*Stew Cues
Stew Cues: Streak-free windows
It is common practice to work on window cleaning with one person cleaning on the inside and another cleaning on the outside. That way, you can work together to determine…
Stew Cues: Saving time on laundry
Organize towels To ensure you don’t run out of clean towels in a specific cabin, either number, label or color-code your towels per cabin and per day head so that…
Stew Cues: Tips on vintage wine, storing china
Handling wine vintage Wine vintage is about the weather of a particular year in a particular region. Naturally, some vintages are better than others. With today’s technology, most characteristics can…
Stew Cues: No need for a meltdown over butter
Have you ever panicked because you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge in enough time to soften it before meal service? Using the microwave doesn’t work well,…
Stew Cues: Enjoy the beauty of becoming
Another year has come and gone. The holidays are over and the confetti (if there was any) from New Years celebrations has settled. It was a rough year for many,…
Stew Cues: Just starting out? Take time to invest in yourself
It’s that time of year again. Boats are returning to Fort Lauderdale after the summer season and prepping for the next round. November to April is the winter season, and…
Stew Cues: Learning to taste wine
Stew Cues: by Alene Keenan The ritual of wine service onboard includes the presentation of the bottle to the host, opening the bottle, wiping the neck of the bottle, pouring…
Stew Cues: First step in understanding wine is understanding grapes
Stew Cues: by Alene Keenan Many people are overwhelmed and intimidated around wine. That is no wonder, considering the many vineyards, countries, styles, and prices to choose from. Knowing which…
Veteran stew launches online courses; first up, wine
By Lucy Chabot Reed Veteran Chief Stew Alene Keenan has launched an online wine course to help interior crew demystify the oh-so-serious topic of wine. Unlike the PYA-created wine course,…
Stew Cues: Use this uncertain time to shore up ourselves
Stew Cues: by Alene Keenan Like everyone else these days, yacht owners, captains and crew worldwide are trying to find a way to make sense of what is going on…
