Episodes
This 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.
Published 05/12/24
This 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/
Published 04/28/24
This 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.
Published 04/14/24
This 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.
Published 03/24/24
This 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
Published 03/09/24
This 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.
Published 02/25/24
This 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.
Published 02/11/24
This 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.
Published 01/28/24
This week on 'Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my guest is Kathy Beales, a Chef, Author, and now a Massage therapist.
Published 01/14/24
This 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.
Published 12/24/23
This 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.
Published 12/10/23
This 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
Published 11/26/23
This 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...
Published 11/12/23
This 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.
Published 10/21/23
This 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.
Published 10/08/23
This 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
Published 09/24/23
This 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
Published 09/10/23
This 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.....
Published 08/27/23
This 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.
Published 08/13/23
This 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
Published 07/09/23
This 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.
Published 06/11/23
This 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.
Published 05/21/23
This 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.
Published 05/14/23
This 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:...
Published 04/09/23