Nico Ladenis

Nico Peter Ladenis
Nico Peter Ladenis
Born	22 April 1934; Tanganyika
Died	10 September 2023 (aged 89)
Education	Prince of Wales School, Kenya and Hull University
Spouse	Dinah-Jane Ladenis (m. 1963)
	Culinary career
	Ratings Michelin stars (1995–1999); Good Food Guide ; 5 AA Rosettes Dr of Economics;
	Previous restaurants Chez Nico ; Chez Nico, Dulwich; Chez Nico, Battersea; Chez Nico, Shinfield; Simply Nico, Rochester Row; Chez Nico, Great Portland Street; Nico Central, Great Portland Street; Chez Nico (Nico at 90) Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane; Incognico, Shaftesbury Avenue; Deca, Conduit Street; ;
	Award won Best Chef – 1988 Catey Awards; Lifetime Achievement Award – 2015 The Catey Awards;

Nico Ladenis (22 April 1934 – 10 September 2023) was a British chef. He was self-taught and was the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin Stars, for his restaurant Chez Nico in London.

Known for his fiery temper and his mantra "the customer is not always right", he taught a generation of British chefs who went on to run their own businesses, win Michelin stars and become household names, including Marco Pierre White.

In 1999, he asked to be removed from the Michelin Guide, due in part to prostate cancer and because of his disillusionment with the London restaurant scene. He retired to the south of France in 2000 and returned to England in 2011.