Celebrity chefs celebrate Aubrey Allen anniversary

Many of the UK’s most celebrated chefs took time away from their hectic kitchen schedules to join fellow distinguished restaurateurs and guests for Aubrey Allen’s 80th anniversary commemorative lunch at The Worshipful Company of Butchers in London.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Jul 2013, 17:42 BST

The event, held at The Butchers Hall in the city, highlighted another landmark occasion for the Coventry and Leamington-based butcher.

Michel Roux Snr, the Michelin Star chef, proposed a special vote of thanks to Aubrey Allen on behalf of the guests. He said: “My own father and grandfather owned a charcuterie shop in France and it is just wonderful to witness the similar skills and knowledge that have been passed down the family generations at Aubrey Allen.”

Russell Allen, managing director of Aubrey Allen and the founder’s grandson remarked that celebrating 80 years in business was a very special landmark for Aubrey Allen, which started in 1933 from a small butcher’s shop in Coventry. Sadly the most important person behind our business is no longer with us. My grandfather Aubrey Allen who passed away in 2008 would have loved to have joined in all the celebrations.”