West End French restaurant Le Crocodile with close for about a month and reopen as Le Crocodile by Rob Feenie in early summer 2024.
Jacob will retire in the spring, and Le Crocodile by Rob Feenie will open in May 2024.After 41 years, Michel Jacob is officially saying “in a while, Le Crocodile” . The acclaimed chef is retiring in April, but leaving the restaurant in very good hands: chef Rob Feenie will reopen the West End spot as Le Crocodile by Rob Feenie in May.
Chef Michel Jacob with Chef Rob Feenie in the kitchen of Le Crocodile in 1993.exclusive interview with Feenie during which he said “When I look at people like Michel Jacob, one of my mentors—Michel is still behind the stove almost 40 years later. That’s something I love—I love food, I love making people happy, and that’s all I want to do.” Either that was a hint, or Feenie’s got some major manifestation chops.Feenie and Jacob are longtime buddies, and Feenie worked at Le Crocodile as a sous chef from ’92 to ’95.