Matt Abe is Going for Stars at Bonheur

We can’t talk about Bonheur, chef Matt Abe’s solo debut, without first talking about La Gavroche. First opened by brothers Albert and Michel Roux sr. in 1987, the restaurant occupied this space on London’s Upper Brook Street for 43 years (and on Lower Sloane Street for 14 years before that). It remains an icon in British restaurant history as the country’s first to achieve three Michelin stars.

So, when La Gavroche’s closure was announced in 2024, a big question…