Alain Roux

Alain Roux (born 27 March 1968), is a British chef. Since 2002 he has been chef-patron of The Waterside Inn, which has held three Michelin stars since 1985. He is a member of the Roux family, and son of Michel Roux.

Career Roux first decided to be a chef at the age of 14, something which his chef father, Michel Roux described as being equally "over the moon" and "disturbed" about. Whilst in France, he served his period of military conscription as a chef at the Élysée Palace. Before this, in 2000, he joined Relais Desserts, an international society of pastry chefs. Alain is one of the judges of the Roux Scholarship, and has appeared as a celebrity chef judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. In 2011, he developed new menus for the Business Premier class onboard Eurostar trains.

Roux leads the 1-Michelin-starred French restaurant Le Normandie of the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, Thailand from 1 December 2021 onwards.

Personal life Alain is a member of the Roux family. He is the son of Michel Roux, nephew of Albert Roux and cousin to Albert's son, Michel Roux, Jr.