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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 05:38 pm | 1st Post |
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Miami - (June 05, 2007 ) - MIAMI - June 5, 2007 - Long-recognized for providing fresh, gourmet cuisine, Celebrity Cruises promises to take its culinary program to the next level, with the appointment of Jacques Van Staden as vice president of Food & Beverage Operations.
Nominated for a "Rising Star of the Year" award from the prestigious James Beard Foundation, Van Staden began his career in Washington, D.C., working under the late chef Jean-Louis Palladin at Jean-Louis, adjacent to the White House. He followed that invaluable experience serving as chef de cuisine at Alizé, rated one of the top five restaurants in Las Vegas; executive chef at Vegas' Aladdin Hotel's high-end London Club; and executive chef at the California-French restaurant Citronelle in Georgetown, just outside Washington, D.C. He also operated his own casual, Mediterranean restaurant, "Café Olé", specializing in tapas, before serving as executive chef for Washington's renowned Watergate Hotel, where he managed 250 employees and a $10-million food and beverage budget.
Van Staden now will oversee Celebrity Cruises' food and beverage operations across the fleet, and will play an integral role in shaping the line's evolving culinary program. "We're thrilled to have someone of Jacques Van Staden's caliber join our organization," said Celebrity's President Dan Hanrahan. "Jacques has as much passion for food as he does for people, and I'm confident our guests will experience the difference, as we deliver a fresh, creative culinary product and the same high level of service that will keep Celebrity at the top of our industry's dining polls."
http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutceleb/pressDetails.do;jsessionid=0000zIbkh9UhOKm2UhXIfs7NsLZ:1051tg0lk?pagename=press_room_details&event_date=2007-06-05&event_type=press_release&sequence_code=A
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