The Superyacht Chef was written by John Harris, a veteran chef with almost 20 years of experience working and cooking aboard yachts. Initially John spent seven years working in restaurants within the UK before landing his first job on a 59′ (18m) sailboat heading for the Caribbean.
Since then he has never looked back and has travelled over 150,000 miles around the world on a number of different yachts. The aim of the course is to cover all aspects of life for the Superyacht chef to ensure a smooth and successful transition from land to sea and recommended for all who are considering a career in the Superyacht industry.
The course is a wealth of information and covers a multitude of subjects including:
- The Superyacht Industry
- Living aboard a Superyacht
- Industry guidelines and regulations
- Chain of command
- General on-board information
- Preparing a resume
- Charter yacht agreements
- Safety and nautical terminology
- Vessel familiarisation
- Tenders
- The Superyacht Chef
- Safe working practices
- Provisioning the yacht
- Cooking for guests and crew
- Making use of local markets
- Passage planning
- Working in confined spaces
- Financial management
- Tips on recipes
- Recipes for Americans, Arabs, Italians, Kosher, Oriental, Indian and others