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 Today was an exciting day at the 2013 MYBA Charter Show in Genoa, Italy, as it was the first time in the show's 25-year history that awards were given for a culinary competition among the charter chefs.
A full list of all the winners is below, and I'll have interviews on CharterWave soon with as many of the winning chefs as I can snag for interviews before the show closes tomorrow. Until then, check out the photo at right of Head Chef David Hawkins from the 203-foot VSY motoryacht Sealyon, where I was lucky to be invited to a lunch of sample-size tasters yesterday. Working closely with Second Chef Dave Bell, Hawkins put out tray after tray of organic lamb sliders, confit duck pies with roasted chili aioli, tea-smoked duck with pickled eggplant on duck-liver crostini, tuna sushi and sashimi, bloody Mary oyster shooters with cucumber sauce, salmon ceviche with fennel, chili, and mint sauce, beef carpaccio with quail eggs and capers, and fois gras with candied pecans. And that was before the lime sorbet mini-cones, double chocolate ganache cakes, and cream-filled raspberries appeared for dessert. I was truly impressed, and I thought Hawkins was a great guy. Kudos to him on earning second place in this year's competition among yachts 50 meters and larger.
And congratulations to all of this year's winning chefs, most of whom are aboard yachts that still have availability for charter this summer in the Mediterranean:
Yachts 50 meters and larger:
3rd place, chef Nicole Parry of the 170-foot Amels motoryacht Marjorie Morningstar
2nd place, chef David Hawkins of the 203-foot VSY motoryacht Sealyon (shown at right)
1st place, chef Andrew Dorschner of the 187-foot Abeking and Rasmussen motoryacht Diamond A
Best table setting, stewardess Zyana Sebastian of the 236-foot Lurssen motoryacht Titania
Yachts 31 to 49 meters:
3rd place, chef Kevin Mikalian of the 115-foot McMullen & Wing motoryacht Koi
2nd place, chef Mark Bishop of the 135-foot Palmer Johnson motoryacht Griffin
1st place, chef Dimitry Rode of the 119-foot CBI Navi motoryacht Metsuyan IV
Best table setting, stewardess Sara Anderson of the 132-foot Mondomarine motoryacht Manifiq
Yachts 31 meters and smaller
3rd place, chef Rebecca Yewdall of the 92-foot Sunseeker motoryacht Baltazar
2nd place, chef Clare Marriage of the 95-foot sailing yacht Patea
1st place, chef Bertrand Sechet of the 100-foot sailing catamaran Allures
Best table setting, stewardess Nadia Kolesnyk, also of Patea (the only yacht to win two awards in this year's competition)
Congratulations to all of the winners!
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Trina Howes has 10 years of experience in the charter industry finding great pleasure in creating the best yachting vacations possible. E-mail Trina
Beverly Parsons has been chartering since 1969. She is a licensed, bonded broker and a founding member of the professional groups AYCA and CYBA International. Contact Beverly.
DJ Parker has been a leader in the charter industry since 1980. She is currently president of the American Yacht Charter Association. E-mail DJ
Nicole Caulfield is licensed, bonded, and a longtime member of FYBA and AYCA. She brings a unique perspective as a broker, having worked aboard yachts for nearly 10 years. Email Nicole
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