Full list of celeb TV chefs that have shut down Michelin-hailed restaurants this year – including BBC MasterChef judge
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TOP celebrity chefs have been shutting down a swathe of their Michelin-hailed restaurants this year. Even BBC MasterChef judges haven't been saved amid a spate of shocking closures as the hospitality industry feels extra pressure this year. Marco Pierre White, Simon Rimmer and Tony Rodd, to name a few, won over viewers' hearts on screen - but when it comes to running their own restaurant chains, things haven't always been as smooth.
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In fact, a huge number of celebrity chefs have closed down branches restaurants this year, leaving fans gutted. Marco Pierre White's restaurant Mr White's Steak, Pizza and Gin House, located in London's iconic West End, abruptly closed in January 2024 leaving customers baffled.
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The 14,500sq ft restaurant first opened in 2021 at a former Chiqito site and marked the star's first return to the West End's food scene in over a decade. But after initially saying it would be closed for maintenance over the New Year, the restaurant mysteriously never reopened, before confirming weeks later it had permanently shut.
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A second Marco Pierre White location in Cardiff also permanently shut in the same month. But, if you are still keen to try out the Michlien's star chef's cooking he has 30 other restaurant ventures, including a fish and chip shop, across the UK. The New Zeland born judge from the smash hit cooking show devasted fans when she announced the closure of Mere this April.
![[Michel Roux Jr closed Gavroche after five decades of business]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2gafmyb-chef-michel-roux-jr-821791988.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
