Cancun Yucatan Culinary Week

Our last stop in culinary adventure will be Club Med Cancun Yucatan where guest chefs and sommeliers will make October 21-28 sizzle. Check out schedules, menus and chef bios for the culinary week in Club Med Cancun Yucatan--and book your epicurean getaway to Cancun Mexico, October 21-28, 2007!


Throughout the week, the chefs will perform cooking and tasting demonstrations. From October 21-28, Cancun Yucatan will feature two tasting demonstrations per day, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Starting October 22, the guest chefs will prepare unique dinners in Cancun Yucatan's specialty restaurant. The chefs will work in pairs to create unique four course meals. The dinners will start at 7:30 p.m. Interested guests are required to make reservations at the reception the day before.

The chef line up for the speciality dinners is:

Monday, October 22
Olivier Oertel, Sandals Royal Caribbean, Jamaica
Thomas John, Corporate Chef, Au Bon Pain

Tuesday, October 23
Bruno Bertin, Cuisine Solutions
Maria Frumkin, pastry chef in Miami, Recent judge on Bravo’s Top Chef

Wednesday, October 24
Ravi Kiran, Sunset Resorts, Jamaica
Steve Sowa, Sandals Grand, Jamaica

Thursday, October 25
Emmanuel Desjardins, Hotel L’eau de la Bouche

Friday, October 26
Roland Schwegler, Alto Shaam, Milwaukee
Michael Jasa, Unisource, South Florida

Saturday, October 27
Pascal Oudin, Pascal's on Ponce, Miami

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Club Med Columbus Isle Culinary Week

October 14-21, Club Med Columbus Isle in San Salvador, Bahamas will host 12 fabulous guest chefs and sommeliers. The chefs range from Ian Schnoebelen of the famed restaurant, Iris in New Orleans to Julian Alonzo of Brasserie 8 1/2, New York City.
Read on to find schedules, menus and chef bios for the culinary week in Club Med Columbus Isle--and book your epicurean getaway to the San Salvador, Bahamas, October 14-21, 2007!



Throughout the week, the chefs will perform cooking and tasting demonstrations. From October 14-21, Columbus Isle will feature two tasting demonstrations per day, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Starting October 14, for the following six nights, the guest chefs will prepare unique dinners in Columbus Isle's specialty restaurant. The chefs will work in pairs to create unique four course meals. The dinners will start at 7:30 p.m. Interested guests are required to make reservations at the reception the day before.

Below you will find the chefs who will collaborate to create a unique four course meal each evening at Watling's, the Columbus Isle Specialty Restaurant.

Monday, October 15
Tim Grandinetti, Renaissance Hotel, St. Louis
Russell Cunningham, Dupont Grille, Washington D.C.

Tuesday, October 16
Jeff Segal, Hawaiian Tropic Zone, New York City
Eric Hara, Burke & Donatella, New York City

Wednesday, October 17
Julian Alonzo, Brasserie 8 1/2, New York City
Sean Bernal, Oceanaire, Miami

Thursday, October 18
Ian Schnoebelen, Iris, New Orleans
James Mc Devitt, Food Four Studio, NYC

Friday, October 19
Bayram Ozkan, Club Med Punta Cana


Saturday, October 20
Duke LoCicerom, Café Giovannis, New Orleans
Tim Elliot

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Club Med Turkoise Culinary Week

Throughout October, Club Med will host a series of star chefs at Club Med Turkoise, Club Med Cancun Yucatan and Club Med Columbus Isle. In this post, check out schedules, menus and chef bios for the culinary week in Club Med Turkoise--and book your epicurean getaway to Turks and Caicos, October 6-13, 2007!

October 7-13, 2007 Club Med Turkoise will host guest chefs from renowned national restaurants like Seamus Mullen from Boqueria in New York and Jeffrey Sills from Quince in Chicago.

Throughout the week, the chefs will perform cooking and tasting demonstrations. From October 7-13, Turkoise will feature two tasting demonstrations per day, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Starting October 7, for the following six nights, the guest chefs will prepare unique dinners in Turkoise's specialty restaurant. The chefs will work in pairs to create unique four course meals. The dinners will start at 7:30 p.m. Interested guests are required to make reservations at the reception the day before.

The chef line up for speciality dinner is:

Sunday October 7th
Stefano La Cava from Barton G. Catering, Miami
Frank Jeannetti from Jeannetti Catering, Miami

Monday October 8th
Gerard Schmidt from Reynolds Plantation, Georgia
Scott Ross from Reynolds Plantation, Georgia

Tuesday October 9th
Mark Hannon from Quince, Chicago
Jeffrey Sills from Quince, Chicago

Wednesday October 10th
Joel Reiss from Hawaiian Tropic Zone, New York
Stuart Marx from Hawaiian Tropic Zone, New York

Thursday October 11th
Fred Mero from The Four Seasons, New York
John Black from Club Med Sand Piper, Florida

Friday October 12th
Seamus Mullen from Boqueria, New York
Jean-Paul Desmaison from La Cofradia, Miami

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Why Club Med Guests Don't Get Fat

I feel like a trip to Club Med is similar to a trip to Europe in many ways. I usually come back 5 pounds lighter after a week of satisfying and sumptuous cuisine and tons of activity.

The secret is really very simple--fresh food without a lot of processing and additives paired with daily activity. In essence, for over 50 years Club Med has offered vacationers worldwide the opportunity to build the foundation for a healthy lifestyle while on vacation. In September, the Club Med Diet will officially launch in Columbus Isle, Bahamas. If you don't want to wait until then, create your own Club Med Diet at home.


Pictured is Chef Peter's delicious curried vanilla mahi-mahi.


Helpful tip:
Start a food diary today--you'll be surprised how much you eat and when you eat it! A food diary allows you to keep track of food and drink consumption and feelings associated with eating. It will also serve to remind you of dishes you have enjoyed while at Club Med and enable you to store the recipes to recreate them at home.
To begin your own, free, online diet diary check out http://www.caloriecounter.com/.

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Burn calories, without burning out

At Club Med you can participate in activities you love while discovering new ones. Below is a list of Club Med activities at our "Sun" resorts, the approximate number of calories consumed in an hour and the muscles worked. The new Club Med Diet at Columbus Isle will include pedometers for all participants to allow tracking of steps taken and calories burned.

Archery
Shoulders, neck, back, chest, upper and lower arms
302
Basketball
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, back, arms, core muscles, groin, legs
691
Canoeing
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, back, arms, core muscles
1036
Dancing
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, neck, back, chest, arms, core muscles pelvis, hips, legs
605
Fishing
Shoulders, back, arms, legs
259
Kayaking
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, back, arms, core muscles, legs
432
Ping Pong
Shoulders, arms, back, legs
345
Sailing
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, back, chest, arms, core muscles, legs
432
Scuba Diving
Cardiovascular system, arms, core muscles, legs
605
Snorkeling
Cardiovascular system, arms, core muscles, legs
432
Swimming
Cardiovascular system and total body workout
864
Tennis
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, neck, back, chest, arms, core muscles, groin, hips, legs
605
Volleyball
Cardiovascular system, arms, core muscles, legs
345
Wall/Rock Climbing
Shoulders, back, neck, chest, arms, core, hips, legs
949
Water Aerobics
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, neck, back, chest, arms, core muscles, hips, legs
345
Waterskiing & Wakeboarding
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, neck, back, chest, arms, core muscles, hips, groin, legs
518
Weightlifting
Muscles worked depend on activity
259
Windsurfing
Cardiovascular system, shoulders, back, chest, arms, core muscles, legs
259

*Calories burned based on 190 pound male or female and one hour of activity. If you weigh less you will burn slightly fewer calories during activity--especially in weight bearing excercises like dancing, running, walking or yoga. If you really want exact calculations go to the following site where you can enter your weight and the duration of excercise: http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/jumpsite/calculat.htm

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