Rowley Leigh

Rowley Leigh (born 23 April 1950) is a British chef, restaurateur and journalist who lives in Shepherd's Bush, London.

After a couple of years at the Joe Allen restaurant, Leigh went to work with the Roux brothers at Le Gavroche in 1979.

After stints at Le Gavroche and the brothers' pastry laboratory, and, becoming buyer for the group, he took over their Le Poulbot restaurant as head chef in 1984, receiving The Times "Restaurant of the Year" award in 1986.

Leigh left Kensington Place in December 2006 in order to open Le Café Anglais in 2007.

His book, No Place Like Home, illustrated by Lucinda Rogers, was published in 2001 by Fourth Estate.