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Master chef unleashes pop-up restaurant on HAL ships

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Master chef and HAL culinary consultant Rudi Sodamin
Holland America Line's master chef and culinary consultant Rudi Sodamin, the creator of Sel de Mer aboard Koningsdam, is launching the French brasserie as a pop-up in the Pinnacle Grill on select ships. In his honor, HAL is naming it Rudi's Sel de Mer.

Six ships in the fleet will feature the pop-up, including Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Oosterdam, Westerdam and Zuiderdam.

Since it launched on Koningsdam as a stand-alone venue, Sel de Mer has garnered passenger and industry acclaim. Rudi's Sel de Mer will build on this success with a version of the menu of classic French dishes including locally sourced seafood served in a setting that will transform the Pinnacle Grill alternative dining venue into an intimate brasserie with custom décor, plates, menus and uniforms reflecting the ambiance of the original Koningsdam restaurant.

A specially crafted cocktail and wine menu also will be featured. Rudi's Sel de Mer will be offered once on seven-day cruises and twice on cruises longer than 10 days.

For Rudi's Sel de Mer, Sodamin also has created Food Faces art for the exclusive show plates made by Bernardaud, the leading French manufacturer of Limoges porcelain. Each artistic culinary plate portrays a work of art—from food.