Thread: Specialty Restaurants on Costa

From the Costa Cruises website:

Dining choices are abound when you’re Cruising Italian Style®. Choose to book your dinner reservations in one of our specialty restaurants operated by the same chefs who run some of Italy’s most highly acclaimed restaurants, right onboard! Along with superb dining guests will enjoy an extensive selection of fine wines in an intimate atmosphere created by live music, soft lighting, candles and flowers. It’s a great way to savor Italy’s best in an intimate atmosphere complemented by impeccable service and exquisite preparations

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Giampaolo Belloni
Giampaolo Belloni di Zeffirino, presents sumptuous menu selections that the famous Zeffirino’s in Genoa, Italy is known for. Since 1939, the staff at Zeffirino’s has gained universal recognition and merits for their great culinary skill including the introduction of pesto sauce all around the world. Guests such as Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Burt Lancaster and even Pope John Paul II have dined and enjoyed the culinary specialties at Zeffirino’s.

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Ettore Bocchia
Costa Cruises is proud to announce its new partnership with world renowned Italian Chef Ettore Bocchia. Executive Chef at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio on Lake Como, which was awarded 1 Michelin star in 2005, he is also the creator of the revolutionary molecular cooking. In the scope of this partnership with Ettore Bocchia, Club Concordia à la carte restaurant and the exclusive Wellness Centre restaurant Ristorante Samsara will be under the direct supervision of this award-winning chef. His innovative cuisine promises to excite and delight the senses of Guests aboard this gem of the ocean.
Molecular cooking uses scientific knowledge and cutting edge cooking techniques to create new dishes. Ettore Bocchia studies the physical and chemical properties of individual ingredients to develop innovative dishes and create new and appealing flavours.