Yacht Chef
Guest and crew service, menu planning, remote provisioning, inventory control and calm galley execution across changing itineraries.
- Private & charter-style standards
- Dietary adaptation
- Multi-week provisioning
PRIVATE & YACHT CHEF · EUROPE / WORLDWIDE
High-standard food.
Quietly delivered.
Twenty-plus years across Michelin-level kitchens, private service and yachts — built around discretion, adaptability and the food the client actually wants to eat.
Currently employed — selective confidential enquiries welcome
20+Years in professional kitchens
28–44mYacht experience
UHNWPrivate client service
360°Menu · provisioning · galley
01 · PROFILE
A chef for environments where trust matters as much as taste.
I work best in private environments where standards are high, expectations shift quickly and the kitchen has to run without drama. My background spans fine dining, high-volume leadership, private households and yacht galleys.
The style is deliberately flexible: Mediterranean and produce-led when the setting calls for it, refined tasting-menu work when appropriate, and clean uncomplicated food when that is what the owner wants. The point is to understand the people I cook for and execute consistently.
02 · WHAT I DO
Private Chef
Discreet, highly personalised cooking for private families and principals — from everyday wellness-focused meals to formal entertaining.
- Daily household service
- Travel-ready operations
- Guest entertaining
Culinary Consulting
Menus, kitchen systems, openings, supplier strategy and operational problem-solving informed by chef and owner-level experience.
- Menu development
- Kitchen systems
- Cost & supplier control
03 · APPROACH
“Luxury is not more garnish. It is knowing what the guest wants before the plate reaches the table.”
Fresh product. Strong technique. Good judgement. The food can be simple or elaborate, but it has to make sense for the client, the setting and the day.
04 · EXPERIENCE
Built in restaurants.
Refined in private service.
A career spanning elite restaurant kitchens, chef leadership, private clients and superyachts.
NOW
Private / Yacht Chef
Long-term UHNW private service, Mediterranean operations, personalised menus, provisioning and discreet owner-facing service.
YACHT
28m–44m Motor Yachts
Sole-chef responsibility for guest and crew dining, bespoke menus, stock, provisioning and full galley standards.
LEAD
Head Chef & Culinary Consultant
Fine dining leadership, menu development, restaurant openings, training, supplier negotiation and cost optimisation.
FOUNDATION
The Fat Duck · Bray, UK
Early-career fine-dining training in a precision-led Michelin environment that shaped technique, standards and attention to detail.
05 · MARITIMEReady for the realities
Ready for the realities
of life at sea.
STCWENG1Food Hygiene L3PDSDShip's CookPowerboat L2
06 · CONTACTFor the right role,
For the right role,
I will listen.
I am currently employed, so discretion matters. Captains, yacht managers, family offices, principals and retained recruiters can send a confidential introduction below.