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Azamara's Captain Johannes and Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Cohost An Evening Aboard the SS Wolfsonian

Friday, August 19, 2022
By Azamara

The night of Friday, February 21, 2014 was a special one for food lovers and travel lovers in Miami. Azamara® joined forces with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum to host "An Evening Aboard the SS Wolfsonian."

 

 

 

 

Bourdain curated a special dinner inspired by classic ocean liner menus from The Wolfsonian’s historic collection. The reception and dinner courses were prepared by celebrity chefs Daniel Boulud (Daniel), Andrew Carmellini (The Dutch), David McMillan and Fred Morin (Joe Beef), Francois Payard (FPB) and Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin).


Bourdain, Eric the Gray, Tysse, Pimentel, & Rijsbergen2

Left to right: Daniel Boulud, Martha Stewart, David McMillan, Fred Morin, Eric Ripert, Andrew Carmellini, Anthony Bourdain and Francois Payard

 
 

Menu

The Ocean Liner Dinner Menu

 
 

Food Collage

Some of the amazing dishes created for the event

 
 

Azamara CEO Larry Pimentel was joined by Captain Johannes Tysse, Executive Chef Robert van Rijsbergen and Cruise Director Eric De Gray.


Bourdain, Eric the Gray, Tysse, Pimentel, & Rijsbergen2

Left to right: Anthony Bourdain, Eric de Gray, Captain Johannes Tysse, Larry Pimentel, and Robert van Rijsbergen

 
 

Only 100 lucky guests attended the sold-out dinner, but Azamara brought the magical evening to fans via social media updates on Instagram and Twitter.


Behind the scenes access

Behind the scenes access
 

 

The Wolfsonian Museum entryway was decorated with images chosen from their extensive collection of vintage ocean liner brochures. Historic ocean liner menus, ads, and even a Queen Mary purse from The Wolfsonian’s collection were displayed in cases for guests to view.

After dinner, Larry Pimentel and Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine presented an auction. Two Azamara cruises in the Azamara Club World Owner’s Suite were auctioned off, with proceeds of $44,000 going towards the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University and The Wolfsonian-FIU.


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