Former yacht chef brings superyacht dining to private homes
Aideen White has turned years of cooking for wealthy guests and celebrities aboard superyachts into a new home dining business, Landlover Food, with business partner Sheena Byrne. White cooks a fine-dining meal while Byrne arranges the table and provides hosting, bringing a luxury yacht-style service to private homes.
White, 51, first worked as a yacht stewardess before training at Ballymaloe and becoming a chef. She says she cooked for high-profile guests including Leonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna and Martha Stewart, and learned that working aboard a yacht with a romantic partner could damage the relationship. Her account also describes the demanding service work and pressure involved in yacht life.
In short
- Aideen White has launched a private dining business after years as a superyacht chef.
- She says she cooked for celebrities including DiCaprio and Rihanna.
- Working alongside romantic partners proved difficult.
Explained simply
Superyachts are large, privately owned vessels used for holidays and entertaining, often with crews who cook and serve guests. Chefs on board may prepare elaborate meals in a small galley while meeting demanding schedules and guests’ preferences.
Aideen White worked as a yacht stewardess before training as a chef at Ballymaloe, a cookery school in Ireland. Her experience included cooking for wealthy and well-known guests, and she has described the pressures of yacht work, including the strain it can place on relationships.
Landlover Food is a home dining service run by White and business partner Sheena Byrne. White prepares the meal while Byrne arranges the table and hosts, adapting elements of superyacht dining for private homes.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Leo Di Caprio, Rihanna, Cindy Crawford and Rod Stewart all loved the food she served and she learned the hard way that below decks romance never work out. What it’s really like working as a chef on celebrity super yachts”.