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Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center Program Flourishes With
More Than 70 Culinary Experts
SEATTLE, May 16
Taking chefs from kitchens and restaurants all around the country and
placing them aboard Holland America Line ships, the line's Culinary
Arts Center program continues to flourish. Since its inception four
years ago, the program has nearly doubled with more than 70 culinary
experts participating in the ongoing 2008 season including cookbook
authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, on Holland America Line's
new ms Eurodam.
"The Culinary Arts Center is a guest favorite," said Richard D.
Meadows, CTC, executive vice president, marketing, sales and guest
programs. "We will continue to expand the program and provide our
guests with the culinary experiences that have made it such a
success."
Holland America Line launched its innovative culinary program in 2005
with the installation of state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Centers aboard
each of its premium ships offering culinary demonstrations, tastings
and hands-on cooking classes. The line expanded the program by
partnering with Food & Wine magazine to provide guests on select
cruises the opportunity to experience demonstrations and seminars
conducted by a wide diversity of culinary experts.
A new addition to the 2008 season is Eric Villegas, host of the Emmy
Award-winning PBS series, Fork in the Road, who is scheduled to sail
aboard the ms Veendam June 13-20th.
The Culinary Arts Program includes cookbook authors as well as wine
and spirits experts such as master mixologists Christy Pope and Chad
Solomon. Other participating chefs and experts in the continuing 2008
season include:
-- Sally Bernstein, Restaurant Critic and Culinary Educator (San
Francisco) sailing on ms Zaandam June 8 -15.
-- Chef Gustav Mauler from Amsterdam-Dover sailing on ms
Prinsendam
July 3 -17.
-- Pichet Ongvasit of Copenhagen sailing on ms Rotterdam July 16
-28.
-- Johnny Iuzzini, Executive Pastry Chef, Jean Georges (NY) aboard
ms
Noordam July 26 - August 5.
-- Max McCalman of Artisanal Cheese (NY) sailing on ms Noordam
August 5 -15.
-- Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, authors of the "Ultimate"
cookbook
series sailing on ms Eurodam August 14 - 29.
-- Mark Frasier and Clark Gaier from Mediterranean (Venice) sail
on ms
Zuiderdam September 17 - 29.
-- James Mazzio, Executive Chef, Via (Denver, CO) and Food and
Wine's Best
New Chef 1999 sailing on ms Amsterdam September 19 - October
22.
-- Harold Dieterle, Perilla (NY) and Top Chef Season 1 Winner will
be
aboard ms Amsterdam October 22 - November 4.
In addition to partnering with Food & Wine to secure top experts,
Holland America Line showcases its own culinary stars on more than 500
annual cruises with demonstrations, tastings and hands-on cooking
classes given by the ships' executive chefs and culinary staff. The
line's cookbook A Taste of Excellence, written by Master Chef Rudi
Sodamin, offers guests preparation techniques for some of Holland
America's most delectable dishes and lavish libations as part of the
Culinary Arts Center experience.
A state-of-the-art "show kitchen at sea," the Culinary Arts Centers
resemble the elaborate show kitchens used by celebrity chefs on
television cooking programs. Each facility features a theater-style
venue, with two large video screens to display overhead and close-up
video views of food preparation, and a large cooking display counter
where guests can learn from the masters. Culinary demonstrations also
are filmed and aired on in-stateroom televisions. Holland America Line
invested more than $13 million to create and install the Culinary Arts
Center facilities on each of its ships as part of the Signature of
Excellence initiative and has invested more than $425 million to date
in product and service enhancements.
The newest ship to join the fleet, the 2,104-guest ms Eurodam,
launches in July 2008 and will feature three new dining venues:
Tamarind, the Asian restaurant; Canaletto, the Italian restaurant and
Slice, an all-day pizza outlet.
For more information, consult a travel agent.
Food & Wine
Food & Wine is the modern, stylish, talent-seeking, trend-spotting
epicurean magazine. Published by American Express Publishing, the
leader in luxury lifestyle magazines, Food & Wine has a circulation of
nearly 1 million. For more information on the magazine and other
special events please visit http://www.foodandwine.com.
Holland America Line's fleet of 13 ships offers nearly 500 cruises to
more than 320 ports. Two- to 108-day itineraries visit all seven
continents, including Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand
and Asia and Grand World Voyages; and popular sailings to ports in the
Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama
Canal. For more information, consult a travel agent.
World's Leading Cruise Lines
Among the highest-rated cruise lines in the world, Holland America
Line is a member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise Lines
alliance, which also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises,
Cunard Line, Seabourn Cruise Line, and Costa Cruises. Sharing a
passion to please each guest and a commitment to quality and value,
these lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. The
World's Leading Cruise Lines offer exciting and enriching cruise
vacations to the world's most desirable destinations. |
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