Celebrated chef Regina Charboneau has joined the executive team of the American Queen as Chef de Cuisine. When Great American Steamboat Company begins operating the paddlewheeler on April 13, 2012, it will serve the Southern cuisine often served at Twin Oaks, Charboneau’s antebellum home and six-room B&B in Natchez, Mississippi. Trained in Paris at La Varenne, Charboneau also cooked in Alaska and New York before moving back to her native Natchez in 2000. Today, she writes for The Atlantic website, has authored two cookbooks, is a regular guest chef on the “P. Allen Smith Gardens” television show, and appears on network TV broadcasts.
Tasteful Journeys Blog- Fine Dining on the Mississippi RiverCelebrated chef Regina Charboneau has joined the executive team of the American Queen as Chef de Cuisine. When Great American Steamboat Company begins operating the paddlewheeler on April 13, 2012, it will serve the Southern cuisine often served at Twin … Continue reading → […]
- Enjoy the Magic of the SeasonTastefuljourneys.com wishes everyone Fair Winds and Following Seas in 2012. It is a nautical blessing that means “may the wind fill your sails favorably for the duration of your voyage and may the seas be calm.” May peace be your … Continue reading → […]
- National Cruise Vacation WeekThroughout October 2011 Scooter Tessari, MCC, of The Cruise Center, Inc. will participate in National Cruise Vacation Week, an enlivening event designed to showcase the astonishing choice, diversity and value of cruise vacations. Travel agencies from around North America will … Continue reading → […]
- SANDALS RESORTS’ CULINARY AMBASSADOR WINS A THIRD EMMY AWARDA recent press release from Sandals Resorts International proudly announced that its very own Culinary Ambassador, Chef Walter Staib, received a third Emmy Award for his television cooking series A Taste of History® during the prestigious 29th Annual Emmy® Awards … Continue reading → […]
- Preparing For A Hurricane TipsFor vacationers to the Caribbean, fall is an ideal time for fewer crowds and, typically, great prices. Another plus for couples traveling is the fact that children have gone back to school. But wait! It’s also hurricane season. June 1 … Continue reading → […]
- Solo River Cruisers Save Money This FallAre you eager to see the world but can’t find a traveling companion? There’s no better way to see the heart of Europe than on a river cruise. Now, solo river cruises just got better with Avalon Waterways®. River and … Continue reading → […]
- Experience St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Heart of RussiaLooking for a new destination to cross off your bucket list? Russia is a unique blend of the old and the new, unlike any place you have ever visited. We invite you to see for yourselves! Join us June 25, … Continue reading → […]
- Handy New Free Travel App From Austrian Tourist OfficeSailing on a Danube river cruise that includes Vienna or other Austrian ports-of-call? A new and free smartphone application called “Austria. Unique Like You” was recently unveiled by the Austrian Tourist Office. Available for iPhones, Blackberry as well as Android … Continue reading → […]
- Do You Have An Appetite For A Cooking Vacation?I’ve recently discovered Food & Wine Vacations which specializes in culinary vacations and wine tours. Their concept is “touring with a local that will show you the back door to a region.” They create cooking-vacations and wine tours with the … Continue reading → […]
- AmaWaterways Reveals Wine Theme Cruise DetailsExclusive wine theme cruise details have been announced by AmaWaterways. Scheduled to sail in October and November of 2011, timed to coincide with harvest time in Europe, on select The Romantic Danube, Vineyards of the Rhine and Mosel, Enchanting Rhine … Continue reading → […]
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