We are excited to announce our new patron, Alain Roux. Alain\u2019s late father, Michel Roux, supported nsif as a patron for 15 years. Alain is delighted to follow in his father\u2019s footsteps and continue the Roux family\u2019s support of the charity.<\/p>\n
Born into a family of chefs, Alain continues the Roux culinary tradition. When he announced to his father, at the age of 16, that he wanted to become a chef, Michel agreed it might be an idea for him to work at The Waterside Inn one day! \u00a0But Alain wanted to gain as much experience as possible in different places. After his apprenticeship in Paris in pastry, he spent seven years touring some of France\u2019s most notable kitchens, including La C\u00f4te Saint-Jacques in Joigny and Restaurant Pic in Valence. \u00a0He walked into The Waterside Inn professionally for the first time in 1992 and spent years working through the ranks. \u00a0At the turn of the millennium, he was joint Chef Patron with his father, later to take over in his own right a couple of years later.<\/p>\n
In 2000, Alain was invited to become a Master P\u00e2tissier in the International Association Relais Desserts putting him amongst the best pastry chefs in the world. Alain is also a proud member of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, the leading professional association in UK. In 2008, Alain ran Honorary Fellow of Thames Valley University\u2019s Faculty of Professional Studies.\u00a0Then In 2015, Alain became joint Chairman of the Roux Scholarship, alongside his cousin, Michel Roux Jr,. All these venerable commitments demonstrate Alain\u2019s inherent desire to foster the next generation of chefs.<\/p>\n
We are very grateful to have had the support of the Roux family over the past 15 years and are excited to have Alain joining us as a patron going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-2586","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n