Your mouth is watering over the upcoming line-up of cooking shows. So what if you watch while ordering takeout? You’re content to leave the cooking challenges to Julie while you “learn” on the couch.

Here’s a quickfire challenge: how far would you go for cuisine prepared by the only Michelin-rated chef in Texas? How about Lake Conroe, where exec chef Matthew Gray has just made a splash at Chez Roux inside La Torretta del Lago Resort and Spa. He and another whiz kid, Gordon Ramsay, both trained under the resto’s namesake, Albert Roux, and the upscale eatery is the crown jewel of the new contemporary resort tucked among pine trees. The hotel boasts golf, a mini water park, primo lake access and a gorgeous spa. Enjoy mastery of French cooking waterside – their prix fixe dinner isn’t too pricey.

When the weekend’s over, you won’t want to pack up your knives and go home.

Chez Roux at La Torretta del Lago Resort & Spa
600 La Torretta Boulevard
Montgomery, TX 77356
936.448.4400
www.latorrettadellagoresortandspa.com