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Food Lovers Travel With Taste on Vancouver Island
There are few journeys in the world that enlighten. There are even fewer that promise to be truly tasty. Indeed, while an edible outing with Kathy McAree of Vancouver Island’s Travel With Taste tours is certainly succulent – think of it as more of a culinary crusade set on unearthing the very best of the […]
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Hawaii Restaurants - Kincaid’s in Honolulu
By Lauren Ashe
During the summer of 2007 I was vacationing in Hawaii with my in-laws and we happened to be shopping at one of the shopping centers in Honolulu. We had a joyous time and found many treasures to bring back with us to the states. Yet our main desire was to find a Restaurant […]
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French Cuisine
By Alison White
Indisputably, one of modern France’s greatest treasures is its rich cuisine. The French have an ongoing love affair with food.
Indisputably, one of modern France’s greatest treasures is its rich cuisine. The French have an ongoing love affair with food.
The cuisine of France is remarkably varied with a great many regional differences based on […]
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The Botanical - An Iconic Restaurant Melbourne Australia Has To Offer
By: Sia Nasios
It was a quiet Saturday night along the streets of Melbourne when my sister and I went to The Botanical, an iconic restaurant in South Yarra. The occasion was her birthday so this was a special treat. It is difficult taking her out to a restaurant as she is an incredibly fussy eater […]
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12 World Class Restaurants To Visit In 2008
By Timothy Rudon
Food has through history played a role in the way the world functions. Kings and Emperors used to pride themselves on their kitchens and exotic food made by the world’s best chefs had the same value as treasures.
A glance into the two volume compilation “The Cambridge World History of Food” shows how mankind […]
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Dining on a Royal Caribbean Cruise
By Brian Janes
The sea has the ability of making a person very hungry. During a day on a Royal Caribbean Cruise there are many opportunities to enjoy good and nurturing food. Most of the ships include a good variation of restaurants that should satisfy the taste of all ages. The good thing is that once […]
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Celebrity Chefs On The Ocean Waves
By Susan Bigmore
Not just content with TV appearances and receiving rave reviews in the media, celebrity chefs have been taking to the waves creating menus for restaurants on cruise ships or even turning up on the ships themselves.
Take a trip on either of Ocean Village’s ships and you could be rubbing shoulders with James Martin, […]
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Aruba’s Finest Restaurants - El Gaucho’s
By Melissa A Gilbert
One of the wonderful things I love about Aruba is the variety of restaurants. You can dine at a different ethnic restaurant every night for 2 weeks and still have more to go. My favorite place to get an excellent Argentinian steak is El Gaucho’s. My husband and I went here on […]
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Wine Food Pairing - Turducken, Three Birds in One!
By Denise Clarke
Remember the old TV commercial “two, two, two mints in one”? Well, a Turducken is “three, three, three birds in one”! A turkey, a duck and a chicken are combined together to make this delightful bird.
Turducken is one of my husband’s specialties to prepare. Yes, I know that you can buy them premade, […]
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Dining on the High Seas
By Cindy Bertram
Gourmet Dining Experiences
Although cruise lines began experimenting first with more flexibility in their casual cafes for breakfast and lunch in the late l980s and early l990s, cruise line dining reached new heights when Celebrity Cruises in l990 hired renowned French chef, Michel Roux. Roux takes several cruises each year to evaluate the culinary […]
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The Chefs Mindset
By David McCarthy
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a great chef and an ordinary chef is? How can one produce food recipes that are remembered and another produce food that is quickly forgotten? Disregarding all the jokes about never trusting a skinny chef I can only say that the 80/20 rule applies in […]
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Cruise Ship Dining – Explained
By Mary C Hanna
There are many cruise ships now that have Freestyle Dining (Norwegian Cruises) or Choice Dining (Prince Cruise line) available. Or on Disney Cruise Lines they have what is called “Rotational Dining”. They have you and your tablemates rotate through the three restaurants each evening.
TIP: There is usually open seating for breakfast and […]
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Cruise Ship Dining Options!
By Kyle W Bruening
Numerous dining options are available depending on the time of year that you choose to take your cruise. Today’s ships are floating resorts that carry so many passengers, it is necessary for most to have multiple restaurant options.
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Cruises feature all-you-can-eat buffets with delicious choices prepared on board by the ship’s executive chefs […]
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Cassareep Cafe on the Beach - A Hidden Gem
by Billy O’Dell
One of the many reasons clients seek out our services and advice is to find that out-of-central-casting tropical location that is made famous by Corona beer Entrance to Cassareep Cafe, commercials and travel magazine ads. It is with mixed emotions that our secret spot is now being “discovered” by locals and visitors alike.
Cassareep […]
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London - For The Connoisseur
by Anil Gupta
London - the grand resonance of its very name suggests history and might. Its opportunities for entertainment by day and night go on and on and on. It’s a city that exhilarates and intimidates, stimulates and irritates in equal measure, a grubby Monopoly board studded with stellar sights.
It is a cosmopolitan mix of […]
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A Caribbean Cruise For Captivating Cuisine
by Linda Woods
Never mind the luxurious stateroom, don’t bother telling me where the gym is or the shuffleboard games are held, point me in the direction of the most fabulous restaurant afloat! Everybody knows that one of the biggest drawing cards of a Caribbean cruise is the dining options. Every person’s first and last taste […]
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ms Noordam, Holland America’s Newest “Culinary Arts Center”
by Arie Boris, CruiseGourmet.com Editor-in-Chief
The new ms Noordam is designed with spacious public areas, can accommodate around 1900 passengers and offers verandahs in most staterooms. Described as a “premium” product, this 83,000 ton cruise ship holds fewer guests and offers many amenities not necessarily found on large mass market ships. Aside from meeting “West […]
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Chef Jacques Pepin
by Arie Boris, CruiseGourmet.com Editor-in-Chief
One of America’s best-known chefs, food columnists, cookbook authors, and cooking teachers, Pepin also appeared recently on public television in the acclaimed public television series, “Jacques Pepin Celebrates,” which featured recipes for holidays and celebrations. The companion cookbook to the series, also called Jacques Pepin Celebrates (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001) […]
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Chef Bruce Domain… La Case de L’Isle, St Barts
by Arie Boris, CruiseGourmet.com Editor-in-Chief
The Hotel Saint Barth Isle de France has one of the best restaurants anywhere and not just for its food. The view is delectable and the Chef is Hollywood handsome! La Case de l’Isle is one of the best restaurants on the island. With silver candlesticks and wonderful cuisine this intimate restaurant, […]
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Frédéric Filliodeau - Le Cordon Bleu Chef de Cuisine
by Arie Boris, CruiseGourmet.com Editor-in-Chief
“When I decided to work in this industry, it was because I was passionate about food. I am still in this industry today because I still have that same passion and I am still having fun. In addition, I would simply say that the philosophy, principles of organization, the respect and the […]
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Executive Chef Wolfgang Maier - M/S Regatta
by Arie Boris, CruiseGourmet.com Editor-in-Chief
Executive Chef, Wolfgang Maier was born in Carinthia, the beautiful countryside of the southern part of Austria.
In 1990 Wolfgang at the age of fourteen started his culinary apprenticeship and during the next ten years, worked in various luxury hotels and restaurants in Austria and Germany, Many with stars from the Michelin Guide […]
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