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Roussillon ( or ; ; ) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). It may also refer to Northern Catalonia or French Catalonia, the first used by Catalan-speakers and the second used by French-speakers. A 1998 survey found that 34% of respondents stated they speak Catalan, and a further 21% understand it.
Roussillon may refer to:
- County of Roussillon, the medieval entity
- Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló) Corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees) and which was one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia
- The southern area of the Languedoc-Roussillon, a region of France
- Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec, a municipal county in Quebec, Canada
Roussillon is also the name several communes of France:
- Roussillon, Vaucluse, in the Vaucluse département
- Roussillon, Isère, in the Isère département
Other Uses
- Roussillon, an alternative name for the Spanish/French wine grape Grenache
- Alicante Bouschet, a Portuguese wine grape that is also known as Roussillon
- Countess of Rousillon, Isabella of Majorca
- Rousillon (horse) (1981-2009), a racehorse
- Rousillon Rupes, a scarp on Titania, a moon of Uranus
Roussillon was a restaurant on 16 St Barnabas Street in the Pimlico district of London. It held a Michelin star from 2000 until 2011. The restaurant's name comes from the village in the Lubéron rather than the Catalan region.
As of June 2012 the restaurant has ceased trading.
The restaurant was named by Chef Alexis Gauthier after acquiring it in 1997 in partnership with James Palmer and his brother Andrew, who had made their money from the New Covent Garden Soup Company. It had previously been named Marabel's, but new ownership, combined with the confusion of Marco Pierre White's new restaurant Mirabelle's, opening in the same week, prompted the name change. Roussillon has held its Michelin star since 2000.
The restaurant offers a blend of French cuisine with British seasonal vegetables. Favourite dishes include Blue Bembridge Lobster, Colchester Oysters, wild rabbit from the North Downs and Scottish venison. The herbs and vegetables are freshly picked each morning in Surrey.
It was the first restaurant to introduce a "garden" menu degustation for vegetarians, which made the news for its 5–course Flower Menu of petals and floral essences coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show.
In 2005, Roussillon caused a stir by dropping chicken from the menu because of the bird flu. However, its biggest claim to fame could be that it was the first restaurant ever reviewed by Giles Coren, back when he was with Tatler.
Chefs who have worked in the kitchen of Roussillon include Frederic Chabbert of Petrus, Kuala Lumpur, Chatree Kachornklin of La Table de Tee in Bangkok, and Alexis Gauthier. Gauthier is due to launch a new restaurant at Lindsay House with Roberto Della Pietra, the previous head sommelier at Roussillon. Gauthier will retain his share of ownership in Roussillon.
Roussillon’s residence itself was previously built after World War II bombing.