Yacht Chef
Independent guest and crew service, provisioning, dietary management, inventory and calm galley operations across changing itineraries.
THE PRIVATE TABLE · ISSUE 01 · PRIVATE SERVICE
Private chef.Without the theatre.
Exceptional private cooking should feel effortless to everyone except the chef.
Currently employed · selective confidential enquiries
Selected work · private serviceChefRiho.com
20+Years professional kitchens
29–44mPrivate yacht experience
UHNWLong-term private service
3★The Fat Duck background
CONTENTS
Inside this
professional profile.
01The Private TableApproach, judgement and private-service philosophy→
02Selected PlatesActual plated work and service range→
03In ServiceCareer record across restaurants, yachts and private environments→
04Professional RecordRecruiter documents, maritime readiness and fit→
05EnquiriesDirect, discreet contact for credible opportunities→
01 · THE PRIVATE TABLE
Good private cooking begins before the kitchen.
Private service is not a sequence of impressive plates. It is the quieter work of understanding a household, remembering preferences, reading the day and adjusting without making the adjustment visible.
“The food is the visible output. Judgement is the product.”
I work owner-first rather than ego-first: healthy everyday food when that is what the day needs, precise entertaining when guests arrive, and the operational discipline to keep provisioning, dietary requirements, stock and changing schedules out of the client’s way.
Working principleChanging plans are part of the job. They should never become the client’s problem.
02 · SELECTED PLATES
Food that suits
the moment.
The style moves with the people being served. Seasonal Mediterranean cooking, seafood, sushi, refined technique and uncomplicated family food all belong when they are right for the table.
Actual plated work · public selectionView food portfolio
Private Chef
Personalised family cooking, wellness-led menus, guest entertaining and travel-ready service with discretion as standard.
Consulting
Menu development, kitchen systems, openings, supplier strategy and practical operational problem-solving.
03 · IN SERVICE
Built in kitchens.
Refined around people.
Solo Chef · Private Motor Yacht
Full-board owner, guest and crew service with independent menu planning, provisioning, stock control and galley systems.
Private yachts · 29–44m
Solo-galley Mediterranean service including multi-track dietary requirements and new-build delivery.
Head Chef / Culinary Consultant
Brigade leadership, menu development, training and high-volume fine-dining operations.
The Fat Duck · Bray, UK
Chef de Partie in a technically demanding three-Michelin-star tasting-menu kitchen.
04 · PROFESSIONAL RECORD
Everything required
to shortlist in sixty seconds.
Current yacht/private-chef profile, maritime documents and references are maintained as a controlled factual set. Full CV, food portfolio and references are available for credible opportunities.
CURRENT PROFILE
Recruiter CV
Yacht experience, senior culinary history, languages, certificates and role targets.
View CVSELECTED WORK
Food portfolio
A phone-friendly selection of actual plated work focused on private and yacht service.
View portfolioSTCW Basic Safety RefresherValid to April 2031
Seafarer Medical CertificateValid to April 2027
Ship's Cook CertificateMLC 2006 · held
Food Hygiene & Safety Level 3HACCP · renewal 2028
PDSDProficiency in Designated Security Duties
Powerboat Level 2Held
ROLE-SPECIFIC PROFILES
Choose the information
relevant to you.
YACHT
Yacht Chef
Solo-galley operations, provisioning, maritime readiness and private-yacht service.
HOUSEHOLDPrivate Chef
UHNW household, travelling-chef, family dining and guest-entertaining profile.
PROFESSIONALRecruiter Centre
Fast fit assessment, maritime documents, career signals and document requests.
05 · ENQUIRIES
Discreet by default.
Direct when useful.
For yacht, household, travelling-chef and selected consulting opportunities. Include location, timing, service format and package where known.
Riho Heinmets
Private & Yacht Chef · Estonian EU · Based Slovenia / Mediterranean
heinmetsriho@gmail.comWhatsApp · +372 5627 7295LinkedIn ↗Save contact card ↓