THE ADVENTURES OF A WAYWARD CHEF

At this particular moment in time, my life is feeling a lot like the 9th Ward in New Orleans. The levy has broken and the waters are flooding in…
A health predicament, a glitch in the system as I like to refer to it (the details of which I prefer not to delve into), has yet [...]

The season has finally come to an end and I’m back in NYC – thoroughly indulging in long, hot showers paying no mind to how much hot water I use, enjoying sleeping in a full-size bed without having to endure other crew members snoring, appreciating being able to walk on land again, and actually wear [...]

“TAC, TAC, TAC’”, the captain yelled from the bow of the boat. The crew began to pull and grind. I scurried up to the top of the boat scraping my knees on the non-slip surface, scrambled to the other side, ducking under the boom and skipping over lines as they whizzed past my feet. The [...]

Like everything in the Caribbean, the phone service was spotty at best… I worked my way through the bank of public phones along the wall in the St. Thomas airport. Each one offering up a new difficulty – the person on the other end couldn’t hear me, I could hardly hear them, crackling over the [...]

Since I began cooking on yachts, I’ve been intrigued by the abundance of little fishes that gather off of the aft deck when the underwater lights are on. And what I mean by “intrigued” is, are those little guys edible? I remember the first time I asked myself that question. We’d been sidelined in Bermuda [...]

Just another lousy day in paradise.

Me
Our stewardess
Our 1st Mate

Someday I’ll get back to my food writing, bread baking, ice-cream making… Someday, someday…

New Years Menu

Amuse-Bouche:
Pancetta Wrapped Pan Seared Sea Scallops
Local Island Tatsoi Salad and Passion Fruit Vinaigrette

Starter:
Indonesian Pumpkin and Crab Bisque
Shellfish-Pumpkin Broth, Coconut Milk, Lemon Grass
Indonesian Spices and Lump Crab
Sesame Tuille

Entrée:
Grilled Rack of Lamb
Shallot, Mustard and Rosemary Paste Marinade
Port Wine Sauce
Grilled Eggplant
Leek Tied Asparagus Bundles

Dessert:
Schaumtorte with Homemade Strawberry Ice-Cream [...]

I remember from a very young age looking upon it with disdain when my parents would make me bring my leftovers home from a restaurant. I hated having leftovers and I didn’t see it as my fault that restaurants served such large portions so I felt absolutely zero obligation to eat the inferior remains of [...]

The boat will be leaving on Thursday for the Mediterranean and as everyone is rushing around finishing up the charter and preparing the boat for the crossing I’m laid up in bed with a sprained knee and will be flying back to New York later this week and then rejoining the boat in France once [...]

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Cheers,The Wayward Chef