Meet Chef David Bouillon on GLADIATOR.

When you charter GLADIATOR, you are in for a treat. Not only is this 44.6m (146.5ft) yacht in beautiful condition to welcome you, Chef David's considerable culinary skills are ready to delight your tastebuds. So, sit down with family and friends, and savour the experience...

David started wielding a pan in his uncle’s restaurant when he was a young boy. It was his Saturday job when he spent summers in the South of France. That love for the sun-saturated flavours of the Mediterranean and passion for cooking flows over into his work today. ‘It’s always a great pleasure to share my food,’ says David. ‘I am feeling very excited to cook for new guests aboard GLADIATOR this summer - I can't wait.’

Born in Brittany, in the north west of France, David grew up near his grandparents’ farm and understands the value that fresh, seasonal produce brings to his menus. ‘I love the variety and the freshness of fruits and vegetables found in the Mediterreanaen,’ David continues. ‘Of course the seafood is amazing as well: seabass, dentex, octopus, calamari, clams…' 

Since joining the yachting industry in 2004, Chef David has travelled the seas extensively. This exploration has motivated him to continue training and discovering new techniques. Alain Ducasse Education and the Michel Guérard Institute cooking school are two qualifications under his belt – so you know that you have a master chef looking after you. ‘What I love the most being on a yacht is cooking different menus, for different people, with the best various products, in many different places. Always learning, adapting, testing. It’s never boring and always challenging.'

Life on board GLADIATOR is not all work for Chef David. Kite-surfing is his favourite way to unwind when aboard, and when he gets shore leave, 'I cook at home for friends and family, but I very much enjoy my wife's cooking as well. With family and friends it's much more about the atmosphere, so I love barbecue or tapas and antipasti so I can share time with my friends.'

Feeling tempted? Luckily GLADIATOR still has a few dates available for charter this summer, so get in touch to talk menus, guests, destinations and all the things that you would like to see, do and eat - and then let our expert brokers work their magic to create your bespoke yacht charter holiday.