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Linton Hopkins is owner and executive chef of Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta, Ga., and a multiple James Beard award nominee. He was recently nominated for a 2011 James Beard Award in the "Best Chef: Southwest" category. Hopkins is slated to sail aboard ms Eurodam's 10-day Gems of the Baltic cruise June 14.
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Serena Palumba is a teaching chef, television personality and recent finalist from season six of the Food Network s hit show The Next Food Network Star." Palumba created an instant-hit series of instructional videos on YouTube called Cooking in Manhattan that teach viewers how to prepare meals with simple ingredients and limited equipment within the confines of a small urban kitchen. Palumba is scheduled to sail on ms Veendam s seven-day Bermuda cruise April 29.
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Denise Vivaldo is a culinary consultant, food stylist and celebrated cookbook author. Vivaldo has catered more than 10,000 parties and has cooked for notable guests such as U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, last minute inexpensive airline tickets Prince Charles and Bette Midler. last minute inexpensive airline tickets Additionally, she has styled food for various nationally syndicated television shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight last minute inexpensive airline tickets Show with Jay Leno and Inside Dish with Rachel Ray. Vivaldo is scheduled to sail on ms Westerdam's seven-day Alaskan Explorer cruise July 21.
Zac Young is executive pastry chef of Flex Mussels Restaurant in New York City. He trained in France with renowned chefs Philippe Givre at Valrhona and Philippe Parc at Chocolate Michel Cluizel, where he developed his signature style of using French techniques and bold flavors for a creative spin on classic American desserts. Young finished in the final four of Bravo's first season of "Top Chef: Just Desserts" and can be seen on The Cooking last minute inexpensive airline tickets Channel's new series "Unique Sweets." Young is scheduled to sail on ms Volendam's 23-day South Pacific cruise April 10.
Jeffrey Elliot , director of culinary relations for Zwilling JA Henckels, Demeyere, and Staub, knife skills expert and executive chef of Zwilling JA Henckels USA, sails on ms Eurodam Dec. 8 in the eastern Caribbean.
Angelo Sosa , executive chef and co-owner of Social Eatz, an American-Asian restaurant and bar in New York City and Bravo s "Top Chef" season seven finalist, sails on Prinsendam last minute inexpensive airline tickets Aug. 8 in Norway and the British Isles.
Holland America Line's industry trend-setting Culinary Arts Centers are featured on each of the line's 15 ships. A "world class show kitchen at sea," the Culinary Arts Centers presented by Food Wine magazine resembles the elaborate show kitchens used by celebrity chefs on television cooking programs. The facilities are used for cooking shows, wine tastings, hands-on last minute inexpensive airline tickets cooking classes and mixology presentations. All events are taught by highly-skilled culinary and beverage staff during every Holland America last minute inexpensive airline tickets Line voyage.
Each facility features a theater-style venue with two large video screens and a large cooking display counter. In partnership with Food Wine magazine, Holland America Line has scheduled approximately 60 celebrated chefs and wine experts to sail in 2012. Holland America Line also offers a youth Culinary Arts Center activity last minute inexpensive airline tickets program on select sailings to teach kids and teens how to cook. The program incorporates dishes from breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in complimentary 45-minute-long classes.
The Culinary Arts Center is part of Holland last minute inexpensive airline tickets America Line's innovative and industry-leading culinary initiatives, which also include a partnership with Le Cirque to present "An Evening at Le Cirque in the Pinnacle Grill" and a Culinary Council comprised of renowned international chefs Jonnie Boer, David Burke, Marcus Samuelsson, Jacques last minute inexpensive airline tickets Torres, Charlie Trotter and the line's Master Chef Rudi Sodamin .