International Executive Chef Prepares Polar Expedition Feast

Dec. 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Chef Alex Feher brings custom recipes to passengers on the 7^th Continent

Quark Expeditions (http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/GB)®,the leader in polar adventures, announces InterContinental® Hotels Group Executive Chef, Alexander “Alex” Feher, will be joining Quark’s January 14, 2014 Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7^th Continent (http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/antarctic/expeditions/antarctic-explorer) voyage aboard the Sea Spirit.

Chef Feher was born in Belgrade, attended culinary school in Stuttgart, Germany, and has a Masters Degree in Culinary Skills. Chef Feher has worked at several InterContinental® properties around the world, such as Frankfurt, Beirut, Dubai, and Tehran, and is committed to using only local, sustainable and seasonal ingredients. Chef Feher has been part of the InterContinental® family for 40 years and is currently based at the InterContinental® Miami.

Chef Feher has received numerous awards and honors, including:

Olympic Gold Medal in Culinary Skill (1976)
Chef of the Americas Award for American Harvest Competition (1993)
Chef of the Year Award,  New York Tri-State Area (1995 and 1999)
Executive Chef of the Year for InterContinental® Hotels and Resorts’ Best of the Best (2013)
Member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and Vartel Club of New York

Hans Lagerweij, president of Quark Expeditions, said; “Having an internationally recognised expert in the culinary arts onboard our luxury ship is a huge coup not only for Quark, but for our passengers. Chef Feher will not only design specific menus for several meals onboard the voyage, but will also hold cooking demonstrations for our guests.”

Prices start at £6,400 per person based on accommodation in a twin. The price includes one night in a hotel prior to embarkation in Ushuaia, all food throughout the voyage, shore landings, Zodiac transfers (small beach landing vessels), presentations by experts, photographic journal on DVD charting the trip, Quark parka to keep and boots to loan, pre departure information, return transfer to Ushuaia airport . Return flights to Buenos Aires start at around £800 with BA/Iberia. Return flights to Ushuaia from Buenos Aires start at £400 with LAN. For more information visit www.quarkexpeditions.com or call 0808 120 2333

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Monday, 2 December 2013

About Quark Expeditions

For over 20 years, Quark Expeditions has been the leading provider of polar adventure travel.

With its diverse fleet of specially equipped vessels and seasoned expedition leaders, they offer travelers unparalleled access to the most remote regions on earth. In 2011, Quark was named a recipient of National Geographic Traveler’s “50 Tours of a Lifetime” for their “Three Arctic Islands” voyage.

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