Here, top chef Michel Roux has created a compendium of culinary techniques, whilst at the same producing a collection of 130 recipes that can be achieved at home. The book is arranged by style of cooking, from sauces and marinades, through steamed and poached dishes, pan-fried food, grills and roasts, to baking. Each technique is demonstrated by means of a master recipe with one or two variations, but each recipe is given a modern twist.
Michel Roux, OBE (19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020) was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain.
Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, which subsequently became the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.