New Menu at Degrees Aboard Wind Surf

Windstar Cruises has called upon renown chef David Shalleck to reinvigorate the menu at Degrees restaurant aboard the 312-passenger Wind Surf. The food has a decidedly Mediterranean flare. Meal options include an amuse bouche, first courses, pastas and soups, entrees and side dishes, and fabulous desserts.

New Menu Items at Degrees

• Baccalà Mantecato—a delicate creamy blend of salt cod and potatoes
  
  
• Canapé Pissaladierre—a caramelized onion tartlet with Niçoise black olives
  
  
• Assiette Charcuterie—Spanish pork loin lomo, French saucisson, Italian speck and celery root remoulade
  
  
• Pulpo “a la Plancha”—braised and griddled octopus with potatoes and spicy chorizo sausage
  
  
• Provençal Squash and Leek Soup
  
  
• Griddled Tuna “Misticanza”
  
  
• Pan Roast Duck Breast with Apricots
  
  
• Double-Cut Lamb Chops
  
  
• Honey-Coated Calmyrna Figs and Whipped Mascarpone in a Pistachio Tuile
  
  
• Panna Cotta with Pineapples and Dark Rum Syrup

Chef David Shalleck is the founder of VOLOCHEF® Culinary Solutions offering specialized services to the hospitality and media industries as well as private dining for special occasions and events. Shalleck has run the kitchens in noted restaurants and cooked for events in New York, San Francisco, the Napa Valley, Provence, and throughout many of Italy’s famous regions.

As a television culinary producer, he has worked alongside some of America’s most celebrated chefs and hosts. Recent credits include the PBS series “More Fast Food My Way” and “Artist’s Table” with Jacques Pépin, “Made in Spain” with José Andrés, “Chef’s Story at the French Culinary Institute,” and with Cat Cora on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.”

I look forward to trying Chef Shalleck's new menu at Degrees the next time we sail aboard Windstar's Wind Surf.

—Andrea M. Rotondo to LuxuryCruiseBible.com