Influenced by Auguste Perret, he made a characteristic building of his style - with bay windows to 3 sides on the front - at 14 Guynemer street in Paris.
Whilst working at his restaurant Chez Nico in Dulwich, London in 1976 or 1977 he met fellow chef Michel Roux at a party, who arranged for him to work for a week at the three Michelin star Moulin de Mougins under Roger Vergé.
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The Cateys have in the past honoured industry personalities including Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Michel Roux, Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal.
It was in the theater that Ingrid Chauvin got a serious start in her career, acting alongside Michel Roux in Tromper n'est pas jouer by Patrick Cargill in 1997 at the Théâtre Saint-Georges in Paris, and later with Michel Creton in Sylvia in 1998 at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris.
In 1992 he opened his first shop in Ledbury Road, London W1, and quickly established an enviable portfolio of clients including Max Mara, Joseph, Michel Roux, and the Hempel.
L'enfance du Christ Christiane Gayraud, Michel Sénéchal, Michel Roux, André Vessières, Xavier Depraz Choeurs de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Orchestre des concerts Colonne, conducted by Pierre Dervaux (Disques Véga)
Léo Ferré, Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française and Raymond Saint-Paul Choir, Camille Maurane (the Poor-Loved), Michel Roux (the Double), Nadine Sautereau (the Woman), Jacques Petitjean (the Angel), 1957 (Odeon Records)