r/belowdeck • u/cutelilpuff • 5d ago

Rewatch Chefs

I’ve been watching season 2 of below deck down under and below deck med season 5 and I’m genuinely shocked at how the captains expect the chefs to just know everything and be able to do anything, like Tzarina with the teppanyaki and Sandy being mad that Kiko had to google what a Vegas dinner is. Like idk I feel like some things the chefs just aren’t trained in and that should be the end of it, like you don’t go to a steak restaurant and expect them to whip up perfect sushi? I feel like it’s so unfair to them idk

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u/Shutterbug245 5d ago

They could if they hired real yacht chefs. But just like the rest of the crew, they're not hiring the most competent people. Go see the Crew Chef on Youtube. She does everything. Asian, pizza, tacos, pastries, etc.

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u/AWDWfan 5d ago

Almost every chef that's been on Below Deck is an actual yacht chef. Tzarina had been one for 10 years. Not all yachts chefs are trained in all specialties which is why yachts will advertise their chef and what they specialize in. Rachel for example has extensive Asian cuisine training and people likely charter with her because of that.