Michelin Trained Yacht Hospitality

Two HODs.
One Team.
One Standard.

An established Head Chef and Chief Stewardess team for yachts 50 metres and above. The galley and the interior, run as one.

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The Standard

The bar has moved.
We move with it.

Guests who dine in three star rooms ashore expect the same at sea. We bring fine dining restaurant ownership and Michelin star training to your galley and your interior, as one team, in one hire.

12+Seasons at sea
101mLargest program
3★Michelin star training
6×ACREW nominations

From the Caribbean to the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia.

Cooked in 5 countries across Asia, 13 across Europe, 2 in the Middle East, every Caribbean island, and New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas.

The Team

Leadership, not crew.

Fifteen years working side by side. One standard across two departments.

Head Chef

  • Michelin trained, with three star kitchen experience at Taillevent Paris, Le Louis XV Monaco, Jean Georges and Spago
  • A career shaped alongside Wolfgang Puck, Alain Ducasse, Joël Robuchon, Guy Savoy, Masa Takayama, Nobu Matsuhisa and Jean Georges
  • Executive Chef of Le Bec Fin, Philadelphia, 5 Star Mobil
  • Twelve yacht seasons, 35m to 101m, private and charter
  • Three time ACREW Best Chef nominee, 2024 to 2026
  • Has cooked for the Academy Awards Governors Ball, the Grammys, the Emmys, the Monaco Grand Prix, F1, the Cannes Film Festival, the Wine Spectator Grand Tasting and the James Beard Awards Dinner
  • Has cooked for the Who's Who of Hollywood, Fortune 500 companies and global captains of industry
  • Owner and partner, Fine Palate Philadelphia

Cuisine and Technique

Multi course tasting menus, sushi, butchery, artisan bread, pastry, vegan and gluten free. Mediterranean, French, Italian, Japanese, Asian, Middle Eastern and Modern American.

Chief Stewardess

  • Service formation at the three star Le Bernardin, New York
  • Eight yacht seasons, 35m to 101m, with purser experience
  • Three time ACREW Best Chief Stewardess nominee, 2024 to 2026
  • Owner and partner, Fine Palate Philadelphia
  • Reads the room. Knows when to be visible with guests and when to be invisible.

Key Strengths

Wine knowledge and service, silver service, cocktail mixology, theme creations and tablescapes.

Available individually or as a unified interior and galley team.

Services

One decision.
Zero recruiter fees.

Permanent Placements

Two heads of department in a single hire. No second search, no strangers hoping they gel, no recruiter fee. Private, charter, new build and refit programs, 50m and above.

Emergency and Temp

Turnaround specialists. We board mid season, steady the galley and the interior, and hand you back a program on track. When the charter cannot wait, neither do we.

Private Chef Services

Private chef services and special events, on board or ashore. Michelin level dining for private occasions, from intimate dinners to full event catering.

Consulting

Menu and recipe development, interior service standards, and crew training, for yachts and hospitality businesses ashore. Michelin structure, built for your program.

Film

In motion.

Fine Palate restaurant, Philadelphia

Our Story

Before the yachts,
there was the restaurant. Ours.

Fine Palate was our fine dining restaurant in Philadelphia, guest voted Best Contemporary Restaurant, Best Romantic Restaurant, Best Gluten Free Restaurant, Best Vegan Restaurant, Best New Year's Eve Restaurant and Best Brunch. We owned it, ran it, and cooked and served in it every night.

That is the difference. We did not learn hospitality from a manual. We learned it owning the room.

Contact

Let's build the team.

For permanent placements, emergency cover, or consulting, write to us directly.

Email [email protected] Instagram @finepalatecollective WhatsApp +1 215 670 8099

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