Atlas Ocean Voyages is expanding its roster of Epicurean Expeditions led by notable chefs and culinary experts.
Guests exploring Europe in 2025 will be immersed in each destination’s culture, cuisine, and wines aboard the Atlas yachts that carry fewer than 200 guests. Visiting boutique and iconic ports across the region, culinary demonstrations and tastings onboard will be led by guest chefs and experts. Ashore, local guides will showcase farmers’ markets, sample regional cuisine, and discover the culinary culture of ports firsthand.
Exclusively on Epicurean Expeditions, guests can indulge in the Josper Grill Dining Experience at 7Aft Grill, a Yachtsman Cookoff challenge, culinary presentations and wine tastings. Select shore expeditions will feature events hosted by experts offering insights into cultural heritage.
Culinary Experts for the 2025 season include:
Chef Paulette Mitchell, author of 14 cookbooks, is internationally renowned for her series The 15-Minute Gourmet. On the World Traveller April 15 sailing, she will engage explorers with culinary presentations including the Mediterranean diet as a way of life, showcasing fresh and natural ingredients sourced from local markets. Her cooking demonstrations will also highlight regional use of herbs, spices, and distinctive flavorings in traditional Italian dishes and easy-to-prepare recipes for typical Greek cuisine you can replicate at home.
Anna Wilamowska is a talented French pastry chef, chocolatier and has trained in Michelin-starred restaurants and French pastry boutiques. On World Navigator’s April 20 sailing she will collaborate with local artists to prepare fresh desserts including vegan and gluten-free options.
Chef Philip “Ippy” Aiona hails from The Big Island with a heritage of Italian American and Native Hawaiian. Sailing on World Voyager’s May 27 cruise, he will demonstrate why he gained national acclaim as the youngest finalist on Food Network’s Food Network Star followed by a feature in Forbes Magazine’s Food & Wine 30 under 30.
Mara Papatheodorou, a Master Foodie and 12-year editor at Bon Appétit Magazine, scouted and produced the “Entertaining with Style” section that highlighted how real people entertain around the world. She’s going to be presenting tastes, flair and folklore on a number of sailings on World Navigator in June and July and World Voyager in May and September.
Jon Schlegel, CEO of Attimo Winery completed his first dream of opening a restaurant by age 30 when he founded Snooze, an A.M Eatery where the motto was, “It only takes a moment to make a difference.” He then moved to his second dream – living abroad before he turned 40. He and his family moved to Monforte d’Alba in Piemonte, Italy, in 2013 and settled on the Ginestra Hill with their own small Barolo vineyard . He’s aboard a World Navigator sailing in July and another on World Voyager in October.
Luciana Berry, “Top Chef Brazil 2020,” showcases the exotic flavors and ingredients that are integral to Brazilian cuisine. She is an ambassador of Brazilian cuisine and culture in UK. Mixing modern and classic cooking techniques to deliver impressive yet subtle tastes from a country which until now few other chefs have successfully exploited. She’s cooking on World Navigator’s July 12 sailing.
Chef Peter Campbell, a master pizza chef, has appeared on shows like “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” and “Guy’s Grocery Games.” In 2021, he launched an interactive cooking class, Pizza with Pete, to connect with pizza enthusiasts and founded Red Wagon Pizza Company in Minneapolis in 2012. He’s presenting on World Navigator’s Presidents Cruise sailing July 28.
Chef Massimo Capra is the Canadian celebrity best known for his roles as host on his own television series Gourmet Escapes, and judge on Chopped Canada and chef-host of Restaurant Makeover, both popular on the Food Network. He’s on World Navigators’ cruise starting September 1.
Click here for Wallace Immen’s first-hand account of an Atlas Epicurean Expedition.
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