Seattle Chef Ernie Pino to Sail on HAL's ms Oosterdam April 3

[Krazy Kruizers]

Seattle Chef Ernie Pino to Sail on Holland America Line's ms Oosterdam April 3

 

Seattle, Nov. 23, 2009 -- Ernie Pino, a celebrated chef, author, food critic and broadcast personality from Seattle, is scheduled to sail as part of the April 3, 2010, guest-enrichment program on Holland America Line's ms Oosterdam. The seven-day, round-trip San Diego Mexican Riviera cruise calls at Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

During the cruise, the epicurean expert will perform cooking demonstrations and hands-on classes for guests in the ship's state-of-the-art show kitchen.

Pino specializes in Mediterranean, Caribbean , Latin American and Southwestern cuisines. Having trained under such notables as Gailand Klass and Wolfgang Puck, the Pacific Northwest resident has catered soirées for Henry Winkler, Aaron Spelling, Henry Mancini and Barbra Streisand. His culinary philosophy is to "make it fun and do it with flair." Pino has designed culinary events atop glaciers, aboard million-dollar yachts and at the feet of dormant volcanoes.

Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center

Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center is featured on each of the line's 14 ships. A first-class "show kitchen at sea," the Culinary Arts Centers presented by Food & Wine magazine resemble the elaborate show kitchens used by celebrity chefs on television cooking programs. The facilities offer demonstrations, tastings and hands-on cooking classes aboard every Holland America Line sailing.

Each facility features a theater-style venue, with two large plasma video screens and a large cooking display counter where guests can learn from and interact with the masters. In partnership with Food & Wine magazine, Holland America Line will schedule approximately 60 celebrated chefs and wine experts to sail in 2010. On cruises that do not have a celebrity chef on board, hands-on classes and demonstrations in the show kitchen are scheduled with Holland America Line's own expert chefs.

Holland America Line also offers a youth Culinary Arts Center activity program to teach kids and teens how to cook. The program incorporates dishes from breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in complimentary 45-minute-long classes. Kids under eight years old learn to make theme cookies, fruit roll-ups, ice cream sandwiches, salad people art and scones. Kids eight and over make soft pretzels, granola bars, pita chips and hummus, and saltwater taffy. Teens also can attend adult culinary demonstrations.

For a full schedule of Holland America Line's culinary guest program, visit http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-onboard/Enrichment.action and click on the Culinary Arts Center tab.

For cruise brochures or for more information, consult a professional travel agent, call 1-877-SAIL-HAL (877-724-5425) or visit www.hollandamerica.com.

Editor's Note: Photography available at http://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/WhTS:eKT:Pxp.

 

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[IRL_Joanie]

This and the other Guest Chefs are awesome for those going on the 3 ships you've listed KK, but for the poor lil ol' Westerdam in February 2010 we don't get no special chef... :)

 

In all seriousness though, I do want to say thank you for these news alerts. I really appreciate them!!

 

Joanie