Jockey Club Catering signs three-year deal with Chez Roux
Albert Roux's Scottish-based restaurant Chez Roux in Dunblane has agreed an extended three-year partnership with Jockey Club Catering.
The partnership will see Albert, Michel Roux Jr. and Emily Roux bring an enhanced version of the Chez Roux experience to the Cheltenham Festival, Investec Derby Festival and the QIPCO Guineas Festival.
The Roux family have designed menus, showcasing the seasonal ingredients of each region. Guests attending the Cheltenham Festival will enjoy a four-course menu with loin of venison, cranberry and spiced bread stuffing with kale and sauce poivrade.
At the Investec Derby Festival highlights include a Derby seafood platter, runner bean salad, sauce bois boudran with a sauce marie-rose and lemon.
Tt the QIPCO Guineas Festival a contemporary British menu has been developed with rack and saddle of Suffolk suckling pig, served with roast Brogdale apple, grilled spring onion and vinegar creamed potatoes.
Albert Roux OBE said: "Our successful partnership with Jockey Club Catering means we are able to deliver an unrivalled race going experience at some of the UK's most iconic sporting venues. It is always a privilege to share a kitchen with Michel and Emily so I am delighted on the occasions that they can join me this racing season."
Nick Campbell, managing director Jockey Club Catering, added: "Our aim is to deliver the best possible experience for our guests through high quality food and drink. Since we introduced Chez Roux in 2015 it has gone from strength to strength so I am naturally thrilled to have Albert back in the kitchens with Michel and Emily coming along to support and I look forward to seeing the culinary delights they will create together."
Jockey Club Catering is a joint venture between the Jockey Club and Compass Group UK & Ireland. The partnership was launched in 2009 with the aim of providing premium quality catering at all 15 of the Jockey Club racecourses.
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