Restaurant meal kits just went up a whole new level with the news this week from Dishpatch that they'd signed up none other than Michel Roux Jr to their roster.

The chef patron of Le Gavroche will be sending out two very French meal kits with the company, a Classique and Gourmand option, both of which feature the chef's signature dishes.

The Classique menu at £70 is a three course affair with

Is this a sign of things to come? We've been hearing on the grapevine about London restaurants operating reduced hours due to staff shortages. In Mayfair, for example, La Petite Maison last week announced it would be temporarily closing on Sundays and Mondays.

Now another Mayfair classic dining spot is joining it. In a post on Instagram last night, Le Gavroche owner Michel Roux Jr announced that, in two weeks time, his

Latest into the restaurant box fray are two heavyweights - Jason Atherton and Michel Roux Jr. They've teamed up with Lake District Farmers for two new meal boxes that they're preparing in their own restaurant kitchens. 

Hot Dinners was in Westminster last night for the relaunch party of Roux at Parliament Square. The party was a chance to showcase the restaurant's major revamp and Michel Roux Jr was on hand to oversee the celebrations. "I've been told it looks like Le Gavroche," he told guests, "but with a more contemporary feel, which I think is a huge compliment."

The evening was a bit of a get together for MasterChef folk - the restaurant's head chef Steve Groves won MasterChef

The Langham Hotel is getting a new next-door tavern called The Wigmore and Michel Roux Jnr is in charge of the food.