Riho Heinmets.
Private & Yacht Chef.
Senior culinary professional with 20+ years in restaurants, five-star operations, UHNW private service and independent yacht galleys. Estonian EU passport holder, based in Slovenia / Mediterranean and internationally mobile.
Confidential enquiryView food portfolioRestaurant discipline.
Private-service judgement.
Best suited to Solo / Head Chef roles on yachts, UHNW private households and travelling-chef programmes. Larger-yacht senior sous-chef roles are relevant when the platform, rotation and package justify the move.
Cooking range includes Mediterranean and international cuisine, seafood, fine dining, sushi, Nordic and Eastern European food. Operating strengths include menu planning, provisioning, inventory, dietary management and discreet owner service.
Built over two decades.
Solo Chef · Private Motor Yacht
Independent owner, guest and crew service; menu planning, provisioning, stock control, dietary requirements and galley systems.
Private Yachts · 29–44m
Mediterranean yacht service including solo-galley responsibilities and complex dietary requirements.
Head Chef / Culinary Consultant
Leadership, menu development, training, restaurant openings and high-volume fine-dining operations.
The Fat Duck · Bray, UK
Chef de Partie in a three-Michelin-star tasting-menu kitchen.
Current documents.
Credible opportunity?
Send vessel or household type, programme/location, start date, rotation or leave, team setup, contract and package where known.
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