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Aqua Expeditions and WEILL win the Gold Adrian Award

admin_aqua — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:21:52 +0000

Aqua Expeditions and Geoffrey Weill Associates have won a Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) Gold Adrian Award. This was for Food & Wine’s cover story on Aqua Expeditions ‘Cooking Secrets of The Amazon’ written by Chef and Food Writer Daniel Patterson. This appeared in the July 2011 issue of the magazine.

Below, a few of the striking images which are sure to make your mouth water…

See the full article below and check out more of the delicious Amazonian recipes by Pedro Miguel Schiaffino.

http://www.aquaexpeditions.com/userfiles/file/AquaExpeditionsFoodAndWineJuly2011LR2.pdf

As a Gold Award winner, Aqua Expeditions and WEILL associates will now have a chance to win a Platinum Award at a Gala event being held by HSMAI in New York City this coming February. Watch this space…

Aqua Expeditions’ Pedro Miguel Schiaffino teams up with Nobu Matsuhisa to showcase Peruvian cuisine in Tokyo

admin_aqua — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:39:02 +0000

Left: Chefs Pedro Miguel Schiaffino and Nobu Matsuhisa. Right: top, paiche with tapioca; bottom, lamb with quinoa.

Peruvian celebrity chef and Aqua Expeditions Executive Chef, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, recently made a series of special guest appearances at NOBU Tokyo as part of a Peru Fair hosted by culinary giant Nobu Matsuhisa. Cooking alongside fellow Peruvian chef Toshiro Konishi and Nobu himself, Chef Schiaffino prepared a variety of dishes highlighting the best of Peruvian cuisine for VIPs, media and consumers.

After his training at Matsuei sushi restaurant in Lima, Chef Nobu spent three years in Lima, which he credits with the shaping of his modern NOBU style. Often calling Peru his second home, Chef Nobu welcomed chefs Schiaffino and Konishi to his restaurant where he looked to introduce their Asian fusion and contemporary Peruvian cuisine to Japan.

Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino currently serves as the Executive Chef for Aqua Expeditions, a luxury cruise company venturing into some of the most remote areas of the Peruvian Amazon. He also owns Malabar and La Pescaderia restaurants in Lima. Known for his ingenious modern use of Andean and Amazonian ingredients, chef Schiaffino’s first cookbook dedicated to Amazonian cuisine is due to be released later this year.

Aqua Expeditions Hosts an Evening at Olives With Todd English

admin_aqua — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:27:31 +0000

Last week, Aqua Expeditions hosted an intimate trade event for top agents in New York City in conjunction with PromPeru and Orient-Express Hotels at Todd English’s Olives restaurant. A recent guest and fan of the M/V Aqua, Todd himself created a special menu for the event and even made a special appearance; sharing anecdotes from his trip, posing for pictures and greeting guests.

Pictured: Jack Bloch (JB World of Travel), Chef Todd English, Jeffrey Kane (Jeffrey’s World of Travel), and Francesco Galli Zugaro (Aqua Expeditions).