BY DAVID G. MOLYNEAUX
In a darkened room at a restaurant table set with empty, shiny white dinner plates, a little man about the size of my thumb suddenly appears plate-side to prepare dessert. He is accompanied by a miniature sled, spoon, and igloo.
At each place on the table, the animated little man in red scarf and chef’s hat heaves a scoop of ice cream, flips berries with his spoon, shoots chocolate sauce from a firehose, and lights a celebratory candle before slipping away. He disappears into a patch of icy water near his igloo — to applause from around the table.
Le Petit Chef, as he is known in his animated culinary journeys at Skullmapping.com, is a key ingredient in what Celebrity Cruises is calling an immersive fusion of entertainment and dining on its newest ship, Celebrity Edge, set to debut in Fort Lauderdale in December.
The show “doesn't take itself really seriously,” said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity's president and CEO. “That's the way that technology feels good and right for our brand — where it's fun and really enhances a guest experience."
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