Ukuhamba ngemikhumbi emincane yizwe elikude nemikhumbi ye-mega, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ekuhloliseni umkhiqizo ukuhlangabezana nezithakazelo nezivakashi.
I-American Cruise Lines ihlale izincoma ngokwezifiso. Izimoto zayo ezincane ezincane zinikeza ama-cruise oseduze, e-US.
Kusukela enyakatho-ntshonalanga kuya eMississippi kuya ePacific Northwest nase-Alaska, banikeza izinyathelo ezingaphezu kwama-35 kuzo zonke.
Izindwangu eziyisishiyagalombili zithwala abagibeli abangu-50 kuya ku-185.
Izitsha zakhiwe amaMelika, zihlatshwe umkhosi futhi zenziwe. Lona umehluko omkhulu omkhulu kusuka emigqeni eminingi yama-ocean-going. Izazi-mlando, izazi zemvelo kanye nabanye ochwepheshe bendawo banikeza izinkulumo zansuku zonke emlandweni, geography kanye namasiko esifundeni.
Enye indawo lapho umugqa ikakhulukazi owedlula ukwedlula ukudla.
Isinyathelo salo esivela kakhulu sokuthi "Indawo yendawo ye-Cruise. Yidla indawo" igcizelela izithako ezifakwe endaweni yangaphandle, okuhamba phambili okuyiqiniso. Ibuye iqhubeke nomsebenzi wokusimama, ukusekela abakhiqizi basekhaya kanye nemnotho.
Umbono weChef
Indawo Yomgwaqo. Yidla Indawo yilapho ubuchopho bukaThomas Leonard III, oyisikhulu esiphezulu sekhampani.
ULeonard uphumelele kwiCulinary Institute of America eHyde Park, NY Uqondisa yonke imisebenzi yokucubungula ye-cruise line. Ngaphezu kokuhola uMasipala waseCroise. Yidla uhlelo lwasekhaya, uthuthukisa izindlela zokupheka, amamenyu amalungiselelo, aqeqesha abasebenzi futhi ahileleke ekulawuleni izinga eliphezulu.
ULeonard ukhonza njengomengameli nomfundisi esahlukweni sendawo sase-American Culinary Federation.
Mayelana.com wakhuluma noLeonard mayelana nombono wakhe kanye nokukhuthazwa kwendawo yase-Cruise. Yidla Indawo. Wayehamba ngesikebhe emifuleni yaseColombia neNyoka ngaleso sikhathi, eqhubekisela phambili umkhankaso wakhe wokukhiqiza okwenziwe endaweni, iwayini nempahla yobuciko.
Q: Sitshele ukuthi lolu hlelo lwafika kanjani.
A: Lapho ngifika enkampanini ngenza ucwaningo oluningi ezindleleni zethu zokuhamba kanye nalapho sasihamba khona. Ngaqala ukwakha amamenyu ami ngokusekelwe lapho sisezweni.
NginguNdlovukazi yasentshonalanga lapha ePacific Northwest. Kuyinto engavamile ingxenye yezwe. Sikhuphuka futhi sihlehla eMfuleni we- Columbia futhi sihlangana nabathengisi abaningi basendaweni ngangokunokwenzeka.
Q: Kanjani i-Local Cruise. Yidla okwehlukile kwendawo kusuka endleleni engaphambili yokwenza izinto e-American Cruise Lines?
A: Sasivame ukuthola okuningi kokudla kwethu kwenkampani eyodwa enkulu. Ngezwa izikhalazo eziningi kubapheki ukuthi ikhwalithi yayingeyona into enhle. Ngakho lokhu ukuthuthukiswa okucacile hhayi kuphela kubagibeli, kodwa nabapheki kanye.
Q: Wonke umuntu ufuna ukudla idolobha uma kungenzeka. Kodwa akusi ngaso sonke isikhathi esiwusizo kithi ekhaya. Kungaba kubi kakhulu into eyodwa. Uyenza kanjani ukuthi isebenze emgqeni wokuhamba?
A: Yebo sibeka izingqondo zethu kuwo. Empeleni bekuyizindleko ezingaphezu kwalokho esaziqaphela. Asihambisani konke kuFlorida nokuhlinzekwa kusuka lapho. Sithola izimpahla zekhwalithi eziphezulu kakhulu ngentengo engcono kakhulu. Into ebalulekile ukuthi ihlanzekile futhi yilokho abantu abakufunayo namuhla. Ukudla kuyisici esiphezulu sabashayeli be-cruise, futhi siyajabula ukwenza umehluko omkhulu kulabo abavakashile.
Umbuzo: Kumelwe ubhale kabusha izindlela zokupheka ozikhandlayo uma usuqalisile uhlelo?
A: Ngibhale izindlela zokupheka ezihamba nezithako ezintsha esitholayo. Sithinte abaqaphi besibuko kuzo zonke izigcawu. Abapheki bangahamba ngokulandela ukuze senze ukuvumelana. Bonke benza umsebenzi onjalo omangalisayo. Ngenxa yobukhulu bemikhumbi, lezi zindawo azizona ezinkulu kakhulu. Izisebenzi zethu akuzona lezo ezinkulu. Iningi labapheki bethu liyizikhukhula zesikole. Bathanda ukwenza lokho abakwenzayo.
Q: Uhambe kanjani ngokuzonda endaweni yangakini lapho inkampani isetshenziselwa ukusebenzisa umphakeli wokudla kanye nokugcina impahla? Kubonakala sengathi kunguquko enkulu emkhokheni wezinkampani zokudla.
A: Kwakuyi-correction elula kakhulu. Siphenye kancane kancane, ngokusobala. Sibheke phezulu konke esingakuthola mayelana nezinkampani zokukhiqiza kanye namafama emigwaqweni yethu.
Sibheke ezinhlanzi nasezindlini zenyama. Ngisho nezinto ezincane ezinjengezinkampani zama-cheese zobuciko esasiqala ukuyisebenzisa.
Namuhla, sinokulethwa kwezilwane zasolwandle kusuka kumthombo wendawo lapha kuStephenson Washington. Sivele sithatha imifino emincane emihle namakhowe aseWashington nase-Oregon. Ubuhle bayo konke ukuthi sihamba kwezinye izindawo ezivundile kunazo zonke zezwe. Kungani ungazisebenzisi?
Q: Ukwazi kanjani ukwenza izinguquko ezinkulu kangaka? Kubonakala sengathi kuhilela inani elihle lomsebenzi.
A: Nginomuntu oyedwa ongisiza ehhovisi lasekhaya. Uxhumana nezinkampani futhi ngifika kwi-cruise ukuhlangana nabo. Ngibheka amasampuli, izindawo zokugcina izindawo futhi ngizozihlangabeza ngokwabo. Enye yezimiso engizithandayo esizenzayo ku- Astoria, Oregon . Zinezimakethe ezimangalisayo njalo ngeSonto ekuseni. Kuyinto edume kakhulu ngempela. Ngithatha abapheki behlela phansi lapho ukuhamba. Singathenga umkhiqizo othile we-funky noma uju owenziwe endaweni. Ngathola inkampani enkulu ye-salmonon lapho. Awusoze wazi ukuthi uzohlangana nani. Yilokho okwenza lolu hlobo lokuhlinzeka lukhetheke kakhulu.
Q: Kuzwakala sengathi uchithe isikhathi esiningi emikhumbi ngenkathi usuqalise uhlelo.
A: Ukuba emikhumbi kwakuyingxenye eyinhloko yokwenza lokhu kusebenze. Ngonyaka wami wokuqala ngichitha iningi lesikhathi sami emikhumbi. Ngangisehhovisi phakathi nenyanga kaJanuwari kuze kube maphakathi noFebruwari. Ngenza okuningi kokufundisa ebhodini ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lonke iqembu likhululekile ngalolu hlelo. Lokho esikwenzayo emkhunjini owodwa akufani nakwezinye izitsha.
Q: Ingabe Indawo Yase-Cruise. Yidla Indawo yasetshenziswa kuzo zonke imikhumbi?
A: Yebo, sekusetshenzisiwe kuzo zonke izikebhe zethu. Kufanele sikhule futhi sisisekele manje. Inkampani ikhula ngokumangalisayo. Umkhiqizo womuntu siqu kakhulu. Izisebenzi kanye nabagibeli bangathola umqondo walokho okwenzayo uma bezwa i-cuisine nefilosofi ngemuva kwayo.
Q: Amamenyu ahlelwe yisifunda, akunjalo? Ungasinika ezinye izibonelo?
A: Yebo. Ngeke ngibeke izinto ezifanayo kwimenyu kwiNdlovukazi yaseMississippi ukuthi ngisebenzisa okusha ePacific Northwest isibonelo. Ngonyaka odlule ngangise-Washington e-Queen of the West. Ngahlangana nenkampani yendawo ye-ice cream. Manje sisebenzela ice cream yabo yonke yemvelo ebhodini. Basebenzisa ama-blackberries nama-huckleberries aseWashington nase-Oregon State Farmers Association. Bathola i-mint kusukela e-Mt. Rainier, futhi besebenzisa ikhofi yokuhweba ehlelekile njengesiyingi.
Kwezinye izimo zonke zokupheka zizoshintsha noma izithako zizohluka ngesifunda. Singasebenzisa i-jumbo lump crab, i-Crab Dungeness noma i-Crab King, kuye ngokuthi siphi. Egwini elisempumalanga, izitsha zishintsha isifunda njalo. Bafumana amamenyu ahlukile kanye nezinguquko zonyaka.
Q: Lokhu kungase kube okungalungile kodwa unesifunda esithandayo sezwe nesikhathi sonyaka?
A: Amamenyu ami ayithandayo ngesikhatsi sasehlobo eMaine naseMfuleni i-Hudson ekwindla. Kodwa sinamamenyu amakhulu unyaka wonke. Ngicabanga ukuthi isitayela sethu sokudla silula kodwa sinhle. Senza isikebhe saseLee noClark, esekelwe kulokho abadlayo beqala eVirginia.
Q: Kuthiwani ngezinye izinto ozilungiselela endlini, njengezinkwa zakho nama-pastries. Labo baye bavela kanjani ngaphansi koMasipala we-Cruise. Yidla Indawo?
A: Sibhaka isinkwa esisha sokudla kwasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa. Sishintsha izinto eziqondile ngokuya kohambo. E-New England sinikeza isinkwa esibomvu saseNew England esineqiniso. Sinama-biscuits e-Tillamook cheddar kwenye imikhumbi. Sibhaka isinkwa esiningi kakhulu esimangalisayo. Ngisho neziphuzo zethu, ubhiya abathile, amawayini kanye nama-sodas, asuke endaweni lapho singakwazi khona. Emfuleni we-Columbia, sinebhiya wendawo. Senza umgodla we-skirt owenziwe nge-rum wendawo. Sine-sauce ye-blackberry steak ehamba kahle nayo. Senza cishe yonke into endlini ngoba ithanda kangcono kakhulu. Senza izingubo zethu nama vinaretrette. Senza iziqu zethu zenkosi yama-salmon. Savele sichitha i-saumon ngesandla sokusa.
Yiqiniso, uma othile efuna nje ushizi osikiwe noma i-hamburger, senza lokho. Bahlala eholidini. Senza lokho abakufunayo.
Amaphuzu avelele emenyu
Uma uhlela ukuhamba nge-American Cruise Lines, nansi indawo ye-Cruise Local. Yidla Indawo. izinkinobho ezibonakalayo zokubheka phambili.
Columbia and Snake Rivers cruises
- I-salmon yaseNorth West esanda kutholakala futhi i-sturgeon yalethwa ngqo kwiNdlovukazi yaseNtshonalanga
- Ama-anyanisi e-Walla Walla, i-Astoria honey, ama-cherry kaRainier, no-utamatisi obuningi abahlangene emakethe yezolimo
- Iwayini lasendaweni elivela ezivini ezibheke eMfuleni iK Columbia
- Ama-ice creams ayingqayizivele akhiqizwa esiseduze ne-minti, ama-huckleberries, nama-cherries
I-Mississippi River cruises
- I-Berkshire ingulube evela eBerkwood Farms, umthengisi wendawo e-Des Moines, Iowa
- Amashizi ase-Artisan akhiqizwa ubisi lwezimvu, izimvu nezimbuzi. Baye basuka emapulazini asebusika oseduze nase-creameries e-Wisconsin.
- I-Memphis yaseBelbeque eyaziwa kakhulu
- U-Abita ubhiya, ubhiya obonakele kakhulu endaweni yaseNew Orleans
- Ama-praline asanda kwenziwa, afanekisela iNew Orleans
I-Southeast United States ihamba ngezinyawo
- St Michael Michael Crab basket nge corn and utamatisi. Ama-crabs aqoshiwe aseMadrid ase-Maryland ahanjiswa ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, kubandakanya u-seared, ojulile othosiwe futhi othosiwe.
- Ama-oysters Apalachicola Bay, aphethwe ngesandla eFlorida futhi akhonzwa nge-mango pico de gallo ne-horseradish jelly
- Ama-shrimp ase-Georgia asetshenziselwa izilwane zasendle asetshenziselwa ama-cocktails ama-shrimp, ama-Salads asezinhlanzi zasolwandle kanye nama-entries ahlukahlukene
- Ama-peaches aseJeorgia asekhulile, ase-Georgian pecans, u-anyanisi e-Vidalia, amajikijolo, iklabishi, ikhabe, nesivuno se-Silver Queen, kufakwe eziningana zokupheka.
I-Northeast United States iyahamba
- I-lobster bhaka i-fresh maine lobster yakhonza ngezitayela ezingaphezu kuka-28 ezahlukene.
- I-Maine Root Blueberry soda iyinhlangano ekhethekile ekhonjwe ebhodini. Yenziwe ngeJuba Fair Trade organic juice nama-blueberries aseMaine.
- Ama-Craft ubhiya afana noLobster Ale no-Allagash Beer kusuka kubhiya bendawo nabo bakhona.