Everything you need to know about being a superyacht chef
Not all yacht chefs stay in that realm forever. Many yacht chefs choose to leave slowly on their own accord. Sometimes it’s an easy decision, as they choose life over work or seek a better work/life balance. Others naturally move off yachts and back to running restaurants and other small […]
Working as a chef in the superyacht industry is already time consuming. Not only do we have hungry guests to feed while on boss trips or charter, we also have plenty of starving deckhands to keep going. Lord knows, those kids like to eat. So it’s drop off day. You […]
Although there are several ports in Barcelona, the main yacht port is called Marina Port Vell and is located in the heart of the Barceloneta Area. Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city and most of the people in restaurants or bars will understand you in English, although the official languages of […]
Getting your first job as a yacht chef on super yachts is not always easy. As many current yacht chefs can attest. But with perseverance and a bit of luck, you may find yourself in a galley somewhere exotic soon! but before that happens, there are a bunch of key […]
AWIN Sustainability. The buzzword of the year has been following me around like the grim reaper. As the current chef on a sixty-three meter sailing yacht, the responsibilities of provisioning, preparing, presenting, and discarding food are mine. As chefs in the industry know, this is part of the job description. […]
I have often worked with yacht stewardess that have debated working as crew chefs. And I have worked with crew chefs that have debated working at stews onboard superyachts. I thought I’d outline some of the pros and cons for you to help make this decision if you are tossing […]
Contents Cheers to you, readers of The Superyacht Chef website! A few weeks ago, we asked you, the readers of thesuperyachtchef.com a few simple questions. While we thank you for your time answering them all and giving us some great ideas. We also wanted to explain why we asked for […]
Printed with permission by Nina Wilson @thecrewchef ©2021 It had felt like I’d been hit by a train. Of the ’12 charter guests that never sleep’ variety. My hands were starting to cramp, the bags under my eyes could have fetched a fair price once monogrammed and I was starting […]