him for over 10 years, and I can tell you he is a lovely man.

  • @relaxg1727
    @relaxg1727 2 года назад

    Alot of class and dignity

  • @lampardhernandezpena7026
    @lampardhernandezpena7026 4 года назад +3

    In November 2016, the Guardian reported that whilst Roux's restaurant made over £250,000 in profit in 2015, he was paying some of his chefs less than the minimum wage. A chef showed the Guardian journalist Robert Booth evidence that chefs typically put in over 65 hours of labour per week, only earning about £5.50 per hour. Work days began at 7am ending at 11.30pm, with only one hour break between lunch and dinner times and sometimes as little as fifteen minutes for meal times.

    • @randyranderson2807
      @randyranderson2807 2 года назад

      yeah that's actually a standard procedure in the industry. put the chefs on a fixed salary, contract will say 48 hours a week 'on average' then end up working 55 at minimum with zero overtime paid, very very common unfortunately

  • @RebeccaBourhill01
    @RebeccaBourhill01 3 года назад

    50:09 love what he's saying about bread...Great interview

  • @kingfisherphil
    @kingfisherphil 3 года назад

    wise man and respected in and out of hs trade.

  • @commodore665
    @commodore665 2 года назад

    what a lovely man

  • @chriswright4677
    @chriswright4677 2 года назад +1

    I don’t much care for the chap at 49:59, snatching the microphone from Harrison’s hand. Not even a thank you or nod of acknowledgment. Bad form.

  • @TheMoonchinKing
    @TheMoonchinKing 7 лет назад +7

    I paused this video at 8:03 after he stated, "It's been well documented, my rift with the BBC" went straight onto google 'michel roux jr bbc fallout' and at the top of the search results is the headline - 'Michel Roux Jr leaving BBC and MasterChef in row over potato'. LOL

  • @multiversos1
    @multiversos1 Год назад

    I only dream of going to a restaurant to be handed a menu without prices.
    Long Live Le Gavroche!🤩

    • @GH-oi2jf
      @GH-oi2jf 5 месяцев назад

      All you have to do is get invited to a dinner at a restaurant by someone who is hosting it. When I hosted my groom's dinner, I had the restaurant print a subset of their menu without prices. Desktop publishing has made this very easy to do.

  • @viorujoiu
    @viorujoiu 8 лет назад +7

    Marco is a Truly Irevocabil One of The Best Chef Who Changed the Cuisine.

    • @07wissal
      @07wissal 6 лет назад +1

      Viorel Rujoiu fuck you

    • @aviewer6897
      @aviewer6897 6 лет назад +1

      @@07wissal no u

  • @richieh2006
    @richieh2006 3 года назад

    I love Michel. Such a lovely man. "Only two stars?" Haha!!!

  • @johndeehan8078
    @johndeehan8078 4 года назад

    How many pictures of Michel Roux does this photographer need to take before he gets a decent one? The shutter noise is very off putting and I am a pro myself.

  • @JohnnyNorfolk
    @JohnnyNorfolk 5 лет назад +3

    BBC need to move on or go.

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад +1

    no one is that good a chef...michelin or not....I CAN COOK , just like ny other , but the difference between a Cook and a Chef is [Passion, ........Ideas, Blending and experimenting and KNOWING( Yes it sounds vey biased), but knowing what the nation and indeed , what a nation would love to eat.

  • @owen7185
    @owen7185 3 года назад

    Why does the BBC care if he endorses food, what is the reason? Absolutely stupid

  • @fongy200
    @fongy200 3 года назад

    Before the store Iceland there was one called Cordoun Bleur does anyone remember those? first of the freezer food supernarkets.

  • @Almira00
    @Almira00 2 года назад

    Very disappointing that the so called upper class audience didn’t have the politeness of saying hello to Michel. Only one guy had the thought of saying it… socking manners

  • @RebeccaBourhill01
    @RebeccaBourhill01 3 года назад

    18:48 I was going through answers from a test students had to do (they were age 11-12) they had to tick the food group that an item was placed in. It was scary to see that so many kids put sugar and syrup under ' Vitamins and minerals'.

  • @5p1tf1r31
    @5p1tf1r31 3 года назад

    No introduction?

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад +1

    Here's a Question.... Define 'Cheap Confectionary'

  • @sootheholistic3064
    @sootheholistic3064 3 года назад +1

    Goodness these questions are cringe worthy when u have been a chef and wonder why the hell are they asking such superficial boring stuff

  • @louistracy6964
    @louistracy6964 3 года назад

    Thw interviewer will put off most working class chefs.

  • @MrBeatboxmasta
    @MrBeatboxmasta 7 лет назад +1

    It probably didn't cross his mind but I'm sure he does get nervous when super elite food critics like Michelin inspectors go to his restaurant.

    • @schmidtzcargolbull
      @schmidtzcargolbull 5 лет назад

      MrBeatboxmasta lol, but fortunately for him they are incognito

    • @ZaydDepaor
      @ZaydDepaor 4 года назад

      I doubt it, the Roux family have in fact given more fame to Michelin than Michelin has given to them...Michelin would discredit themselves by relegating the Roux family restaurants, unless they went so badly downhill from a clueless descendant or something.

  • @tomlee7073
    @tomlee7073 8 лет назад +2

    50:00 no good bread in england? Have you been to the states? I miss the fresh bread my baker used to make since moving to the states so badly -- not talking about the cheap shit, proper bread is what I mean

    • @dutchymcdutch2553
      @dutchymcdutch2553 7 лет назад +4

      You understand he's talking 'in general terms'... Compare France to UK, he's right. But now of course a lot of artisanal bread makers are coming up so it's bound to only get better.

    • @milne1985
      @milne1985 6 лет назад +1

      French bakeries are everywhere, it's not comparable to over here. Tbf

    • @devinhalim5194
      @devinhalim5194 4 года назад

      Than us is more SH*t than England😂😂😂

  • @SeeRedz
    @SeeRedz 3 года назад +3

    Marco *tells life story*
    Roux *sits there & defends the catering industry*

  • @lordprettyflackojodye9461
    @lordprettyflackojodye9461 3 года назад

    Damn they really got the CEO of WUPHF to interview him

  • @louisroden6424
    @louisroden6424 4 года назад

    Michel roux runs a restaurant called la gavroche and said at the end of the day

  • @glgdpeter
    @glgdpeter 5 лет назад +4

    I never thought a man like him was a chef after years of watching abusive Gordon Ramsay. I couldn't possibly guess he swears and cusses like Gordon Ramsay.

    • @pinkpeony3651
      @pinkpeony3651 3 года назад

      Gordon R.is a horrible....bad temper person

    • @namwarmaster6918
      @namwarmaster6918 2 года назад

      he abuses and underpays his staff tho… infinitely worse than cussing and swearing lol

    • @bensonfang1868
      @bensonfang1868 2 года назад

      Him and Ramsay are great friends…

  • @davekent6023
    @davekent6023 5 лет назад

    too short

  • @TheBenzooh
    @TheBenzooh 7 лет назад +1

    ashame she instantly went to sexism. dont just think the worst right away. use logic.

  • @stoneleachman9647
    @stoneleachman9647 3 года назад

    Why is this not about food at all?

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад

    So,..... now he's a Philosopher... hmmmmmm...I don't think so

    • @ZaydDepaor
      @ZaydDepaor 4 года назад +1

      He is clearly thoughtful, which is one the reasons he speaks much sense and doesn't talk a load of crap.

  • @josephfarrell483
    @josephfarrell483 5 лет назад

    Whats up

  • @annamcuthbert3993
    @annamcuthbert3993 4 года назад

    I love free bread buy from Morrisons mostly

  • @drjustinhavens5919
    @drjustinhavens5919 4 года назад

    Seems like a great person. Would like to have a beer with him!

    • @c0784
      @c0784 3 года назад

      But would he like to do the same

  • @samanthalundon5650
    @samanthalundon5650 3 года назад

    Zoom

  • @alexb6695
    @alexb6695 4 года назад

    u need to fead yr kids with proper meals and different things every time from yung age. i used to work in soft playing area and kids menu was killing me! Chicken nuggets, pizza, burgers, mac n chees. healthy thing was only carrots sticks from all menu. And after that type of food, when kids eat it all there childhood no wonder they hate healthy food. there palets not prepared for it and i do believe them when they say it tast hurrable. U need to train your palet t feel n understand taste. Also half of the parents dont even understand that 90% of fruits in 90% of supermarkets half rippen. they not ready and always need another 2-3 days to stay in room temp to get fully rippen. specially nectariens< appricots , mangoes n all other fruits which come from different countries. Supermarkets cant buy them when they properly rippen due to most of the stock will get rotten befor they can sale it. i do understand where they coming from n they need to make money, but what i dont understand why they dont let customers know!!!! that annoys me. because of that ppl thing fruits taste horrible. of cos they are when they not ready!! and because of that ppl stop buying it.

  • @jasnaoklobdzija4260
    @jasnaoklobdzija4260 Год назад

    Gentlman.

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад +1

    OMG

  • @f4ust85
    @f4ust85 3 года назад +3

    This guy is such money-grabbing rich-kid hypocrite. I find him teaching people with disabilities as a kind of tear-jerking TV indulgence typical and disgusting. Le Gavroche is only notable for two things: that the Guinness Book of Records lists it as having served the most expensive meal per head, and that some employees were being paid as little as £5.50 per hour.

    • @bensonfang1868
      @bensonfang1868 2 года назад

      You do realize that record was set by a bunch of crazies who blew out thousands on cigars and drinks right?

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад +1

    gheee whizzzzz

  • @flappospammo
    @flappospammo 8 лет назад +11

    2 stars , marco had 3

    • @tofty21
      @tofty21 4 года назад +6

      Flappo Spammo Michelin stars are not the ultimate level of success. I’d rather eat at La Gavroche rather than The Fact Duck.

  • @davidobrien7235
    @davidobrien7235 3 года назад

    "Marco Pierre White has been very outspoken against the Michelin Guide..." has he really, or did he just say he was bored with defending his 3 star rating? Come on OU, are you tabloid journalism now!!!!

    • @GH-oi2jf
      @GH-oi2jf 3 года назад

      White did say more than that. He Michelin were just trying to sell tyres, which was their area of expertise.

  • @sonalpatel6119
    @sonalpatel6119 3 года назад

    Envoling

  • @craigweir4494
    @craigweir4494 4 года назад +3

    I fell asleep during this, he is THEE most boring ''celeb'' chef ever .

  • @1deagr
    @1deagr 3 года назад

    Lol I asked for a chip butty at the gavroche nd they kicked me out

  • @ssorc2000
    @ssorc2000 8 лет назад +2

    pompus or what ya ya

  • @harolddenver6278
    @harolddenver6278 3 года назад

    The greedy maple formally move because math nomenclaturally fail mid a purple buffet. oceanic, short beech

  • @MrDavey2010
    @MrDavey2010 3 года назад +2

    What a dull man who only came to prominence through his family connections. He was useless when trying to present Saturday Kitchen Live on TV. He was also pocketing the tips given to his staff and only paid them minimum wage. Not a nice man. I ate at his restaurant a few years ago and was mightily disappointed. Poor food & food service.

  • @louistracy6964
    @louistracy6964 3 года назад +1

    Horrible to go from nearly being born on a kitchen counter to being a cook. Not glamourous, just sad,

    • @bensonfang1868
      @bensonfang1868 Год назад

      How is it sad to pursue the family business?

  • @jamescarr4662
    @jamescarr4662 3 года назад +1

    Shocking lack of charisma. Talented but somehow intensely dull.

  • @roach5219
    @roach5219 4 года назад

    This was a pleasant contrast after watching the instalment with Marco Pierre White. As Michel Jr says 'chefs have ego'; his is just an ego, though and not the horrendously inflated self-worth of a textbook narcissist, as in Marco's case.

  • @SeeRedz
    @SeeRedz 5 лет назад

    So smug.

  • @sharpskilz
    @sharpskilz 3 года назад

    pre approved questions with pr company briefed answers... no harm but its totes obvs.

  • @_RIBOT_
    @_RIBOT_ 2 года назад

    Do you have any Q&A’s posted with a woman? These journeys and insights are all valuable but I do believe it is important to hear stories from both genders as the experiences may differ..