Holland
America Line has long been known for some of the finest
dining at sea. And now, in addition to enjoying exquisite
dishes, you can learn from and mingle with top chefs, experts
in wine, chocolate and cheese, and leading cookbook authors.
This onboard enrichment program gives you a firsthand glance
at chefs in action through demonstrations, tasting events,
and intimate hands-on cooking classes.
Please view the exciting lineup of Culinary Guests for
2007 & 2008:
Scheduled culinary experts are subject to change at any
time without prior notice. |
Guest chef |
Details |
Ship |
Start |
Itinerary |
Susan & Drew
Goss |
West Town Tavern - Chicago, IL |
Westerdam |
2-Dec-07 |
Eastern Caribbean |
Marko Karakasevic |
Master Distiller,
CHARBAY® Winery & Distillery
- Napa Valley, CA |
Oosterdam |
8-Dec-07 |
Mexican Riviera |
Denise Vivaldo |
author, food stylist |
Veendam |
9-Dec-07 |
Western Caribbean |
Keegan Gerhard |
pastry chef, Charlie Trotter's, Wynn Resort;
Food Network's Challenge Series |
Statendam |
5-Jan |
New Zealand/Australia |
Eric Lee |
Chef, Simi Winery - Sonoma County |
Volendam |
12-Jan |
Panama Canal Sunfarer |
Lon Symensma |
Buddakan - NYC |
Ryndam |
15-Jan |
Tahiti and Marquesas Islands |
James Mazzio |
Executive
Chef, Via - Denver, CO (F&W
Best New Chef, 1999) |
Zuiderdam |
19-Jan |
Eastern Caribbean |
Robert Wagner |
Wine Lecturer |
Rotterdam |
27-Jan |
Antarctica/South America |
Ernie Pino |
Culinary Instructor |
Statendam |
2-Feb |
Australia/New Zealand |
Paulette Mitchell |
Culinary Instructor, Cookbook Author |
Maasdam |
9-Feb |
Panama Canal |
Gabrielle Leonhard |
Women for Winesense Cruise |
Westerdam |
10-Feb |
Western Caribbean |
Seamus Mullen |
Boqueria |
Amsterdam |
16-Feb |
Australia to Singapore |
Susan Sokol Blosser |
Sokol-Blosser Winery - Dundee, OR |
Volendam |
3-Mar |
Panama Canal Sunfarer |
Chris Lee |
Gilt - NYC |
Rotterdam |
3-Mar |
South America Explorer |
Pino Maffeo |
Restaurant L |
Maasdam |
15-Mar |
Sounthern Caribbean |
Andrew Shotts |
Garrison Confections |
Zaandam |
3-Apr |
Hawaii |
Dean James Max |
3030 Ocean, Ft. Lauderdale |
Westerdam |
6-Apr |
Southern Caribbean |
Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough |
Authors, "Ultimate" cookbook
series |
Westerdam |
22-Apr |
Panama Canal |
H. Alexander Talbot and Aki Kamozawa |
Culinary Instructors |
Statendam |
23-Apr |
Transpacific Asia and Alaska |
Roberto Santibañez |
Rosa Mexicana |
Rotterdam |
2-May |
Black Sea, Egypt, Holy Lands |
Pichet Ong |
P*ONG Restaurant |
Rotterdam |
26-May |
European Capitals |
Joël Antunes |
Joël - Atlanta |
Noordam |
29-May |
Mediterranean Enchantment |
Mark Oldman |
wine expert and author |
Oosterdam |
31-May |
Alaskan Explorer |
Holly Turner |
Three Rivers Winery |
Westerdam |
1-Jun |
Alaskan Explorer |
Michael White |
L'Impero and Alto - NYC |
Zuiderdam |
1-Jun |
Mediterranean Empires |
Linton Hopkins |
Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta |
Statendam |
14-Jun |
Glacier Bay Inside Passage |
Lachlan McKinnon Patterson |
Frasca Food and Wine - Boulder, CO |
Volendam |
29-Jun |
Glacier Bay Discovery |
Gustav Mauler |
President and CEO of Gustav International
Chartered |
Prinsendam |
3-Jul |
Celtic Kingdomes |
David and Karen Waltuck |
Chanterelle, NYC |
Maasdam |
22-Jul |
Voyage of the Vikings |
Dave Pasternak |
Esca, NYC |
Westerdam |
13-Jul |
Alaskan Explorer |
Bobby Stucky |
Master Sommelier, Frasca Food and Wine -
Boulder, CO |
Rotterdam |
16-Jul |
Treasures of Scandinavia & Russia |
Ying Compestine |
Cookbook Author |
Zuiderdam |
19-Jul |
Mediterranean Romace |
Richard Chamberlain |
Chamberlain's
Steak & Chop House/FishHouse
Grill - Dallas, TX; Envy, Las Vegas |
Zaandam |
20-Jul |
Glacier Bay Discovery |
Cornelius Gallagher |
Sonnier and Castle private events; former
chef, Oceana - NYC |
Noordam |
26-Jul |
Roman Empire |
Brian Bistrong |
The Harrison, NYC |
Prinsendam |
2-Aug |
Viking Explorer |
Max McCalman |
Artisanal Cheese, NYC |
Noordam |
5-Aug |
Mediterranean Enchantment |
Jason Dady |
The Lodge at Castle Hills, San Antonio |
Amsterdam |
8-Aug |
Alaskan Explorer |
Tenney Flynn |
GW Fins, ZydeQue - New Orleans |
Statendam |
9-Aug |
Glacier Bay Inside Passage |
Mark Fiorentino |
Chef Boulanger, DANIEL - NYC |
Zuiderdam |
12-Aug |
Mediterranean Empires |
Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough |
Authors, "Ultimate" cookbook
series |
Eurodam |
14-Aug |
Northern Isles Adventure |
Alex Guarnaschelli |
Chef, Butter - NYC |
Ryndam |
28-Aug |
Alaska Glacier Bay Inside Passage |
Jose Gutierrez |
Encore - Memphis, TN |
Zaandam |
31-Aug |
Glacier Bay Discovery |
Victor Scargle |
Go Fish - St. Helena, CA |
Rotterdam |
2-Sep |
Tastes of Europe |
Tony Liu |
August - NYC |
Statendam |
25-Sep |
Hawaii |
James Mazzio |
Executive Chef, Via - Denver, CO |
Amsterdam |
4-Oct |
Grand Asia & Australia |
Christy Pope and Chad Solomon |
master mixologists, Cuff and Buttons - NYC |
Rotterdam |
11-Oct |
Black Sea & Egyptian
Explorer |
Harold Dieterle |
Top Chef Season 1 winner; Perilla Restaurant,
NYC |
Amsterdam |
22-Oct |
Grand Asia & Australia |
Robert Reynolds |
Culinary Instructor |
Oosterdam |
25-Oct |
Mexican Riviera |
Govind Armstrong |
Table 8 - LA and Miami |
Statendam |
26-Nov |
Celtic Kingdomes |
