Chef Wolfgang

[mariner]

While figuring out some winter meals today, I came across recipes from HAL's Chef Wolfgang. His Bolognese will be on the menu next week.

 

Shame there's little of his food still on the menu.

[PathfinderEss]

I totally agree, wonderful Chef. Have fun making your (Chef Wolfgang) Bolognese.

[mariner]

Wolfgang and I once spent time discussing seasoning. What a great guy.

[PathfinderEss]

That must have been fun.:)

[mariner]

Had the pleasure of him making several meals for us personally. One of the suite perks, I guess. He loved what he did and his food showed it. Hard to do nowadays with so many pax.

[Himself]

It is a shame he left HAL,

[mariner]

I don't think today's catering would be up to his snuff.

 

Wolfgang personally cooked the captain's table dinner, after consulting with the captain. Took so much pride in what came out of the kitchen and would await a report from captain on how he did.

[sail7seas]

Wolfgang and I once spent time discussing seasoning. What a great guy.

 

Thanks for mentioning this.

I had completely forgotten Chef Wolfgang's Bolognese. It's delicious. :)

 

[arzz]

Share the recipe?

[sail7seas]

I would be happy to but am afraid it might be protected by the Chef/HAL?

 

If someone knows for sure it's okay to post a recipe from a HAL ship Chef, I'll post it tomorrow.

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

It seems like the good chef's always leave HAL.

[Krazy Kruizers]

While figuring out some winter meals today, I came across recipes from HAL's Chef Wolfgang. His Bolognese will be on the menu next week.

 

Shame there's little of his food still on the menu.

 

 

When were you given these recipes?

[Ky Colonel]

I would be happy to but am afraid it might be protected by the Chef/HAL?

 

If someone knows for sure it's okay to post a recipe from a HAL ship Chef, I'll post it tomorrow.

 

Note: The following is not intended as legal advice but only some observations on the posting quoted above. As a recovering (read that "retired") intellectual property lawyer, I can tell you that only the presentation (as opposed to the substance) of the Chef Wolfgang recipes may be protected by copyright. By way of clarification, if you were to create a new chili (one with, say, tofu instead of meat) your idea (creation) would not be protected. However, your write-up of the recipe for your new chili would be protected. In turn, anyone who saw your recipe could freely use it and, likewise, could copy its ingredient list and preparation and cooking directions and give them to others so long as he/she did not copy your exact wording with any personal twists you may have used in presenting your recipe. As such, I would recommend against photocopying/scanning and sharing the Wolfgang recipes without the written permission of Wolfgang and HAL. If you want to share the Wolfgang recipes, you should re-write the ingredient list and preparation and cooking directions in your own words and share that with others. I hope this makes sense to you and that I have not just added to your confusion. If you have any questions, please post them here, and I will attempt to answer them without giving you legal advice.

 

Rod

[cruisin'girl]

If you google 'Holland America Bolognese Recipe' there is a link to an old CC thread where someone asked for Chef Wolfgang's recipe. Click on the post that has a link to the recipe. It takes you to the thread where Chef Wolfgang's recipe was posted by a CC member. VERY EASY to find. I've used that recipe for years.

[mariner]

Wolfgang set up a table outside MDR on the second to last day of the cruise and laid out the recipes for about a dozen of his most popular recipes. No need to buy a cookbook in those days.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Wolfgang set up a table outside MDR on the second to last day of the cruise and laid out the recipes for about a dozen of his most popular recipes. No need to buy a cookbook in those days.

 

 

Thank you.

[Himself]

People used to find out what ship Chef Wolfgang was on and then book that ship so they could enjoy his cooking.

[mariner]

Absolutely.

 

Wolfgang was the gold standard

[sail7seas]

Absolutely.

 

Wolfgang was the gold standard

 

 

How long ago was he HAL Chef?

 

[mariner]

90s and early 00s when I knew him. I believe he went back to the 70s or 80s

Edited January 19, 2015 by mariner

[sail7seas]

90s and early 00s

 

We had to have sailed with him but I'm having a hard time picturing him.

 

Was he strawberry/reddish hair and big mustache..... a rather 'robust' fellow?

 

[mariner]

Very big mustache

[sail7seas]

Very big mustache

 

:) I remember him. Very jovial, pleasant man.

 

[mariner]

Believe he was German, but was never sure. Could have been Austrian or Dutch. Very nice man.

[Sir PMP]

Wolfgang and I once spent time discussing seasoning. What a great guy.

 

 

Wolfgang Wasshausen was one of the best!!