Chez Roux at La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa (Argentina)
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Chez Roux at La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa (Argentina)
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Category: Central and South America - Argentina - Gourmet restaurants
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-05-08
Internationally acclaimed Chef Albert Roux to create Texas restaurant
Ronnie Ben-Zur, owner of the new La
Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa, has signed one of the world's most
acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs to create a signature, fine-dining
restaurant on the grounds of the Lake Conroe retreat.
Chef Albert Roux, named with his brother by their peers as the most
influential chefs in the United Kingdom and whose London restaurant became
the first ever in the United Kingdom to hold the coveted three Michelin
Guide stars, will create Chez Roux as the premiere dining venue among those
at the resort.
Chez Roux will be a free-standing, upscale facility located on the lake
shore. The famed chef agreed to give the restaurant his name because of his
close involvement in the project and will be directly and personally
involved in the creation of a contemporary French menu with heavy emphasis
on local products to give it a hint of Texas flavor.
Having Albert Roux on board, La Torretta joins the select company of
The Walbrook Club in London, Inverlochy Castle in Scotland, The Ellington
in Leeds, Brasserie Roux in London's Sofitel St. James, the Grand Jersey
Hotel in the Channel Islands and the Compass Group where Roux is chairman
of its Contract Catering Division, Roux Fine Dining. As the only restaurant
in the United States, Chez Roux is a primary focus of Roux's projects.
World wide, accolades for Albert Roux are among the highest for any
chefs. In 2002, UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw described the Roux brothers
as "two of Britain's finest ambassadors who have greatly enhanced Britain's
gastronomic standing in the world." Albert Roux's Le Gavroche became the
first restaurant in the UK to obtain three stars by the Michelin Guide.
While Chef Roux will not be in residence at La Torretta year round, he
will make a series of week-long visits beginning Oct. 19 and continuing
through 2009. In his absence, Chez Roux will be presided over by a Le
Gavroche-trained chef personally selected by Roux.
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