Restaurant ReviewsWorld Class Chef Albert Roux Comes to Texas
Chef Albert Roux is a premier French Restauranteur working in Britain. He and his brother Michel opened Le Gavroche, Britainđ€™s first Michelin-starred restaurant. In a poll of English Chefđ€™s, Albert and his brother were voted the countryđ€™s most influential chefs.
Fortunately for us on the other side of the pond, Chef Roux has opened a restaurant in America at La Torretta Del Lago, a resort and spa in Houston, Texas. Open for nearly six months, the reviews coming back suggest Chez Roux might be the foremost fine dining establishment in Houston. In a post on She Eats, Chez Roux received a rousing review:
Jenny and I stopped by the La Torretta Del Lago tent with Fayza, where the soon-to-be-opened resort was passing around bites from their signature restaurant, Chez Roux. The restaurant will be famed Chef Albert Rouxđ€™s first American establishment, located improbably at a luxury resort on Lake Conroe. The multi-Michelin-starred chef has hired young chef Wyatt Maguire (and I do mean young) to head up the kitchen, which should be an interesting pairing.
The bites that the La Torretta tent offered last night were irresistable: spicy tuna rolls, edamame soup with yuzu foam and chocolate truffles. Fayza was not a fan of the edamame soup, but Jenny and I gulped it down with relish. The earthy, vegetal, slightly salty, pureed edamame was perfectly paired with the fresh, tangy yuzu foam. The spicy tuna rolls were also executed flawlessly.
If they do this well at mass producing soup and sushi for passing out to hundreds of passers-by at a festival, then I canđ€™t wait to see what Wyatt Maguire does in the kitchen at Chez Roux. We will definitely be making a pilgrimage out there when it opens in January 2009.
The restaurant, run by Rhode Island native Wyatt Maguire, serves classic French cuisine with modern interpretations. While most of Chef Rouxđ€™s famous selections will be featured, the restaurant will serve lighter fare without the overindulgent use of butter creams or sauces.
La Torretta Del Lago Resort and Spa is one of the Houstonđ€™s premier lakeside retreats. Visit La Torretta Del Lago to enjoy our world class amenities at one of Houstonđ€™s four star resorts. The waterfront facility at Chez Roux will feature an upscale menu in relaxed atmosphere under the direction of internationally acclaimed master chef Albert Roux.