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The Local Chef Who Cooked for the Queen

Remembering Queen Elizabeth: 1926-2022

  • Mike Morphew
    Mike Morphew
  • Queen Elizabeth
    Queen Elizabeth
Most folks in Fayette County hearing the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death can hardly imagine the pomp and ceremony of a Royal funeral and the upcoming coronation of the new British King, Charles III. That’s not the case for Chef Mike Morphew of Le Petite Gourmet Shoppe of La Grange. Morphew worked in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace from 1969 to 1971, where he cooked meals for the Royal Family. …

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