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From: L'Austral cruise review

Gastronomy (3)

Eduouard Loubet signed menu

One of the special dinners during the cruise was created by Edouard Loubet, proprietor and chef of La Bastide de Capelongue (a restaurant and hote in Provence that has been awarded two Michelin stars).

Before each course, the chef came out to explain what we'd be eating. The best course may have been the petit ragoût d'escargot, a plate with about half a dozen snails in a "mixed herbs infusion" sauce inspired by the garden of M. Loubet's grandmother. The sauce was both unique and sublime.

After the meal, passengers applauded M. Loubet (some stood, shouting "Bravo!"), and the chef signed the guests' menus like a bestselling author at a literary event.


Giovanni Ciresa menu

Another meal was presented by Giovanni Ciresa, chef of the gastronomic restaurant at the five-star Hotel Bauer in Venice, Italy. His meal featured Venetian dishes: After an appetizer of baccalà (salt cod), we were served spaghetti with tuna followed by steamed branzino or sea bass. Dessert--espresso tiramisu--was spiked with a fine Italian grappa.


Alain Morville on L'Austral

A third dinner was planned and supervised by Alain Morville, the executive chef of Compagnie du Ponant.


Fraisier en transparence by Gilles Marchal

Another dinner featured an elaborate dessert by Gilles Marchal, Pastry Chef of the Year in 2004. The menu described it as "fraisier en transparence, crème légère à la vanilla Bourbon," or--in English--"strawberry sponge cake, light Bourbon vanilla cream."


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L'Austral Adriatic cruise - day by day
Day 1: Venice Departure
Day 2: Zadar
Day 3: Trogir
Day 4: Dubrovnik
Day 5: Mouth of Kotor, Mljet
Day 6: Hvar
Day 7: Rab
Day  8: Venice Arrival

Also see:
L'Austral cruise review (8 pages)