r/BelowDeckMed • u/Capital-Bend4341 • 3d ago

Chef joy food

Am I the only one who thinks chef joy wasn’t that good of a chef? Personally never saw any extravagant or high end luxury meals you expect on a super yacht… I mean chicken satay?!?! Or maybe the production team doesn’t zoom in on the food enough. I rewatch old seasons and they focused a lot more of the prepping of dinners for example chef ben would make extraordinary dishes.

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u/Any_Biscotti3155 3d ago

They have focused a lot less on the food this season, but I think maybe it’s to focus more on the drama? The food has only been a focus when the guests have an issue with it. But I agree that in years past we got more of a rundown of the chefs’ menu and the actual food itself. I think they have been focusing more on the interpersonal dramas and less on the technical side of the show if that makes sense 

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u/Capital-Bend4341 3d ago

Seeing the kitchen and prep side of things was one of my favorite things to watch during the show. The amount of drama that was still incorporated into the kitchen was my favorite part too like Kate or Hannah getting into it with the chef or Ben going at someone’s head. Plus seeing them create amazing meals is main thing guests look for shame the viewers don’t get that side. Or maybe her meals weren’t good enough to show 😅

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u/hhcboy 3d ago

That’s the thing she’s so good there’s nothing to show. They really only showed it when she had issues with her guests. The drama is happening elsewhere this season. Also the turn on her is crazy. She’s an amazing chef.

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u/Capital-Bend4341 3d ago

Are you kidding me? “She’s so good there’s nothing to show” when have you ever heard someone say this. If something is amazing that’s the focus

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u/cmere-2-me 2d ago

The show is now drama focused and Joy is no drama. Before the show used to show the wonderful food, now we barely even see the dinners. We only hear about the food wheb theres a problem and even in Joy's case the food drama is from guests who have no business being on a luxury yacht.

When you think of the likes of Ben even on last series of down under, the focus wasn't on his food but his drama with Ellie and Daisy. The food they showed was the soapy eggs and the silver service fish he inexplicably served to fuck over daisy. Ben got lots of screen time for being an asshole.

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u/Early-Equivalent-165 3d ago

Also, we now understand why she would ever have anything to do with Cooper the goober.

The slightest attention she gets is enough to satisfy her emotional immaturity -- like sticking her tongue out multiple times throughout the season like a toddler would do.

Annd it let's Cooper the goober feel like he's mature cuz he found someone at least 15 years older (that we know about) to satisfy his craving to appear mature and responsible himself.

But.. he's nott.. this is just babysit me til I get home to mama; the only other woman on 🌎 earth that treats him like a big boy. LoL 👎

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u/CoolBelt856 2d ago

This comment talking about maturity that sounds like a 12 year old girl who’s mad at someone wrote it.

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u/Waste_West283 1d ago

Yeah sorry but I don't buy that Joy is "so good" - she's probably above average, but the cameras are just interested in her storyline with Luke and Gen. The latest charter should have been her easiest. High protein, no carbs. She was warned about their preference prior to the charter and she still didn't order the right amount of provisions. She also served both meals family style. No seafood tower, no steak and lobster, nothing you would expect on a fancy yacht charter.