Chef Thomas Keller will be bringing back retro classics like Lobster Thermidor and Caesar salads prepared table-side at his upcoming restaurant on the high seas.
New details have emerged on Keller's latest project, which will bring his Michelin-grade cuisine to the luxury cruise line Seabourn.
Set to debut in May, The Grill by Thomas Keller will become the signature restaurant on every Seabourn ship. Described as a classic American chophouse, an early teasing of the menu suggests that the restaurant will resurrect retro steakhouse dishes Lobster Thermidor and creamed spinach.
The Grill will also bring a little theater to the dining experience, with servers preparing Caesar salad and ice cream sundaes table-side.
The interior design can likewise be characterized as a throwback to the 1960s and 70s with a distinctly masculine feel: Guests will be seated on leather banquettes, tan leather swivel chairs, and wood-paneled walls.
The restaurant makes its debut in May aboard the Seabourn Quest before rolling out across all ships.
Keller is the latest star-powered chef to expand his repertoire from land to sea.
TV chef personality Guy Fieri opened Guy's Burger Joints on Carnival Cruise Line Ships, and this week announced plans to open a new smokehouse barbecue eatery on the Carnival Magic.
Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse will be a casual open-air eatery and feature slow-smoked pork, barbecue chicken, and smoked Andouille sausage along with traditional sides like macaroni and cheese, potato salad, collard greens and baked beans.
Also this week, MSC Cruises announced that they'd tapped chef Roy Yamaguchi to create a new pan-Asian menu for the MSC Seaside. Yamaguchi is known among US TV audiences for hosting “Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi” and has opened 30 Roy's Restaurants in the US, Guam and Okinawa Japan.
On the MSC Seaside, Yamaguchi's restaurant, which debuts in December 2017, will also feature a sushi bar and teppanyaki grill.
