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Posted: Sun Jun 10th, 2007 12:17 am | 1st Post |
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The Culinary Arts Center program, presented by Food & Wine magazine, is a groundbreaking program that integrates guests' love for fine food and wine with a unique and entertaining experience. Immerse yourself in the unique traditions and tastes of the ports of call you will visit. Sample fine wines from around the world or learn to make a new gourmet dish in a hands-on cooking class taught by our own Master Chefs or Culinary Guests.
The Culinary Arts Center also features:
An innovative theatre-style venue with a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen
Multiple large plasma video screens so you don't miss the fine details (or you can watch the broadcast from the comfort of your own stateroom)
Cooking demonstrations and hands-on cooking classes by our own award-winning chefs and their culinary staff
Wine and cheese experts hosting special wine tastings and food pairing seminars
Special guest chefs, wine experts and leading cookbook authors who appear in the pages of Food & Wine magazine
Book signings, Q&A sessions, market tours in selected ports of call
Demonstrations and Seminars from Top Chefs
The Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine magazine, provides guests on select Holland America cruises the opportunity to experience demonstrations and hands-on classes conducted by top chefs, wine experts, and leading cookbook authors from the pages of Food & Wine. Onboard all sailings, you will learn tricks-of-the-trade from top professionals, try your hand at preparing dishes and taste wines representative of the specific ports-of-call you will visit. Guests on selected cruises will also receive Food & Wine recipe cards and wine tasting notes that you may take home along with copies of the magazine. Other opportunities might include book signings, question and answer sessions, specially designed dinner menus and more. Previous guest chefs include:
Jacques Torres - chocolatier extraordinaire.
Max McCalman - Maître Fromager, Artisanal Premium Cheese
Marcus Samuellson -Chef of Aquavit and Ringo, NYC.
Susan Sokol Blosser - president and wine visionary, Sokol Blosser Winery, Dundee, Ore.
For videos, Guest Chef Schedule and Culinary Guest Schedule see:
http://www.hollandamerica.com/signatureofexcellence/culinaryartscenter.do
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Posted: Sun Jul 1st, 2007 03:29 am | 2nd Post |
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| I hope the CAC is all they're hyping it up to be, because when I told DH about this, he was absolutely thrilled!!
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Posted: Sun Jul 1st, 2007 05:57 pm | 3rd Post |
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| So are you thinking of booking? What caught my eye was trying the wines from the various ports of call. That and the excellent food would be a real treat!
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Posted: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 12:43 am | 4th Post |
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| Yep, already did -- 10/31 on the Noordam.
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Posted: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 01:34 pm | 5th Post |
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We'll be getting off the ship as you are waiting to get on  . If I get a chance onboard, I'll post about it here. No special guest for either of us though according to the website.
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Posted: Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 09:12 pm | 6th Post |
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Big Al B wrote: We'll be getting off the ship as you are waiting to get on . If I get a chance onboard, I'll post about it here. No special guest for either of us though according to the website.
That would be great, Al! Are you doing "as you wish" dining or traditional?
I'd love to know how many "events" they have scheduled at the CAC.
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Posted: Wed Jul 4th, 2007 01:16 pm | 7th Post |
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We're currently on the traditional early seating in the upper dining room for a table of 8. Went for early cause that's when we usually eat at home and we like to wander around in the evenings on ship. We also don't plan long shore excursions (relaxation trip for us  ). I read a lot of places said a big table was better in case there was a dud or two seated with you. Actually, We have done the traditional dining on 4 previous cruises and have never had a problem with our tablemates (or the timing). I'll try to check to see if there's a CAC schedule and will post here.
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Posted: Wed Jul 4th, 2007 06:17 pm | 8th Post |
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| http://www.hollandamerica.com/signatureofexcellence/culinaryartsschedule.do
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Posted: Mon Jul 9th, 2007 12:07 am | 9th Post |
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OMG! This sounds wonderful! I hope they continue it because I don't have any vacation time left this year except for a cruise booked for Nov and Christmas week.
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Posted: Mon Jul 9th, 2007 12:53 am | 10th Post |
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Whoa Nelly.......... roll back to the comment " in the upper dining room".
Am I to understand there is a difference in upper and lower dining rooms? Why?
...... reason I'm asking is, we found a huge noise problem on the Grand. I have never had dinner in a non-tiered dining room, and also never had a noise problem til this cruise. We blamed the room.
Someone explain, and please be specific re Holland America dining.
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Posted: Mon Jul 9th, 2007 01:39 pm | 11th Post |
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If I understand it correctly, the upper dining room is being used for traditional dining while the lower is for the dine anytime concept. I have read that they have been setting aside a portion of the lower for traditional also. When we booked for October we were on early lower. It was changed to early upper later on. A great many people requesting traditional were waitlisted.
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Posted: Tue Jul 10th, 2007 01:27 am | 12th Post |
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| Unfortunately no special chef on our cruise...
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