Thursday, January 29, 2015

Great things to do on a sea day: Tour the Kitchen

I took a tour of the kitchen today, and I took lots of video.  Here are a few of my snapshots from this impressive department on the ms Amsterdam.

Shrimp cocktail anyone?

You eat with your eyes, too.

Exiting the galley from one of the specialty restaurants.

Did you know that the guests/crew consume the following in each week:
  • Meat = 8500 lbs.
  • Poultry = 3814 lbs.
  • Fish/Seafood = 4500 lbs.
  • Fresh Vegetables = 12,500 lbs
  • Eggs = 18,040
  • Wines/Champagnes = 2300 bottles
  • Individual Sugar Packs = 20,000
The Executive Chef and Dinning Room Manager greet those taking the galley tour.