When I left school, before I went into the family catering empire, I worked for the Jewish Chronicle, in the display advertisement department. There I came across the story of Florence Greenberg, the authoress of the first cookbook I ever bought. She was the wife of...
Another recipe to try at home and then compare it to the one we make on our marvelous Bordeaux cruise in October this year. This is another "rustic" French dish. Simple but very tasty. Chicken Fricassee Ingredients 4 Boneless chicken breasts but boneless or bone-in...
As we have mentioned before regarding food service on our riverboats, superyachts and small expedition ships. We expand on our theme of modern Jewish Cuisine with the addition nightly of a high protein vegan dishes, for those who desire it. Here is a new dish we are...
Coq au Vin is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, mushrooms, and optionally garlic. A red Burgundy wine is typically used, though many regions of France make variants using local wines. On our fabulous Bordeaux cruise we, of course, will be using local kosher...
Come with us on our wonderful Bordeaux cruise in October this year to taste this classic Sauté de Veau Marengo. What makes this stew Provencal in nature, is the use of flavorful and hearty ingredients common in southern France ingredients like tomatoes, fresh herbs,...
Another recipe, traditional this time, maybe even very old, for Pesach We always had this at home for Pesach. When I was catering in the UK we were asked to prepare a meal for a silver wedding. The only problem was that the hotel where they were holding the event...
Once I am onboard one of our riverboats or expedition ships, my most important tool is a teaspoon. With that teaspoon (which is constantly washed a sterilized), I taste every stage of every item of food that leaves the galley. One of the items on our recent...
According to a popular myth, the dish was first made after Napoleon defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo at Marengo south of Alessandria, Italy, when his chef Dunard foraged in the town for ingredients (because the supply wagons were too distant) and...
Once again, we are looking at various recipes we will be featuring on our Japan & Korea cruise next year. Apart from Japanese and Korean dishes we will be serving our usual great variety of our modern Jewish cuisine, plus some old favorites. A very simple, but...
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We could not believe what we were served. Chef Malcom is a GENIUS!!! Please tell the directors that we do not have words to express how pleased we were. I suppose that we will be recommending you to every friend we know.
Rhone River Cruise 2019
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I have been totally spoiled for future vacations. Riverboat is the way to go. I’ve met such nice people, staff was great, food fantastic. A really well run and well thought out trip
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Our experience was unique in that we were able to tour a lot of territory and a variety of places with minimal inconvenience. The fact that our boat was always with us and there were no long bus rides or waits made this mode of travel extremely enjoyable.