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Three Cheese Breakfast Pizza
Charter guests are extremely important; of course, you would want them to be, especially when they are paying up to $500,000 a week to stay on board. Crew, on the…
Overcome the challenge of unexpected guests
Do you work for the constant entertainer? This could be your employer, the wife or the girlfriend, but there’s someone onboard who constantly invites friends over, throws impromptu get-togethers, hosts…
Stay healthy and trim with tips for restaurant dining
Eating out, rather than dining in your own galley, is big business. Global foodservice sales topped $2.6 trillion in 2012 and are expected to reach $3.4 trillion by 2017 with…
Recipe for Sake Teriyaki Glazed Mahi Mahi Filet
I could consider myself a mongrel chef. Having been trained in the art of fine dining at a young age to then study at a French-inspired culinary school followed by…
Recipe for Gambas al Pil Pil
In the mid-90s, I had the opportunity to operate at 70-foot cockpit motor yacht in Spain. One of the lessons learned was the appreciation of tapas. Like pupus in Hawaii,…
Semifreddo Trio of strawberry, vanilla bean, pistachio
Load up on the bug repellant, the 50+ sun block, polarized sunnies and your best frozen desserts recipes. Summer is here. Of course, working aboard yachts, it always seems to…
Prep ahead for Indonesian Beef Satay
In 1989, I shipped a 54-foot Bertram to Hong Kong then delivered the boat on her own bottom to Guam via the Philippines, Palau, Ngulu and Ulithi Atolls. While on…
Chef off duty, try crew or temp
Your chef just had an emergency back home and has to step off the yacht for a week or so. In the meantime, the yacht has a trip planned, maybe…
Skip juice drink in favor of 100 percent juice
The number of juice and juice-like beverages are multiplying on shelves as fast as the little furry tribbles that took over the U.S.S. Enterprise. This proliferation of fruit- and vegetable-based…
A look at food costs
The captain got the orders: the yacht needs to rein in food costs. So as chef, you are now being asked to account for costs. Be prepared to cost a…
