Geoff Thomas, chef of the Naples Princess, stands aboard the luxury yacht. The Naples Princess offers daily sightseeing tours and private charters. Photo by Liz Gorman
Food & Flavor
CHEF GEOFF THOMAS
He learned to cook by watching ‘Grandma’s hands’
Geoff Thomas, executive chef for Naples Princess, learned from the best — his grandma
Geoff Thomas paid attention to what his grandmother did when she made her beloved fried corn. On hot Sunday afternoons in San Antonio, Texas, the future executive chef for Naples Princess would watch as his grandmother cooked for the post-church crowd that gathered in her home every weekend.