Michel Roux is a celebrated chef in the top rank of his profession. For thirty years he has been the chef-owner of the Waterside Inn in Britain, renowned for the high quality of its classic French cooking and a prized Michelin three-starred restaurant since 1985. Roux is regarded as one of the finest chefs in Europe and holds countless culinary honors. He has appeared in two television series and written several books with his brother, as well as two books on his own, Sauces and Michel Roux’s Finest Desserts. Worldwide sales of his books exceed 1 million copies.