Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead

This week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Larissa Hawkins. We follow up on her recent appearance on Master Chef UK and also learn more about her life as a lawyer, world traveler, foodie and life coach. Social Connections: @weareglassfrog E: hello@weareglassfrog.com Website: www.weareglassfrog.com

This week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I have a very special guest for you. Today, I'm speaking with Herve Dantan, one of the most respected voices in the world of champagne from the family that continues to produce from one of the oldest champagne houses - Maison Lanson in France. We'll hear his wonderful story and also learn about his thoughts on climate change and s...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Chef Andrea Brunelli, a celebrated pizzaiolo (Pizza Chef) from North Beach, Perth, Western Australia. Originally from Italy, Maestro Sourdough Pizza serves up incredible sourdough Pizzas using high quality Italian ingredients. His restaurant was named in the prestigious 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific rankings. Listen to his sto...

This week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I get to finally catch up with Chef Rachel Cunningham. She has an impressive record of having visited over 120 countries with some on board superyachts. Rachel has quite a few stories from spending downtime in some incredible places too. We catch up with her while in Japan studying the art of Sushi. Insta: roundtheworldrachel.

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Rachel Hargrove, a powerhouse yacht chef, wellness advocate, private chef for yacht owners and also a familiar face from seasons 8,9,and 10 of 'Below Deck' but that's not all... Listen to learn more about the many strings to Rachel's bow in this podcast. Social Media Contacts Insta: @chefrachelhargrove...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I catch up with Libby Harrison from Add Lib Casting. Coming from a background in Theatre, TV and Commercials, she now specialises in providing professional role players and simulated patients for educational training purposes. Contact Info: www.addlib.com.au add.lib.training@gmail.com

This week on Tales from a Luxury yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I have some very special and in the lead up to Valentines Day too. My special guests this week are entrepreneurs Lisa and Andrew Brooke. Already successful in Real Estate and Dog Training they have now ventured into Chocolate Wine. This is a fabulous story to listen to as we delve into their fascinating life journey. Further info: www.cho...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Charlie Bufton, a travel writer/blogger based in the British Virgin Islands. She's a local expert on island lifestyle showcasing all the amazing places to see, stay and eat while her blog centres on sand, sea and sunny adventures. Social media: @thebarefootangel www.barefootangel.com

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I thought would reflect on another wonderful year of podcasts and great guests. So, this week I'm going to play some of the highlights from 2025. First of all I want to thank all of my guests for coming on board my podcast telling stories my listeners just love to hear and we covered a broad selection of guests too. Speaking of listene...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I'm talking with Lorenzo Tron in Melbourne, Australia. He's the heart and soul behind Shop 225 - voted number one pizzeria in Australia and is rated 28th globally. He also runs Ilcaminetto in Melbourne too. Socials: Insta: @shop225, @lorenzotron, @ilcaminetto_Mooneeponds Linkedin: Lorenzo Tron

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I'm talking to the Burger King, Dani Zeini. He's the man behind Royal Stacks in Melbourne and now open at Crown Casino. He's built a true food empire with creativity, passion and flavour. Social media links www.royalstacks.com.au @royalstacksau and on Tic Toc.

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I catch up with Emma Costello, a Brisbane-based food Stylist/photographer who is lucky enough to have found her passion. During this episode listen for some great tips as this is a masterclass on how to take more professional food pics if you're a budding food photographer. Contact: Insta @styled_eats

This week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Chan Wanasinghe. I met Chan when he was my cycling tour guide in Sri Lanka. I thought what an amazing person with wonderful insight into what his stunning country has to offer... Listen to some of his great stories here. Contact: www.rediscoversrilanka.com www.eastboundgroup.com Email: accordingtochan@gmail.com Insta: redi...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I sit down with Charl Minnaar, 1st Mate on board a luxury Super Yacht, a money coach to the yachting industry and host of his own 'Rich AF' Podcast. Contact Info: www.yachtinginvestor.com Insta: @theyachtinginvestor Podcast: Rich AF Podcast

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Gary Hopes, a director of Agency 888, a successful talent management firm to performers and creatives. He's had a varied career and an entrepreneur across several businesses including operating restaurants. Contact info: admin@agency888.com.au

This week on Tales From A Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up stewardess Danni Ramsay. This is an inspiring story as she outlines her career pivot from luxury resorts to super yachts and now living her dream. Contact: Insta: @ramsay_danni

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, my special guest is Gregson Gastar who has pivoted from a successful hair salon owner into a career as a food reel content creator on social media. This is one great story that includes having his marriage filmed for a reality TV show in 2025. Don't miss this one... Contact Info: www.gregsoncooks.com Insta and Tic Toc - gregsoncooks

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Captain Liam Devlin, a luxury Super Yacht Captain originally from Australia. He tells us some amazing stories and gives us all insight into the world of the luxury yachting industry. Contact Details: @captainliamunbridled

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I have something very special for you as a listener to my podcasts. I first met Chan while on a cycling tour of Sri Lanka and soon discovered what an amazing person he is with such incredible insight into a stunning country. So, coming up in September/October this year I will be hosting culinary tours with Chan as our very special tour gu...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I am joined by Rosemary Peterswald, now living on the Gold Coast of Australia. Rosemary has lived quite the life of author, farmer, realtor, auctioneer, adventurer and so much more. Listen to this great story. Contact details: www.ballynastragh.com.au www.ballynastraghbooks.com.au or just type in "Lots to chat about" on YouTube.

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up Kelly Higgins-Devine. Kelly is recognised as being one of the leading broadcasters in Australian Radio and on this podcast we get to learn more about the voice behind the mic. @kellyhigginsdevine

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Chris Crawford, a commercial photographer originally from South Africa. He talks about his career starting off in advertising before making a life changing move overseas. Contact Information: Insta: @chriscrawfo Website: chriscrawfordphotography.com.au

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I catch up with Chef Luke King. This is a great story as he talks about starting off as a butcher before turning to study as a chef. He has since worked in many different restaurants including time as Chef De Cuisine on Hayman Island in the Whitsundays, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. He is now about to enter the world of Super Yac...

This week on Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead I had the pleasure of catching up with Chef Rene Moebius. He originally hails from Germany and has cheffed in many incredible restaurants across Europe and Australia. He also talks about his next move...the world of Super Yacht Cheffing. Listen to this great story. Follow Rene on Instagram and Linkedin - renemoebius

Welcome to 2025. This week on Tales from a Luxury Yacht Chef with Lisa Mead, I catch up with Colin Bushell, a true creative, writer, photographer and photo journalist. Listen to some of his incredible stories about famous musicians and artists including an interview with music icon David Bowie. www.colinbushellphotography.au FB: colinbushellphotography INSTA: @colbushell