Chairman
Alain Roux
Alain Roux is Chef Patron, The Waterside Inn, Bray, and Roux at Skindles, Taplow. Alain decided to follow in his…
Over the years, the Roux Scholarship judging panel has welcomed the expertise of some of the world’s best chefs and included such luminaries as Victor Ceserani and Peter Kromberg. More recently, Heston Blumenthal, Rick Stein and the late Andrew Fairlie and Gary Rhodes and Clare Smyth MBE have all been on the panel. Until 2016, it was led by the Scholarship’s founders Michel Roux OBE and Albert Roux OBE KFO, but since then has been led by chairmen Alain Roux and Michel Roux Jr, and Brian Turner who is now Honorary Patron.
Each year, at the national final, the panel is led by the Honorary President of Judges, a role for which we have had the privilege of welcoming some of the world’s top chefs.
Portraits by Jodi Hinds Photography
Chairman
Michel Roux Jr
Born into the Roux Family, there was never any doubt that Michel Roux Jr would cook. The son of Albert…
Honorary Patron
Brian Turner CBE
Brian Turner is one of Britain’s most well-known chefs, a regular on TV and radio and has decades of experience…
Judge
Emily Roux
Born in 1991, Emily Roux is the daughter of Michel and granddaughter to Albert and joins the Roux Scholarship Board…
Judge
Angela Hartnett OBE
Angela Hartnett OBE is Chef-Patron at Murano, CafĂ© Murano and Hartnett Holder & Co. As one of the UK’s most…
Judge
Sat Bains
Sat joined the judging panel in 2017 bringing with him 20 years of industry experience. He won the Roux Scholarship…
Judge
Rachel Humphrey
Rachel Humphrey was appointed Executive Chef of Le Gavroche in 2015, having started her career there as an apprentice in…
Judge
James Martin
Chef and broadcaster James Martin has been a household name in Britain for more than 20 years. As host of…
Judge
André Garrett MCA
AndrĂ© joined the judging panel in 2017 and brings his talent and wide experience with classic cuisine to the judging…
Judge
Simon Hulstone
Simon became a Roux Scholarship judge in 2016 and brings his extensive experience with competitions to the judging panel. As…
Judge
Adam Smith MCA
For our 2024 competition, we were delighted to welcome Adam Smith MCA as a judge for the regional finals. Adam’s…
Judge
Mark Birchall
Mark Birchall won The Roux Scholarship in 2011. It was the fourth time he had reached the finals. In February…
Judge
Lisa Goodwin-Allen
Lisa Goodwin-Allen is Chef Patron-Director at Northcote Hotel and Restaurant in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley, and Culinary Director of The Beaumont…