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Full culinary program: AIDA cruises with Tim Mälzer, Stefan Marquard, world champion pastry chef Andrea Schirmaier-Huber, Otto Gourmet, Benjamin Maerz and many others
It reads like a "Who's Who" of tasty cooking:The culinary program 2017 of the cruise operator AIDA Cruises promises averitable feast for the taste buds.
First and foremost, the program features apartnership with the rock star of German TV chefs, Tim Mälzer. In 2017 thisfamous chef is cooking with guests of every age on selected AIDA cruises. Thepartnership moreover involves mutually enhancing the cookery studio conceptaboard AIDAprima. As such, in addition to children's courses and cookeryevenings, in future that ship will also offer workshops on healthy andsustainable products à la Tim Mälzer. In addition, dishes he has speciallycreated will be served at the onboard Steakhouse in 2017. This popular TV chefcan be experienced live aboard AIDAprima on the cruise from June 17–24, andfrom October 14–21, 2017.
The multi award-winning professional chefStefan Marquard is also one of AIDA Cruises' culinary partners. The focus ofthis collaboration is on various cookery events on selected cruises. Equally,he will be bringing the expertise of his Stefan Marquard Academy to bear on theentire fleets' cuisine. He will be there in person on the Selection cruisesfrom May 21–June 4, 2017, with AIDAcara, and from September 29–October 6, 2017with AIDAaura.
Baking is the new cooking – as guests on selected AIDA+ themed cruiseswill be able to learn directly from a professional. This is no joke: AndreaSchirmaier-Huber's playpen stood in a bakery. After all, she was born into thethird generation of a family of pastry chefs and is today the world champion ofher guild – the first German woman to ever hold the title, in fact. She will bepresenting her art aboard AIDAbella from May 7–20, AIDAprima from June 3–10and, on the latter ship, also from December 2–9, 2017, when she will be showingguests some special Christmas baking.
In 2017, Otto Gourmet will once again be animportant strategic partner. AIDA orders the excellent premium meat served atthe Steakhouse directly from this company. An experienced sommelier and flavorambassador from Otto Gourmet will be coming on board on selected cruises, inthe person of Gunnar Tietz, who will be inviting guests to events including thePerfect Meat Academy and wine tastings. He will be sailing with AIDAsol fromApril 9–21, AIDAperla from September 23–30, and AIDAbella from November 15–28,2017.
"Learning from a master" is also the mottowith regard to the events featuring top chef Franz Schned, well-known from theZDF TV show "Küchenschlacht." Delivering culinary art and entertainment of thevery finest, he will be takinginterested guests into the TV world of cookery on a number of ships includingAIDAbella from May 7–20, and from November 15–28, 2017.
AIDA invites all those who enjoy culinarypleasures on a gourmet cruise aboard AIDAbella with Benjamin Maerz from April3–19, 2017. One of the youngest chefs in Germany to win a Michelin star, BenjaminMaerz is the head chef at his family's Hotel-Restaurant Rose in Bietigheim. Onboard he will be cooking exquisite meals at the Rossini gourmet restaurant andhosting an exclusive cookery school.
These premium culinary cruises withhigh-caliber hosts will be further enhanced by partnerships with carefullyselected product manufacturers. To give some examples: Barilla – the worldleader in the pasta segment – will in future be traveling the world as anambassador of Italian dining culture on all ships of the AIDA fleet. Ourbrand-new partnership with Starbucks brings its delicious coffees on board.And, specially for allergy sufferers, AIDA has just introduced Flour Rebels'product range to its program. These gourmet products are lactose, gluten, eggand soya-free, and are lovingly manufactured by a family-run business.
For detailed information about the culinarychoices aboard AIDA Cruises and its themed cruises, please visit www.aida.de/gourmetreisen.
Rostock, January 28, 2017
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