Alexis Pascal Gauthier was born on 24 June 1973 and is a French chef.
18 Facts About Alexis Gauthier
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Alexis Gauthier is the chef patron of the Gauthier Soho restaurant in Soho, London and was awarded a Michelin star in 2011.
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Alexis Gauthier previously held a Michelin star as head chef of the restaurant Roussillon in Pimlico, London, until 2010.
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Alexis Gauthier trained under Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV in Monaco, and has appeared as a judge on two versions of the BBC One television show MasterChef.
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Alexis Gauthier became a vegan in 2016 and changed Gauthier Soho to a vegan menu in 2021 and opened 123 Vegan, a vegan cafeteria.
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Alexis Gauthier moved to work under Alain Ducasse at his Le Louis XV restaurant in Monaco between 1993 and 1996.
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Alexis Gauthier left Ducasse's employment to go to Roussillon in Pimlico, London, which opened in 1998 with Gauthier as head chef.
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Alexis Gauthier left Roussillon in 2010 to set up a new restaurant called Alexis Gauthier Soho; he had been looking for a new location to open his own restaurant as he wanted to move away from his two business partners.
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Alexis Gauthier Soho was set up in the space formerly occupied by the Richard Corrigan restaurant called Lindsay House.
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In 2011, whilst dining at the restaurant DuckSoup, Alexis Gauthier was seated at a table near to food critics Matthew Norman from The Daily Telegraph and Tracey MacLeod from The Independent.
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Whilst sitting there, Alexis Gauthier tweeted the actions of the food critics to his followers and criticised them on several points such as their loudness, a copy of The Independent sitting facing out in an open bag by MacLeod's feet and that Norman didn't know what aioli was.
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Alexis Gauthier doesn't believe in timers or pre-weighing food to determine cooking time.
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In 2015, Alexis Gauthier changed his vegetable menu to be fully vegan.
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Alexis Gauthier became a vegan in 2016; he is opposed to the "savagery" of meat, and "excited about a vegan future".
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Alexis Gauthier is transitioning his restaurants to be fully plant-based.
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Alexis Gauthier appeared with Gregg Wallace and Michel Roux Jr.
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Alexis Gauthier later appeared on the regular MasterChef series, once more alongside Wallace, and with John Torode in March 2011 and March 2019.
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Alexis Gauthier was diagnosed in October 2010 with a fatty liver, which resulted in him cutting down his calorie intake and listing calorie counts on his menu at Alexis Gauthier Soho.