He was later invited by Roux to join him at Hotel Diva, a ski resort in the French Alps, as his number two. The pair remained close friends and have operated out of the same office building for the last decade. Sharing a photo of them together on Instagram, Ramsay wrote: “So so sad the hear about the passing of this legend, the man who installed Gastronomy in Britain, we’ve shared the same office for the last decade and walking up those stairs today is going to be really difficult, thank you Albert for everything you gave me, God Bless you Chef.”