NEW YORK — Disney Cruise Line will introduce its first French eatery, an upscale restaurant called Remy, on the 4,000-passenger Disney Dream when the ship enters service in 2011.
At an event at New York’s Le Bernardin, a Michelin three-star French restaurant, Disney introduced the Michelin-starred chef who will be overseeing the creation of Remy’s menu as well as providing training for its staff.
Arnaud Lallement, the French chef from l'Assiette Champenoise, a Michelin two-star restaurant just outside of Reims, France, will collaborate with Scott Hunnel, executive chef of Victoria & Albert’s in Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort, to create Remy’s concept and menu.
Disney is calling the adults-only Remy its first "premier dining option," but the eatery is still very much Disney. It is named for the star of "Ratatouille," the Academy Award-winning movie Disney released in 2007 about a rat who dreams of becoming a chef. The dining room will have a similar look to the one in film’s restaurant.
Ozer Balli, Disney Cruise Line’s vice president of hotel operations, said that the line had not yet set a price for the 80-seat Remy, but said it would be more expensive than Palo, the specialty restaurant on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. Palo costs $15 per person.
There will be a separate price and menu for a private chef's table for 16 in a separate room off Remy’s main dining room.
Balli said the nine-course menu served at Le Bernardin, where Lallement and Hunnel took over the kitchen, were indicative of what Remy would serve.
The dishes included asparagus with black truffles, turbot in a citrus reduction and seared Japanese Wagyu beef.
The meal included a different kind of bread with each course, which Balli called a “progressive bread experience” that Remy will also feature.
Lallement will sail on the Dream multiple times per year to oversee the restaurant’s operations.
In describing Lallement’s style, Balli said that he has a “contemporary, modern approach” to French cuisine.