Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead
82 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 24 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis podcast is about an Aussie Chef, who for the past 26 years, somehow landed the dream job of cheffing on luxury yachts for the rich and famous in the Mediterranean, The Caribbean, and back home in Australia. You'll hear stories from crew, interesting charter guests, and from others connected to the Global Luxury Yacht Industry.
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Sophia Emberson-Bain
July 14, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I catch up with Actress, Producer and Lawyer, Sophia Emberson-Bain. Originally from the British Virgin Islands she is now based here in Australia. Listen to her story...
Capt. Spyridon Kapetanakis
June 23, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBThis week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Captain Spyridon Kapetanakis. I first met Spiros when we worked together on a motor yacht recently in the Maldives. He hails from South Africa and already in a short space of time has had many adventures. I chat to him about all of that and much much more...
Stephanie Griffen - Masterchef Contestant
June 09, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I spend time with Masterchef Contestant Stephanie Griffen. We chat about the whole Masterchef TV experience and what she has planned for the future.
Chef Jack Brown
May 26, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I sit down with Chef Jack Brown. He's a classically trained Aboriginal Chef who is on a mission to get more Australian native ingredients used in everyday cooking. The Zin House – Mudgee Instagram-Chef Jack Brown
Q and A with Lisa
May 12, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I thought this might be a good time to answer some of the questions I receive on my socials about my background, yachting and chefing abroad on luxury yachts. I'm happy to connect so reach out with your questions on instagram and thanks for listening to my podcast.
John and Maxine White
April 28, 2024 08:05 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up once again with Capty Whitey and Max, who are on a world trip with their American owners aboard Nutmeg, a catamaran they both work on. We find out where they are on their journey of a lifetime, places they've visited, and where they are off to next. You can also locate and follow them online with a tracking code. www.forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Nutmeg/
Alana Mills
April 14, 2024 08:15 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Alana Mills and I think you'll find this episode most interesting. My guest has many talents specialising in personal training and wellness. She's also a published author and public speaker and has a fascinating story to tell. Enjoy.
Adrian Abraham
March 24, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I chat with Producer, Podcaster, and radio Broadcaster, Adrian Abraham about his move to Singapore for a career in radio, plus a whole lot more.
Johnny Di Francesco - Chef/Restauranteur
March 09, 2024 20:47 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury yacht Chef with Lisa Mead my guest is Chef/Restauranteur, Johnny Di Francesco. He's Melbourne-based but known worldwide and we chat about his amazing career with Italian Cuisine and how he got the title of the World Champion Pizza maker. 400gradi.com.au
Ben Barker - Dream Artist and Musician
February 25, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Ben Barker. He is an incredibly talented musician and artist, specialising in modern Aboriginal dreaming art. He also has an extraordinary talent for playing didgeridoo and guitar at the same time. Barker's work stands as a testament to the richness of cultural diversity and the power of artistic innovation.
Adam Brydon - Super Yacht Chef
February 11, 2024 08:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my guest is New Zealand-born Superyacht Chef, Adam Brydon. He is a rockstar in the Super Yacht industry with a background in Michelin Star restaurants. He's currently based on a luxury 140m Superyacht. In this episode, we get a chance to hear what it's really like to live and work on this level of luxury boat plus a whole lot more...Don't miss this one.
Jackie Goudie
January 28, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Jackie Goudie, a head chef on luxury super yachts working in loads of exotic locations. Listen to this great story where she also mentions she's also a qualified Health Coach and Yoga teacher.
Kathy Beales
January 14, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBThis week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my guest is Kathy Beales, a Chef, Author, and now a Massage therapist.
Chef Rob Bellamy
December 24, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, British-born Chef, Rob Bellamy, joins me and reveals how his career took him to a new country- Australia. He talks about some of his exciting cooking adventures including recent visits to Bali and Lombok.
Jodie Mlikota - Gathar CEO
December 10, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I'm chatting with co-founder and CEO of Gathar, Jodie Mlikota. Gathar is the largest double-sided marketplace platform in Australia that seamlessly connects those who love to cook with those who love to entertain.
Lisa Liu - Saucy Wench
November 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch-up with Malaysian born Chef, Lisa Liu - Saucy Wench. Listen to her story as she transitioned from a career in architecture to creating a delicious line of Asian sauces plus a whole lot more... Insta: saucywenchhourmetfoods saucywench.com.au
Michelle Martin - Singapore TV and Radio Host
November 12, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef, I Catch up with popular TV and Radio Host in Singapore, Michelle Martin. There's so much more to her story and she has many strings to her bow...
Sharon Burrill
October 21, 2023 22:55 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBThis week on 'Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef' with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Sharon Burrill. This is a great story and we find out how a social worker in Canada becomes a manager of a Butterfly Farm in Aruba.
Lynn Ringseis
October 08, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBThis week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef' with Lisa Mead, my guest is Lynn Ringseis. Lynn and her husband begin a successful career working together as Captain and Chef on yachts in the Caribbean, leading an ideal life until heartbreaking situation occurs. Lynn also talks about writing her first book titled "I'm the Captain now". This is a great heartwarming story, don't miss this one.
Dee Williams
September 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBThis week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef' with Lisa Mead, my guest is Dee Williams. She comes from Sri Lankan heritage and moved to Australia to study Hospitality and eventually became a contestant on MasterChef Australia. Since then she has moved on to teach workshops, create content for her very own YouTube Travel and Food Channel, and judge others in culinary competitions
Chef Kirsten Tibballs
September 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Chef Kirsten Tibballs. A globally recognised pastry chef, Kisten has hosted her own TV show and appeared multiple times on Master Chef Australia as a guest celebrity chef. You can see more on her website: savourschool.com.au
Martin Van Enoo
August 27, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBThis week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef' with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Martin Van Enoo. Martin was a guest on my yacht, we chat about him almost dying from a skiing accident, his father being a Japanese prisoner of war in Indonesia, leaving the US to work in Europe and learn his parent's Dutch language plus loads more.....
Keshia Davis Barnes
August 13, 2023 08:02 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBThis week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef' with Lisa Mead, I meet up with Keshia Davis Barnes. This is her story about growing up on a Five-Star Luxury Island in the Caribbean before forging an illustrious career in the field of Culinary and Hospitality Skills and now turning to positive self-help.
Moe Veniot, Chef and Photographer
July 09, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I'm talking with Chef Moe Veniot, from New Brunswick, located on the East Coast of Canada. He's about to make the jump from being a land chef to the sea as a luxury yacht Chef and I thought this would be a great episode to find out about his process and any tips. To get in contact with Moe, on Instagram his details are @mveniot
Getting work on Luxury Yachts
June 11, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBThis week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I thought I would provide some answers to questions that I get asked a lot. At the top of the list is "How do I get a job onboard a luxury yacht, as crew or a chef". As I am currently onboard a luxury yacht myself at the moment in the British Virgin Islands, let me explain the process of what you need to do, the qualifications, and where to find those jobs.
Kristin Frazer - Trefle Designs
May 21, 2023 08:01 - 42 minutes - 58 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I have a very special guest, Virgin Islands-born Designer, Kristin Frazer. This is a fascinating story of her life growing up and her business life as head of her company, Trefle Designs, a world-recognized fashion label.
Special Guest - Joe Riccitelli
May 14, 2023 08:01 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I have someone very special who was a guest on a yacht I was cheffing on in the Caribbean. His name is Joe Riccitelli, a name synonymous with some of the biggest music recording stars. A former Co-President: Rhythm production at RCA Records and now the founder of his own label, Golden Retriever Entertainment, a full record label services company.
Margie Smith Holt - Emmy Award Winning Journalist and Author
April 09, 2023 08:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThis week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is a multi-Emmy award-winning news journalist and author, Margie Smith Holt. This is a great story as she talks about her media career in radio and television, winning 4 Emmys in the process, and why she left it all to escape to the Caribbean. Her latest book, 'Not On Any Map: One Virgin Island, Two Catastrophic Hurricanes, and the True Meaning of Paradise' is available now online. For more information: www.margiesm...
Yacht Chef Sandra Anderson
March 12, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef, my special guest is Yacht Chef, Sandra Anderson. This is a great story of how Sandra transitioned from the world of IT to owning her own yacht and cheffing on it plus being discovered for an internet cooking show in New York.
Kate Henderson
February 12, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef, my special guest is Kate Henderson. She had quite an interesting childhood growing up when her parents decided to buy a boat and with no sailing experience sailed around the world. That's where her adventure begins...Listen to this amazing story.
Georgie Humphries - Australian Comedian
January 22, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef, we're back home in my home state of Queensland, Australia, where I caught up with Australian Stand-Up Comedian, Georgie Humphries, also born in Queensland. We met at Brisbane Radio Station 4BC and she has quite a story apart from being on stage doing comedy gigs around Australia.
Aiden Taylor - Radio 4BC Producer and World Traveller
January 08, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I sat down with Brisbane Radio 4BC producer, Aiden Taylor and we talked about his career, travels, and his life-changing experience as an exchange student attending Texas A&M University, and much more.
My Christmas Special
December 25, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I thought I would just take a little break from doing an interview and spend this one reflecting on all the great guests that have shared their wonderful stories during 2022. There were some real highlights for me along the way and although I only have time to mention a few I want to take this time to thank all of my guests and to wish all of my loyal listeners seasons greetings and a Happy New Year. I will return in 2023 with a bran...
Mairi Cameron - Australian TV and Film Director
December 11, 2022 08:04 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef, we're back home where I caught up with High School friend, Mairi Cameron. She still calls Brisbane, Australia home, but has travelled widely as a successful Movie and TV Director. She talks about her first feature film, The Second, and her other film and TV achievements.
Yacht Chef Jade Konst
November 27, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef I caught up with Canadian Yacht Chef Jade Konst and she has a real story to tell. She's an expert diver and yacht chef, who had to adapt her life due to a medical condition. This did not stop her from living the best life cheffing on yachts around the Caribbean.
Yacht Chef Vicki Pettigrew
November 13, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week on Tales from A Luxury Yacht Chef, I'm talking with my good friend and Super Yacht Chef, Vicki Pettigrew from the British Virgin Islands. We first met while cheffing on yachts and then by chance we ended up in the same place many years later. You will hear lots of great stories in this episode.
International TV and Radio Broadcaster, Jason Dasey
October 30, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBThis week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef I chat with Media Executive, TV and Radio Broadcaster, Jason Dasey about his broadcasting career that has taken him all around the world to the BBC in London, CNN in the US then to Singapore, and back home here in Australia.
Caribbean Yacht Chef Niki Smith
October 23, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBOn Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Meade this week I reached out to Yacht Chef Niki Smith, who grew up in a yachting family, but never planned to actually work on yachts herself... Well, that soon changed as she and her husband, Captain Scott, spent the majority of their yachting life together based in the Caribbean.
Bronwyn Carrick - Chef and Stewardess
October 09, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Meade I catch up with an old friend of mine, Bronwyn Carrick. She hails from Sth Africa and worked in some fabulous places on luxury yachts as a Chef and Stewardess. Listen to her travel stories, where she met royalty and even some famous movie stars.....
Kylie Champion - Champion Crewing & Concierge in the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
September 25, 2022 08:03 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my guest is Kylie Champion from Champion Crewing & Concierge based at Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia. Operating at the gateway to the Whitsundays, Kylie shares her experiences as a businesswoman in the marine industry specializing in marine recruitment.
Super Yacht Chef Hannah Staddon
September 11, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBThis week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef, my special guest is Hannah Staddon, a Superyacht Professional Chef born in South Africa and qualified in Vegan Cookery, now based in the Bahamas. Listen to her stories from sailing and cheffing aboard superyachts to trekking through to Base Camp on Mt Everest.
Shane Mahoney - Luxury Lifestyle Vacation Specialist from Lugos Travel
August 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef, we meet up with Shane Mahoney from Lugos Travel based in Florida, USA. Shane is a Luxury Lifestyle Vacation Specialist, who creates original and memorable vacation adventures all around the world.
Capt Andy Woodruff Interviews Lisa Mead - Her real life-story as a Luxury Yacht Chef
August 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBIn this episode of Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef, Captain Andy Woodruff interviews Lisa Mead to find out the real life-story of a Luxury Yacht Chef.
Patrick Ward - Former Yacht Captain, Dive Instructor, and now Hotel Owner.
July 24, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBThis week on Tales of a luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Patrick Ward from Swaziland. Listen to some of his adventures as a former Yacht Captain, Dive Instructor, and now Hotel Owner.
Yacht Chef Elisa Eliot
July 10, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Superyacht Chef Elisa Eliot, a US Based Chef, who specialises in Nutrition, both on land and sea. Listen to her inside story of being the personal chef for Dwayne " The Rock' Johnson.
Yacht Chef Alisa Elliott
July 10, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Superyacht chef Alisa Elliott, a US Based Chef, who specialises in Nutrition, both on land and sea. Listen to her inside story of being the personal chef for Dwayne " The Rock' Johnson.
Yacht Chef Grace Dvornik
June 27, 2022 22:49 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Chef Grace Dvornik, who describes her culinary style as “Upscale Down Home Cooking”. This freelance chef, based in Florida, has served celebrities from around the world, royalty, and retired politicians. Listen to her story and journey as a yacht chef.
Paige Logsdon - Luxury Motor Yacht Owner of 'Angel Eyes'
June 12, 2022 08:01 - 36 minutes - 83 MBThis week on Tales of A luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Paige Logsdon, the luxury motor yacht owner of ‘Angel Eyes’, an 85’ Horizon which was featured on a Netflix episode of “The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals.
Maya Wierzbicki - Cooking with Habibi
May 22, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MBThis week on Tales of a Luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with Maya Wierzbicki from St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands on life and her journey as a chef.
Nicke Abraham - Former Yacht Crew Member
May 08, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBThis week on Tales of A luxury Yacht Chef, Lisa Mead talks with a former yacht crew member, entrepreneur, and adventurer, Nicke Abraham, now a training specialist based in South Africa, where she runs the Professional Extraordinary in Leadership Training Program - The Winning Attitude Skills Training.