Carol brought At the Plate all the way to Greece for this one -- recorded on the back of a 52-ft sailing yacht named Baron, at the end of a 7-day charter through the Greek islands with Yachtsailing.com.

In this episode, Carol sits down with the two people who made the whole trip unforgettable: Chef Dimitri, who left traditional restaurant kitchens behind for life cooking on the water, and Captain Theo, who's been sailing since he was a kid in a sea scout dinghy.

We talk about:

• Why Dimitri's own father told him becoming a chef was “the worst mistake of your life”

• Cooking gourmet meals out of a kitchen the size of a closet

• The lemon trade between boats when you run out of an ingredient mid-charter

• Dimitri's grandmother's stuffed tomato recipe -- and why he eats it cold from the fridge

• Theo's nerve-wracking first charter as captain at 22

• A full Greek-island-themed lightning round

This episode is part of our At the Plate series -- Carol experiencing food and hospitality on location, beyond the studio walls.

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Carol Erickson, owner of Red Arrow Diner since 1987, sits down with the people behind New Hampshire's food and hospitality scene. It's not just about the food -- it's about the journeys, the community, and what drives people to go beyond.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro -- At the Plate goes to Greece

• 0:26 - Why bring the show to a Greek yacht

• 0:51 - How Dimitri became a chef

• 1:39 - Arguing with his father that first summer

• 2:21 - “The worst mistake of your life”

• 3:22 - Finding his footing in the kitchen

• 5:17 - A different view every morning at sea

• 6:04 - The kitchen is smaller than you think

• 8:39 - Most memorable charters

• 9:42 - Running out of an ingredient mid-trip

• 10:22 - The maple syrup from Vermont surprise

• 10:34 - Trading lemons between boats 😄

• 13:08 - The two secrets to his cooking

• 14:06 - Grandmother's stuffed tomatoes

• 15:33 - Easy tzatziki recipe

• 16:18 - What he hopes guests remember

• 17:11 - Captain Theo joins

• 17:20 - Starting out as a sea scout

• 20:00 - His first charter as captain

• 23:06 - Cyclades vs. Saronic islands

• 24:51 - Most beautiful anchorage of the trip

• 26:03 - The chef and captain team dynamic

• 28:35 - Lightning Round

• 31:09 - Closing Question