Chef and restaurateur Albert Roux, who brought the highest standards of French cuisine to the UK, died at the age of 85 on Monday.
The London restaurant, Le Gavroche, which was founded by Albert and his younger brother Michel, became the first in the UK to earn three Michelin stars. The pair also opened two other restaurants in Britain.
Albert's death comes nearly a year after the passing of Michel last March at the age of 78, the BBC reports.
Perhaps Michel had the greater legend among those who bought cookbooks, having published fifteen books which sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. He appeared on television shows such as Saturday Kitchen, MasterChef and the Roux family-centred series,The Roux Legacy.
On Michel's death, chef James Martin tweeted as follows: "Broken and so sad to let you know we have lost a legend and me a friend...words cannot describe what this man did for me in my life...he taught, he listened, he advised and he strengthened every part of what I do...Michel I love you, always have and always will..."
Food critic Jay Rayner described elder brother Albert Roux as "an extraordinary man". Rayner said that he left "a massive mark on the food story of his adopted country." Chefs who trained at Le Gavroche were "a significant slab of a part of modern UK restaurant culture", Rayner declared.
"This is a country blessed by God with a wonderful larder," Albert told The Irish Times on a visit to Ireland in 2013. "The sea, the grass, the rain – it's got everything. You name it, it is here. I use lots of Irish butter."
On that occasion, he selected a menu for a celebration of food at the Aviva stadium, which included Kilmore Quay diver scallop and beef from County Meath.
Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White studied and worked under Albert Roux's tutelage.
"I recognised straight away that Gordon would go a long way." said the master chef.
