Regent Seven Seas Cruises reckons that cooking classes are among the top foodie experiences on a cruise and for this reason it is offering 16 new Culinary Arts Kitchen classes during Seven Seas Splendor’s 2020 inaugural season.
Guests will receive highly individualised instruction as they cook from their own personal workstation for authentic, hands-on training, and see close-up details on large-screen monitors.
The two-hour classes have been designed by Kathryn Kelly, Regent’s executive director of culinary enrichment. Chef Kelly, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, has spent 40 years exploring the world’s many different cuisines and the cultures that created them. She and other Master Instructors will teach the classes.
“Our curriculum appeals to a broad range of tastes and caters to all experience levels, from beginner to seasoned chefs, delivered in the most advanced teaching kitchen on the seas,” says Kelly.
“We teach the culinary techniques that chefs use every day, build a recipe and skills repertoire that can be easily transferred to guests’ home kitchens, explore cuisines, spices, recipes and ingredients from our ports of call, and most of all, have fun together sharing stories with people who enjoy cooking.”
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With Splendor sailing the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, the classes include:
Island Fusion The Caribbean islands are the perfect place to learn about where you are travelling through the regional cuisine. Local traditions and native ingredients illuminate the indigenous culture and natural resources of each island, while the influences of France, Spain, Africa, India and China reveal how the culinary heritage of the Caribbean was shaped by colonialism.
Farmstand Fabulous This class focuses on how to shop and cook like a chef, inspired by what you discover at the farmer’s market or in the produce aisle. Recipes will change depending on the region and time of year, but the techniques for preparing seasonal masterpieces remain tried and true.
Treasures of the Aegean An immersive class that reveals the essence of the Mediterranean diet and one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. Through favourite dishes from Corfu, Crete, Rhodes and Santorini, discover local ingredients and traditional techniques.
Batter Up Learn about batter-based recipes ranging from French crêpes and Tuscan flatbread to Santorini tomato fritters and Turkish zucchini fritters.
The Nourished Kitchen: Plant-based comforts Learn the hottest new trends that embrace the flavours of nature’s bounty and enhance longevity. Prepare healthy, innovative and delicious plant-based recipes developed through working with the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative of Harvard University and The Culinary Institute of America.
Sensuous Spain The rich tradition and culinary integrity of Spain are evident in its tapas – small plates best described as little bites with big flavour. As you sip sangria blanca and prepare classic tapas recipes, you will begin to understand why many believe that tapas are more than food – they are a lifestyle.
World of Flavour: Street Food Learn about secret ingredients, special techniques and family recipes that Regent’s chefs have discovered as they’ve travelled the world in search of great street food and conversed with the locals who create it.
The new classes will also feature on Seven Seas Explorer from April 2020.