Alexis Gauthier
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Alexis Gauthier, 31 is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
) is a French chef who achieved a Michelin star in 2000. He was the former Chef Patron of the Michellin-starred Roussillon in London.
Gauthier chooses to operate along unusual lines, he takes a more Californian, almost British approach allowing the seasons and his suppliers to influence and determine what he and his talented brigade cook with a particularly strong, and rather un-French, emphasis on the freshest vegetables and salads.
Gauthier launched a new restaurant Gauthier Soho at the former Lindsay House with Roberto della Pietra, the previous head sommelier at Roussillon. Gauthier retains his share of ownership in Roussillon.
Gauthier appeared in the British version of MasterChef in March 2011 alongside John Torode and The Grocer Gregg Wallace.