Executive Chef and Director of Culinary Enrichment, Kathryn Kelly, has traveled throughout the world, tasting and exploring the many different cuisines and the cultures that create them. Her experience and expertise make her a natural fit to develop the curriculum for the Culinary Arts Kitchen. Exclusively aboard Seven Seas Grandeur™, Seven Seas Splendor®, and Seven Seas Explorer®.
Browse our full list of optional gourmet cooking classes below. Courses vary by voyage and are priced at $89 per person.
Delight in learning about the evolution of the Mediterranean cuisine when new ingredients were introduced after the Portuguese and Spanish returned from exploring “The New World.” Discover theway tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, chocolate, blueberries, and zucchini (to name a few) found their way into the Mediterranean diet and changed their traditional dishes for the better.
Fall in love with France and its celebrated cuisine as you explore the country through time-honored dishes. Prepare French classics - the kinds of dishes that chefs like to make at home - and get to know the different regions of France through the unique flavors of each. You will also learn traditional French culinary techniques and gain a better understanding of how to pair French food and wine.
For centuries, beginning with the migration of the Moors followed by the explorers returning to Spain from the New World, Spain has held court as the epicenter of the culinary universe. Modern Spanish chefs have transformed traditional dishes through molecular gastronomy while maintaining a reverence for traditional tapas and dishes like Valencian paella. Learn to enlighten your home kitchen with some of Spain’s signature dishes, wines and of course - the festive Sangria.
Whether celebrating the weekend with a group of friends, spending Sunday watching your favorite sports team or gathering the family for the holidays, brunch is always a great meal for casual, comforting and delicious dishes. Brunch is also a meal we want to host effortlessly, so our chefs have assembled their favorite crowd-pleasing recipes that make brunch a breeze to host. Not a meal to be served without spectacular drinks, this culinary class also features favorite mid-day libations.
Based on the travels of Executive Chef Kelly in Morocco and Turkey, this cruise ship cooking class explores the trending culinary traditions and recipes of two ancient and revered cuisines. Learn the basics of tagine cookery and gain an appreciation for how the foods of these two great countries have influenced modern world gastronomy. Learn how to make nut milks and preserved lemons –prized in the Arabesque region and around the world. These cuisines are a favorite amongst our chefs, and the recipes are beyond delicious.
After learning about batter-based recipes ranging from French crêpes and Tuscan flatbread to Santorini tomato fritters and Turkish zucchini fritters, you will see - and taste - that the simple things in life are often the best. Sweet and savory, crunchy and fluffy, memorable and delicious … you'll savor it all as you explore the world, one batter at a time.
The culinary world has its eyes on the cuisine of the Patagonia region. Regarded as the hot new cuisine, chefs have traveled to these remote parts to learn the secrets of Argentine grilling, as well as Chilean roasting and baking. Attend this cook-out class that features delicious and hearty dishes that you will definitely want to make at home to impress your friends. No meal in Patagonia is complete without wine, so a special focus will be made on sampling and pairing the region’s varietals.
Fish is something we often order when dining out, but rarely feel comfortable making at home. In this class technique-driven class, master the basics of fish cookery: sauté and grill, deep poach, shallow poach, curing, baking, and healthy pan fry. Your Chef Instructor shares personal tips for purchasing fish from your local fish monger and adding more variety to your favorite fish choices.
When our chefs travel to New Zealand and Australia, they marvel at the abundance of ingredients here. The seafood is diverse and the meats are prized all over the world. Working with our 'down under' chef colleagues, we've created a class that celebrates the sea and the mountains - and the vineyards - of this special region of the world.
This class was designed for the guest who's passion is discovering food and wine through travel. Over the centuries, explorers and nomadic peoples have played a critical role in shaping the global culinary landscape. Join us for a 'immersive deep dive' into the history of the cuisines of the explorers of Morocco, Andalucía, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Sweden and Portugal. The recipes that for each class are selected to enrich your understanding of the foods and traditions of where you are cruising. This is one of our chefs' favorite classes to teach. There is no more enthusiastic group of 'culinary nomads and explorers' than our Culinary Arts Kitchen faculty - so join us for an unforgettable wine and food excursion.
Embark on a culinary safari around the diverse countries of Africa. Enjoy mastering dishes from Morocco, such as tagine and b’stilla. Then head south and learn the secrets of mouth-watering grilled meats from South Africa and Namibia. Like all great safaris, this adventure begins with a delicious and artisan-created gin and tonic.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has a special connection to Cuba, as top executive Frank Del Rio is Cuban, and we were one of the first cruise lines to sail there in recent history. This class honors cherished family recipes passed down for generations as well as modern interpretations of Cuban classics. Sip a perfectly prepared mojito as you embark on a journey into the kitchens, culture and history of Cuba.
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. Learn to approach your shopping trip like a blank canvas that takes shape based on what fresh ingredients you find in season. Recipes will change depending on the region and time of year, but the techniques for preparing seasonal masterpieces remain tried and true.
Regardless of where you travel in Italy... ask a local 'where is your favorite restaurant?' and the answer will most likely be 'home'! Italian cuisine varies by region, so while the recipes for this class are family-centric, they are also chosen to help you learn more about the styles of cooking from north to south and across the 17 regions of Italy. Our sommeliers have chosen some great wines to pair with your dishes to illustrate the diversity of the varietals of this enchanting country. You'll master dishes for a festive gathering around your family table!
If you love Mexican food, but are reluctant to cook it at home, then this class is for you! Taking inspiration from Spanish tapas, this class provides a robust menu for a tasty Mexican snacking party, including a lesson on how to make the perfect Mexican cocktails.
Nowhere is the influence of Caribbean cuisine embraced more authentically than in Florida - especially in Miami. Flip-flop cuisine celebrates the casual, comforting food and drink that is inspired by the islands, adopted by Florida, and sure to please friends and family at your next gathering. Fun is inevitable, appetite is required, and the rum will be flowing.
This class was designed in collaboration with Canyon Ranch® with a focus on healthy eating. Discover the secrets and methods for preparing foods that are flavorful, comforting, plentiful...and good for you. From ingredients to cooking methods, learn the many ways you can maintain a healthy kitchen — while serving fabulous food — at home.
Each with a unique culinary footprint, the Caribbean islands are the perfect place to learn about where you are traveling 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.
Farm-to-table, seasonally-inspired recipes form the foundation of the cuisines and traditions of the Emerald Isles of England, Scotland and Ireland. In more recent times, this region has embraced the myriad cuisines of the melting pot of peoples who inhabit the isles. In this class, hop from island to island enjoying dishes that you can easily make at home.
As the cuisine against which all others are compared, this class is designed around the pillars of classic French culinary technique. Learn the difference between French bistro and haute cuisine as you explore the various regional cuisines of France. Steeped in the fundamentals this class focuses on classic techniques designed to elevate your kitchen skills at home. Sample two French wines and learn the art of pairing French food and wine.
Mastering the skill of cooking with high heat — whether on a grill or in a sauté pan — is at the core of this popular cruise ship cooking class. From achieving the perfect sear marks on a rib eye to bringing forth the flavor-enhancing char of a grilled flatbread, your Chef Instructor teaches techniques for perfect high heat cooking every time. Also learn how to use a digital thermometer, achieving internal cooking temperatures and the pillars of perfect protein cookery.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises® partnered with Zwilling Company, the makers of the chef-favorite J.A. Henckels knives, to develop one of our top guest-requested classes: Mastering Knife Skills. You’ll get a chef’s look at a complete pantry of knives and enjoy the chance to try out a few chef knives to discover the best option for you. You’ll also learn how to sharpen and maintain this essential kitchen tool, practice various knife cuts and discover how to safely use the mandolin slicer. At the conclusion of your class, you’ll receive a special Knife Skills certificate along with a savings voucher for your favorite Zwilling Company knives.
Tailored to your specific itinerary, this exploration of culinary masterpieces will take you to the heart of Mediterranean destinations such as Italy, Greece, Israel, Spain, France and Morocco. Iconic dishes passed down for generations illuminate each country's culinary heritage and unique ingredients, and you will master time-honored techniques while preparing authentic regional dishes.
The Mediterranean is revered for its cuisine and this culinary class allows you to take a virtual trip around region, celebrating signature dishes of Greece, Israel, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Morocco. Each class is a reflection of your Chef Instructor’s personal favorites from their years of tasting and travelling across the Mediterranean. Expand your food and wine repertoire as part of this enrichment program.
Before there was the Mediterranean cuisine that you know today, there was Mediterranean cuisine without ingredients like tomatoes, potatoes, corn, melons, chocolate, nutmeg and more. On this fascinating journey back in time, you will learn about, prepare and sample dishes that existed before and after the Colombian Exchange - when ingredients brought from the Americas were incorporated into Old World cuisine.
Our chefs have collected their favorite recipes from Finland, Iceland and Norway to create this class that matches culinary delights to the extraordinary sight of the Northern Lights. In recent years, the culinary world has followed these trending cuisines as many of the world’s most revered chefs fuse traditional recipes with innovative ingredients and cooking methods. A highlight of the class is our signature sparkling cocktail celebrating the auroras.
Pairing food and wine is for some a passion, for others a hobby, and for many a mystery. Regardless of your wine acumen, you'll learn something new in this class that explores food and wine pairing from the unique perspective of the chef. While a sommelier chooses a wine to complement a dish, you will discover recipes inspired by the chef's question, "What can I create that will showcase this wine?"
Without a doubt, paella is one of our guest 'most requested' classes! Our Executive Chef Kelly is a paella enthusiast, so she has assembled several paella inspirations from around the world. First you will master the 'original' Spanish version from Valencia; focusing on the 'pillars of paella' - rice, soffrito, stock, soccaret. Then, depending on where you are cruising, the chef will demonstrate variations with a regional inspiration - such as the award-winning Caribbean paella made by Jackie Kennedy's favorite chef. Wash this all down with Chef Kelly's 'patio pounder' Sangria Blanc - and it's a class for the memory books (and don't forget your camera!).
These words of Audrey Hepburn 'Paris is Never a Bad Idea' are the inspiration for this technique-steeped class. Paris is a place with a unique regional cuisine, but it's also a city where the standards for all regional French food is high. During this class, begin your voyage in Paris mastering recipes from famed bistros in Paris. Then travel to Provence, where it's said there are more Parisians in August than in Paris! The class includes a short tutorial on French regional wines and pairing techniques.
This class is a celebration of the mouthwatering mainstay dish of Italian cuisine — pasta. Pasta is traditionally served for lunch or at dinner as the second course, or secondi, in most Italian homes. Learn the fundamentals of making this dish in a traditional way, from dry and fresh pasta to pasta cookery and favorite sauces, and impress your friends and family with this new skill when you return home.
Most chefs will confess that the secret to finishing most dishes is the sauce — sometimes taking years to achieve. A perfectly executed sauce is as elemental to French cuisine as a great dressing is to a composed salad. This class focuses on the nuisances of sauces and emulsions, all while mastering some delicious dishes. If you have ever wanted to learn the secrets of the classic French pan sauce or understanding the magic of vinegars and extra virgin olive oil, then this is the class for you.
As Regent Seven Seas Cruises explores the Baltic, we've created a class with our favorite recipes from Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. This class celebrates both the rich culinary heritage of the Baltic region and the 'rock star' celebrity chefs who are merging tradition and innovation to create a noteworthy and emerging food scene. Begin the class with an Elderflower cocktail and a mixology tutorial on this trendy Baltic liquor.
The rich tradition and culinary integrity of Spain are evident in its tapas - small plates best described as little bites with big flavor. 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. You'll be ready to share this delectable lifestyle with friends at your next Spanish-themed dinner party.
If you stand at the fish counter - ordering the same fish every time... then this class is for you! Our chefs have brought together recipes that will expand not only your knowledge of different fish and seafood you can try - but up to seven methods to prepare them. This technique-rich class focuses on high and moist heat methods and you'll learn how to make gravlax at home. We have 'refreshed' this guest-favorite class for 2020 - so while cruising on the high seas, why not learn more about its bountiful harvest!
Our Chef Instructors are frequently asked about their personal favorite dishes that they enjoy making at home. In response, they assembled some of those simple yet elegant recipes to transform the Culinary Arts Kitchen into an elegant dinner party. Take what you learn to your home kitchen and impress your friends when you return by hosting your own dinner party, complete with exquisite wine pairings.
While there are many flavors, there are only five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. Unpacking the complexity of these tastes will elevate your knowledge of how to bring out the best in your home cooking. Learn how to prepare food with intention, discover how master chefs use these tastes to create unforgettable flavors, and explore pairing techniques that complement your favorite wine.
The North Atlantic hosts regional cuisines built around both seasonality and tradition. Join us for a class of delicious favorites, from Nova Scotia to New York, while listening to Frank Sinatra sing "New York, New York." Perhaps you'll master the perfect Northeastern lobster salad, then move on to a Delmonico steak while sipping on a 21 Club Manhattan. Each chef delivers their inspiration from a region rich with tradition, great food and stunning cocktails. Come join the party!
One of the most trendy regions in the culinary world today is the Pacific Northwest. Truly a celebration of the farmer and the fisherman - this class is inspired by the innovative chefs from Seattle to Anchorage. The Pacific Northwest food scene embraces seasonality and is often revered as the farm-and-sea-to-table bedrock of modern American cuisine. This class also includes some of our guest favorite fish and seafood fundamentals. And the 'deep dish' signature desserts are bound to be the some of the first recipes you will want to make when you return home!
If you are someone who learns about the places you travel through the food you eat - then this class is a must. Ingredients have travelled the world and influenced the cuisine in fascinating ways. Every dish in this class tells a story of exploration and tradition - and they are likewise delicious and worthy of repeating at home to wow your family and friends.
We're passionate about pasta in our Culinary Arts Kitchens, and this season we've provisioned each individual station with an authentic, Italian pasta machine. We'll cover all the basics of pasta - dry, fresh, sauces and cookery. Each of our Chef Instructors has a favorite pasta they'll demonstrate, so prepare to watch a master-level demonstration of either gnocchi, gnudi, crespelle or whatever pasta recipe is their passion today! The class will also cover the myriad dry pasta alternatives on the market and secrets to pairing pasta with sauces.
Culinary historians have seen a renewed interested in the Viking diet in recent years with the emergence in popularity of lower carbohydrate diets, such as the Paleo Diet. The diet of modern Nordic countries continues to feature clean, sustainable and seasonal food. In this class learn about recipes that are famously celebrated at the top restaurants across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Indulging in the Swedish Glogg is reason enough to join the class!
Whether you follow a plant-based diet or simply wish to introduce more plant-based dishes into your culinary repertoire, learn the hottest new trends that embrace the flavors of nature's bounty and enhance longevity. Prepare healthy, innovative and delicious plant-based recipes developed through our work with the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative of Harvard University and The Culinary Institute of America.
As luxury travelers, we indulge in fine wines paired with delicious food, which is the main focus of this class. Whether you are interested in learning how to properly select the right wine for your preferred dish or are searching for the right meal to pair with your absolute favorite wine, this class will expand your horizons. Your curriculum includes cooking several recipes and then pairing them with wines to explore how different varietals complement the dishes.
If you're familiar with the joy of finding a buttery waffle at a street stand in Belgium or a delicious falafel at a family-run stall in Haifa, this globetrotting exploration of street food is for you. Learn about secret ingredients, special techniques and family recipes that our chefs have discovered as they've traveled the world in search of great street food and conversed with the locals who create it.
Regardless of the technique - grilling, sautéing, pan frying, roasting, baking, broiling or braising - the fundamentals of high-heat cooking are essential for any home cook, whether a master or novice. In addition to preparing meat and understanding how to use quick-read thermometers for perfect results every time, you will find out what high-heat techniques can do for vegetables, breads and fruit.
If brunch isn't already your favorite meal, it will be after this flavorful look at the favorite brunch recipes of the chefs of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The essential techniques that you learn in this class will not only make your brunches unforgettable but also enhance any dish. Discover delicious new recipes that will transcend brunch and impress your friends and family at any meal.
High heat wok cooking is not only healthy - it's FUN! Almost as much fun as rolling a few tasty spring rolls. Learn the secrets of wok cookery - and master some quick and easy recipe variations that will expand your home kitchen repertoire. This class uses our popular 'cooking without a book' fundamentals that help you turn 'what's in the frig?' into a delicious masterpiece. The food is delicious... so save some room in your cruise itinerary for fun - wok n' roll style!
If you're familiar with the joy of finding a buttery waffle at a street stand in Belgium or a delicious falafel at a family-run stall in Haifa, this globetrotting exploration of street food is for you. Learn about secret ingredients, special techniques and family recipes that our chefs have discovered as they've traveled the world in search of great street food and conversed with the locals who create it.
Greeks are famous for their home-cooked, savory and generously portioned meals with family gathered — singing, dancing and eating! Greek recipes are passed down from Yaya (grandmother) by showing rather than writing down recipes. So, we recreated those hands-on recipes from our favorite yayas from Santorini, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, and Athens for this popular cooking class. Learn to make healthy, comforting Greek-inspired dishes, imbibe in our favorite Cretan Rose cocktail and plan your next party around the recipes you master.
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