Yesterday I did catering for OC yachts at the Boat show in Palma, Mallorca. It’s the third year in a row that I’m working for this client at the boat show and it’s always as much fun! Starting way before, I always invent a bunch of different canapés for this event. Playing with flavours and coming up with smashing combinations is one of the things I love most about being a freelancing private chef. Often I end up taking these combinations with me to the rest of the season, pairing them with other things or simply serving them in a different format. My goal, in everything I do, is to keep growing. And the only way to grow is to challenge one self. I love having the boat show as one of my yearly challenges and hope they’ll have me back for a fourth year.
This year was a bit extra fun as one of the captains I worked for during my yachting years tuned out to be the captain of the boat I was catering to. He ended up hanging out in the galley sampling the different canapés as they were sent up to the guests and we got to chat about the “good old times”.
Beautiful Colette did the service together with the two stews on board. There was around 60pax at the event, including staff. When Colette isn’t doing service with me she’s a dedicated property manager at her newly started Dolce Vita houses.
Let me know if you’d like the recipes of these canapés and I’ll make a post about them.
Despite the grey weather the event was a success!
And talking about canapés and success, 25th of May my friend and amazing sommelier Amy and I will be doing a pop-up event. There will be delicious wines paired with tasty, matching canapés. Location is yet to be disclosed but I can let you know it will be in the Palma area. Save the date! Hope to see you there!
xx Ida
