"I have always been in the Caribbean, or Bahamas for Christmas as a yacht chef. It is hard to fathom having a white Christmas when you are sweating bullets in a bathing suit on a beach or cruising on a yacht to the next port. Definitely not the normal White Christmas most people have. Having a tree on board was/is rare but I did manage to have a tiny one, like a potted plant on board that was decorated with lights. It's been this way for over 25 years. This year, I will be with family in the cold and not on a yacht sailing for warmer waters. Should be different." --Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson
Editor's Note: Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson has made a career move from being an Executive chef on private super yachts to now executing her skill sets for private estates as a executive chef for the same clientele base. Chef Johnson has two major projects slated for unveiling in 2016. Stay tuned!
Mary Beth Johnson, CEPC, CCC
"Chef Mary Beth creates delicious and elegant culinary works of art that should be in a museum, as described by E. Oppenheim. She is a professional chef who has made her career as a private personal chef in the luxury field for over 25 years. Chef Johnson is the recipient of numerous culinary and visionary awards in her field and is often in the media for her expertise as well as appearing on television and she is an author to writing for major media publications.