It subsequently reopened and held a single Michelin star under William Drabble until he left the restaurant in 2009.

[1] Marco Pierre White knew the owners of the restaurant, and introduced his protégé, Gordon Ramsay, to them.

[6] Mark Sargeant joined the team at the restaurant in 1997, and would later become head chef under Ramsay at Claridge's in 2001.

[7] In 1998, a helmet-wearing motorcyclist entered the restaurant, grabbed the reservations book and drove off.

[12] A-Z restaurants subsequently sued Ramsay for £1 million citing lost revenue and breach of contract, but eventually settled out of court.

[16] Ramsay was succeeded at Aubergine by executive chef William Drabble, who had previously worked at the Michelin-starred Nook.

[14] The restaurant was expanded to a sister site in 2009 at the Compleat Angler Hotel, Marlow.

Miles Nixon, who was previously a sous chef under Drabble at the main restaurant, headed up the kitchen.

It served the same dishes as the Chelsea restaurant but was able to charge less due to lower overheads.