BAM! Carnival names Emeril Lagasse as Chief Culinary Officer

[Honolulu Blue]

Here's the link to Carnival's press release - https://carnival-news.com/2022/12/28/carnival-cruise-line-names-emeril-lagasse-chief-culinary-officer/

 

Some random comments:

 

• It looks like Emeril has some actual duties for Carnival, unlike his C-suite compatriot Shaq
• Emeril's Bistro will also be on the Carnival Jubilee when it's finished next December
• He's invited to the New Year's shindig at Times Square

 

I'm done.  Celebrity chefs aren't my thing.  But they might be yours.  Discuss...

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

At least they avoided tapping Guy for that role ! ! !

[ninjacat123]

I thought Rudi was the Culinary Advisor.  Maybe just on MG?

[Roscoe13]

I guess they're trying to take it up a notch? 

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

I thought Rudi was the Culinary Advisor.  Maybe just on MG?

Rudi is Executive Chef for HAL.

[BlerkOne]

26 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

I guess they're trying to take it up a notch? 

KICK is the technical term!

[ButterflyGirly]

I guess time will tell if changes occur.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

3 minutes ago, ButterflyGirly said:

I guess time will tell if changes occur.

 

Either everything's going to get spicier - or this is (most likely) just for name recognition/public relations.

 

Tom

[Madhatter12]

3 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

I thought Rudi was the Culinary Advisor.  Maybe just on MG?

Rudi is culinary adviser for princess cruise.

[reeinaz]

How does this affect the dining for the majority of ships, which don't have his restaurant?

 

[Old Fart Cruisers]

2 hours ago, Roscoe13 said:

I guess they're trying to take it up a notch? 

 

1 hour ago, BlerkOne said:

KICK is the technical term!

 

I guess they're trying to take it up a KICK?   That just don't sound right🤔

[ninjacat123]

5 minutes ago, reeinaz said:

How does this affect the dining for the majority of ships, which don't have his restaurant?

 

According to the article:

 

"As Chief Culinary Officer, Lagasse will support Carnival’s skilled chefs with guidance on food trends and techniques as well as advise on future menu items and dining concepts. Guests will also see his input on the menus of main dining rooms fleetwide, including entrées designated as “Emeril recommends” picks."

 

So hopefully we will see some BAM in the MDR😄!

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

3 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

According to the article:

 

"As Chief Culinary Officer, Lagasse will support Carnival’s skilled chefs with guidance on food trends and techniques as well as advise on future menu items and dining concepts. Guests will also see his input on the menus of main dining rooms fleetwide, including entrées designated as “Emeril recommends” picks."

 

So hopefully we will see some BAM in the MDR😄!

 

And not just when a waiter falls off a table while dancing 😉

 

Tom

[Zmanjz]

The 1990's could not be more pleased.

[Joebucks]

When a new CEO takes over a company in financial trouble, big changes usually follow. I couldn't imagine them hiring him in this new role, and virtually nothing changes. I am very interested to see what this brings.

[Old Fart Cruisers]

Since the only thing Carnival is interested in is cutting costs, I can't imagine him having much of a role other than just a using his name for marketing.

[AHS123]

Maybe he can do more for the food than George Lopez did for comedy on Carnival. 

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, Madhatter12 said:

Rudi is culinary adviser for princess cruise.

ah yes, is multi-tasking.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (January 24, 2022) — Princess Cruises, the world’s leading international premium cruise line, today announced Chef Rudi Sodamin will become its first head of culinary arts, effective immediately. Sodamin is currently the master chef for Holland America Line, a position he will retain as he takes on his new role as head of culinary arts for Princess.

[EngIceDave]

It's all gimmick.

I promise you, he will not be in any galley making dishes or even giving a big fat "BAM" on each plate or sprinkle his salty magic like Salt Bae on each plate as it goes out...*gag*

 

The Shaq one is funny....a play on CFO

This one, ehhh

 

[SERK]

Being from Louisiana, I'm personally looking forward to it if we get more cajun/creole style foods in the MDR.  The more spicy the better!  

[BlerkOne]

4 minutes ago, EngIceDave said:

It's all gimmick.

I promise you, he will not be in any galley making dishes or even giving a big fat "BAM" on each plate or sprinkle his salty magic like Salt Bae on each plate as it goes out...*gag*

 

The Shaq one is funny....a play on CFO

This one, ehhh

 

Unlike Emeril, Shaq's food is mediocre at best.

[JoeMo]

BUT ?  Can he make biscuits and gravy?

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, Old Fart Cruisers said:

Since the only thing Carnival is interested in is cutting costs, I can't imagine him having much of a role other than just a using his name for marketing.

I can't imagine Emeril's name is cheap but it is for sale.

[BlerkOne]

2 minutes ago, JoeMo said:

BUT ?  Can he make biscuits and gravy?

https://www.emerils.com/126459/sausage-milk-gravy

[Old Fart Cruisers]

1 minute ago, SERK said:

Being from Louisiana, I'm personally looking forward to it if we get more cajun/creole style foods in the MDR.  The more spicy the better!  

 

A couple of dishes would be okay, but personally I don't care for cajun/creole style foods