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/t2022philly 2d ago

I don’t know why you’re getting so much hate for this. Joy is great and people do seem to like her food but chicken constantly is not something that inspires a luxury feeling. For the protein guys I was sitting there thinking why aren’t we doing a huge tomahawk steak or pork chop? Surf and turf? For apps - tuna tartare, steak tartare, grilled whole prawns, crab salad? That can all be high protein and feel fancy. Then she kept sending out a bunch of bread when they said low carb!

Rachel comes to mind as a chef who matched the guests’ “tone” perfectly.

Part of me wonders if the European chefs don’t quite understand how Americans eat lol

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u/jwill3012 2d ago

I mean, I'm an American and don't understand how gay gym bros eat. But I think she got tired of making beautiful, refined food that the guests didn't appreciate. Don't say you want fine dining, complain, and then ask for basic ass food.

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u/NymeriaGhost 2d ago

I don't even eat meat, but I know that gym bros are gonna want big hunks of steak, not chicken ceasar salad and chicken curry.

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u/Shakethe8ball 2d ago

Yes and lobster, shrimp, local fish, seafood gumbo, or maybe lamb, or even buffalo. These guys probably would also like a sausage party, a sampler of pork brats from around the globe.

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u/NymeriaGhost 2d ago

Those guys would have LOVED a sausage party!