What Can I Expect

Go online and join the Michel Roux cooking school! These cookery courses from home will lift the lid on Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jnr's sumptuous French cuisine. This really is the crème de la crème of online cooking classes, hosted by the master himself!

Log in to your virtual classroom and you'll see star chef Michel is at his Le Gavroche restaurant in Mayfair. Filmed in the gleaming professional kitchen, you'll be learning from the master of classic and modern French food, as you work your way through four cookery lessons.

Your first culinary assignment as a student of Michel Roux is to make an omelette. That might sound absurdly easy, but it's the actual test the double-Michelin starred master sets for anyone wanting to work at Le Gavroche. Michel has a surefire, personal recipe to make a heavenly omelette soufflé - and this is the first time he's divulged the recipe to anyone!

After that, it's all about learning how to master the very cornerstones of French cuisine; that's to say sauces, salads and accompaniments. Nothing can beat your classic brasserie meal of ‘Steak frites' and the subsequent online lessons hosted by Michel will show you all the chef tips and hints that can be applied to this and many, many other classic dishes.

As well as being taught the secrets behind France's famous dishes, Michel Roux Jr will give you a fascinating insight into the history of Le Gavroche and his career as a chef. It's pretty amazing to think that it was the former Masterchef judge's father and uncle who originally opened the restaurant in 1967. In 1974, the high-end eatery became the first restaurant in the whole of the country to be awarded a Michelin star and the duo went on to gain a coveted three Michelin stars.

Michel Jnr took over the reigns in 1991 and the Mayfair restaurant has remained an institution throughout, launching the careers of popular chefs such as Marcus Wareing, Gordon Ramsay and Monica Galetti and delighting diners lucky enough to secure a table for dinner.

If you go the extra and sign up for an ‘Expert' course at the Michel Roux cookery school and you get evaluated assessments and feedback from the highly-regarded chef himself and a certificate signed by him too. 

When Is It Available

• Register your voucher to receive access to the learning platform
• You can start courses whenever you like

Suitable For

• Minimum age 18
• Suitable for enthusiasts through to professionals wanting to learn from a master chef

Anything Else

• Lessons will run on any desktop, laptop, mobile or tablet
• All you need is good wi-Fi or 4G connection