Windstar Yachts surprises foodies with specialty restaurants and James Beard chefs’ dishes, executive says

Foodies tend to book cruises for variety, and on the biggest ships that usually means colossal buffets and a long list of restaurants, some only available for an extra charge. Windstar’s yachts are an often overlooked choice for those travelers, and the difference is on the plate: fresh ingredients, chef-created dishes and the freedom to cook with whatever a local market offers. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm~? 2 (:?5DE2C J249E[ 5:?:?8 4@>6D 5@H? E@ BF2=:EJ @G6C BF2?E:EJ] %96C6 2C6 A=6?EJ @7 A=246D E@ 62E[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 >2:? 5:?:?8 C@@> p>A9@C2[ E96 DA64:2=EJ C6DE2FC2?ED q2D:= Z q2>3@@ 2?5 r2?5=6D 2?5 E96 $E2C vC:== @? E96 E@A 564<] p D9@CE6C =:DE @7 G6?F6D >62?D 6249 @?6 42? AFE >@C6 :?E@ :ED >6?F] %96 s64< q2C364F6 255D 6G6? >@C6 G2C:6EJj 2 (:?5DE2C 6I64FE:G6 D2:5 6G6CJ@?6 82E96CD @FED:56 7@C A26==2[ 8C:==65 D627@@5 2?5 @E96C 5:D96D]k^Am k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qmp <:E496? D>2== 6?@F89 E@ ^Qm(:?5DE2C rCF:D6Dk^2m[ D2:5 D:K6 :D H92E >2<6D E96 5:776C6?46 :? E96 <:E496?] “(96? 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