needed for charter M/Y in the Pacific
Posted on September 2, 2010

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED –> as this job commences on Sept 13.

Role:  CHEF (permanent)
Yacht:  35m motor yacht
Charters: yes

We are seeking a Superyacht experienced Chef for a permanent role onboard a 35-m Superyacht around the Pacific region.  This is a charter yacht primarily but also cruises with the owner couple (a vegetarian/seafood eater, and the other prefers Italian, Asian and French food!).  The owners love decoration and buffet when entertaining.

Salary offered:  A$5.5 – $6/month
Flag:  Marshall Islands
Crew:  complement of  6 (Australians and NZers).

Please email or phone ASAP.  0410-689288 Donna

Please send your professional CV (with photo + Refs) to donna@superyachtcrew.com.au  ASAP.

If you want to be found:  Superyacht job seekers should also upload their CVs to our website database www.superyachtcrew.com.au as this is where we look first to find the crew we need!

 SERVES UP BEST OF TROPICAL FARE for CAIRNS FESTIVAL

Celebrity chef Ben O’Donoghue & Marion Grasby headlines festival featuring 10 days of culinary celebration from this Thursday.

Far North foodies have cause to rejoice, with this week’s launch of Taste Paradise Food & Wine Festival.

Part of Cairns Festival 2010, Taste Paradise boasts a exciting ten-day program of culinary events, with the gourmet action getting underway this  Thursday, August 19.

Taste Paradise welcomes celebrity chef Ben O’Donoghue, of Surfing the Menu, who will incorporate local tropical produce into his own recipes as he presents Tropical Twist, a special cooking demonstration at The Pier Farmgate Market (21 August).

The culinary adventures then head north to Palm Cove, with O’Donoghue’s Seaside Luncheon (21 August), when the guest chef cooks up a lavish four-course luncheon on the beautiful Terrace at Sea Temple, Palm Cove. O’Donoghue is set to create another extraordinary meal for the Celebrity Dinner at Sebel Reef House (22 August), with lucky gourmet lovers to dine on fare to remember as the sun goes down.

Other Palm Cove Festival highlights include the very popular Long Lazy Lunch, relocating this year to the stunning sands of Angsana Resort (20 August) and Taste of Palm Cove (22 August) offering grazing sensations to tantalise the taste buds with “tasting plates” from $10 each from the bevy of beautiful restaurants along the beach.

The Taste Paradise Pier Foodies Extravaganza at The Pier/Shangri-La Hotel (28 August) will feature Marion Grasby former contestant of MasterChef series 2. The all-day Extravaganza features cooking demonstrations by Marion and our local hero chefs, tastings of fresh local produce and gourmet food, while budding cooks learn culinary skills at the Kids in the Kitchen at Cho Gao at The Pier. Word of Mouth will bring a series of foodies chat sessions where tropical culinary discussions with celebrity and local chefs and identities, provoke thought and humour in a fun fill gatherings including a debate with high school students from Gordonvale High & Trinity Anglican School.  There is even a food art exhibition with ‘Menus’ by Julie Poulsen and Palate to Palette; an eclectic display of art on a food theme.

Taste Paradise will also hosting a Signature Dish Competition, with participating restaurants serving up meals sure to set tastebuds alight in their bid to win diners over with an on-line vote at www.tasteparadise.com.au  

Taste Paradise event organiser, Nola Craig, says the Festival’s multi-dimensional program showcases the best of tropical north Queensland’s burgeoning food and wine scene.

“We are thrilled to have secured a celebrity chef who will draw attention to our regional food and its importance to our region as both a visitor destination and a wonderful place to live. From the sea to the Tablelands and in between, we are blessed with a great and growing diversity of food and wine growers,” Ms Craig says.

Cairns Festival is supported and presented by Cairns Regional Council. Now the region’s largest annual cultural celebration, this year’s festival season will run from August 20 to September 5 at venues all over Cairns. The full program, and information about events and activities, is now available from Festival HQ, key venues, cafes and restaurants throughout the city. For more information visit  www.cairnsfest.com.au

Local chefs compete to create Taste Paradise Signature Dish
using top regional produce

 
Cairns, July 27, 2010, With a bounty of exotic flavours at their disposal, the chefs of Tropical North Queensland have a well-deserved reputation for plating up paradise. But what dish from this plethora of palate pleasers truly defines our unique region, where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef?

Cairns Festival’s inaugural Taste Paradise Signature Dish Competition will see the public and industry experts select the dish that best represents the essence of Tropical North Queensland, a region celebrated for its truly diverse array of culinary offerings.

To be in the running for the esteemed title of creating the Taste Paradise Signature Dish, chefs and restaurateurs of the region will create menu masterpieces drawing from the abundance of local produce.

Their dish could feature anything from sensational exotic fruit to the freshest tropical seafood, or locally-sourced gourmet foods including cheese, milk, yoghurt and ice-cream, nuts, meat, poultry and eggs.

“Taste Paradise Signature Dish is open to all restaurants that are passionate about using local produce in their menus. We want chefs and restaurateurs to create and enter recipes from their menus that personify the region  — a dish that captures the very essence of Taste Paradise,” says Taste Paradise consultant Nola Craig.

Taste Paradise Signature Dish items will be judged using criteria including the use of local produce, innovation, presentation and taste, with consideration being given to public feedback through online forums.

The campaign, Taste Paradise — Tropical North Queensland, will be launched at the Food & Wine celebration during Cairns Festival on August 20. The Signature Dish Competition is part of this ongoing project to promote the region as a food tourism destination.

Restaurants have until August 4 to enter a dish in the competition, with public voting to run from August 20 to September 20. Learn more, and place your vote at the official website www.tasteparadise.com.au.

Cairns Festival is supported and presented by Cairns Regional Council. Now the region’s largest annual cultural celebration, this year’s festival season will run from August 20 to September 5 at venues all over Cairns. For information on the complete program, events and activities, www.cairnsfest.com.au