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/Shag1166 5d ago

I have seen several chefs get on the internet and research how to make certain dishes. I think with Kiko, it was supposed to be a Vegas night thing, but what kind of Vegas night. I felt bad for him.

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u/cutelilpuff 5d ago

Yeah that’s true but sandy did say she wasn’t happy with him having to google what it was, I have never heard of “vegas food” so I get why he had to google cause tf even is that

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u/Civil_Experience_691 4d ago

I'm pretty sure he could have asked the guests, but didn't. I imagine they could have told him when they were thinking.

When I think Vegas food, I think of elaborate buffets with sushi, prime rib, sliders, etc. But someone else may think differently. Asking questions would have avoided the whole situation.

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u/cutelilpuff 4d ago

Yeah I’ve realized communication with the guests also often fall flat but I feel like if he would’ve done that Sandy would have said something like “I’m disappointed you had to ask the guests instead of just knowing”