What We Were Asked to Do
A client planned an intimate birthday dinner for 30 close friends and family on a private yacht sailing through Dubai Marina. The evening needed to feel like a Michelin-star restaurant — at sea.
Requirements:
- 5-course fine dining menu with wine pairing
- Spectacular birthday cake presented at sunset
- 2 waiters + 1 chef on board for 4 hours
- All ingredients and equipment brought on board
- Halal options for half of the guests
The challenge: cooking on a moving vessel — limited galley space, no stabilisers, and dishes needing to look perfect when plated. Every detail had to be prepared in advance.
How We Delivered the Project
All five courses were prepared at our kitchen and finished on board using induction equipment. We pre-portioned every plate and vacuum-sealed sauces for safe transport — ensuring perfect presentation regardless of sea motion.
Dinner menu:
- Amuse-bouche: smoked salmon on blini with crème fraîche
- Starter: burrata with heirloom tomatoes and truffle oil
- Soup: chilled gazpacho with king crab
- Main: beef tenderloin / sea bass with lobster bisque
- Dessert: champagne sorbet + bespoke birthday cake
At sunset, our team coordinated with the captain to slow the yacht for the cake presentation moment, which was photographed against the Burj Al Arab skyline.
Event Outcome
Every guest was served perfectly plated food despite gentle swell. The birthday cake reveal at sunset became the photo moment of the evening — shared across social media by multiple guests.
The birthday person described it as "the most magical dinner of my life." We were referred to two further private clients the following week.
Client feedback: "I've been to many fine dining restaurants in Dubai, but this dinner on the yacht surpassed all of them. Unforgettable."
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