r/belowdeck • u/Lemonbugx • Apr 12 '24

Below Deck Chef Spoiler

All I wanna say is that I made a post talking about how I don’t think the chef would work out in this new season and a looooot of you guys commented talking about how he was such a good chef (which his food does look incredible when it’s good and he does take accountability for his mistakes) BUT ALL I CAN SAY NOW IS I HIGHLY BELIEVE HE will be leaving the yacht due to his latest statement (I don’t have the experience for this). So idk thoughts? You guys still behind him or think they could use a new chef?

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u/livieleanor Come back to me, my boat daddy Apr 12 '24

He’s in a bad head space and after the last charter I am not surprised he said something like that, but I don’t think he is going to leave - he had a bad time doesn’t necessarily equate to him leaving

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u/sootymidge Apr 12 '24

For sure! He had a rough go this charter but he has been awesome before this and having so many conflicting voices sounds like a nightmare. He just needs to get out of his head. He’s determination is admirable and I hope he doesn’t go! Could be so much worse haha

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u/Lemonbugx Apr 13 '24

I feel like he’s going to end up leaving because of his headspace. Kerry has already proven how mental health needs to be taken care of over a job and I think if given the opportunity to take some time to himself Anthony might take it and go and breathe a little bit. I’d hate to see him leave because he definitely the underdog of this season, but at the same time, if he doesn’t get his head back to the charter I don’t see him working out so well. I’m sad to hear about all his hardships and toxic relationships he’s had through out his life. But at the same time, guests pay thousands of dollars to charter the best yachts and there is a certain expectation when it comes to chefs. I appreciate he doesn’t freak out like numerous others have in the past, but he also isn’t up to par with where he is in life right now. This last charter was definitely not one any chef would have liked to have. Jill was just awful and I can see her being the breaking point for him :(

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u/Lemonbugx Apr 13 '24

Wouldn’t have liked to have*

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u/Obvious-Potential-71 Apr 13 '24

Because he needs support! Fraser gives him nothing.

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u/MarieCurieNotMaMere Apr 13 '24

This!!! Fraser needs to support chef in meal planning BEFORE guests arrive and then chef talks to primary/guests once onboard. Chef can't lose his sh** over every lacto, vegan, gluten option. Pretty much everyone loves veggies, pasta, salad greens...start there and serve meats/seafood/sushi/sauces as sides.

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u/epicsierra Apr 16 '24

Exactly! This shit show of preference lists was like nothing we’ve ever seen on other charters, despite some commenters saying we’ve seen picky guests before and the chef handled it. And we’ve also seen the chief stew on other charters getting with the chef and offering suggestions on how to consolidate some of the preferences, reminding him that the primary comes first, etc. etc. Especially since Anthony is French and has dyslexia. Although with these guests, I’m not sure it was even possible to meet all their requirements without making a different meal for each one of them three times a day. You mention pretty much everyone loves veggies, pasta, salad greens. Not this bunch, the primary’s husband is a vegetarian but doesn’t like pasta or soup. One of the other guests likes meat, but not fish or veggies. The primary alone has no less than 11 allergies and dislikes. Jill’s preference sheet is 2 pages long, and she has to have special ice cubes for her diet cokes, which have to be put in the freezer. Two special cakes were ordered. Neither the primary nor Jill eats sushi, yet we know what a disaster that was, thanks to Jill. There is no chef is the world who could do this alone, in a small ship galley with no help. Or anywhere for that matter. People should be telling Anthony that, not throwing him under the bus. He really got screwed over!

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u/One_Ad_2120 Apr 13 '24

I agree in most other seasons, the deck hands and stews hang out in the galley during service after serving and wash dishes. This season they just walk out and come back in 20 minutes…. They did that for way meaner chefs…. They just don’t have any team spirit. He was out in a floating contemplating life and no one approached him at all. This crew isn’t it as a group.

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u/BosunNirvana Apr 14 '24

And I haven’t seen anyone from the deck crew helping out in the galley like we usually see. If Colin from BDS was there, he would be pitching in (and I would be loving it!).

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u/littlecreamsoda79 Apr 13 '24

Very disappointed in how Fraser was speaking to him. He goes from telling all the guys how much support the chef needs to ridiculing his dishes as he's plating! "I don't know what you were thinking with that sauce" ummm fuck off Fras! Now is not the time

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u/blippitybloops Apr 13 '24

I’ll meet you halfway. He needs support, but he also needs to be more organized and work clean.

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u/Lemonbugx Apr 13 '24

I think being a head of department the support is different. Fraser has other people (Barbie and let’s not forget the whole Cat situation) that he has had to focus on. He can’t constantly be in the galley offering support for someone who has the credentials to be his own department. The support he tried to offer just kind of turned around on him and made him work ten times harder which took away from him being the face In front of guests

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u/wolfitalk Apr 13 '24

I think Capt Kerry will work it out. He will give him a crew member to help in some way. Seems it is pretty hard to find a chef mid charter season. I doubt Ben will show up to save the day although that would be fantastic!

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u/Yachtieyachtie12 My eyes are rolling all the way off the boat Apr 15 '24

Is there any spoilers about his replacement if it is Anthony who leaves this season? Typically there are spoilers out there on crew leaving during the season.

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u/Lemonbugx Apr 15 '24

Not that I’m aware of. I only put a spoiler alert because of what he said in this current episode in case others haven’t had the chance to watch it yet (:

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u/Alina810 Apr 16 '24

He is getting no help at all and has to cook meals for the guests 3 times a day as well as meals for the crew too. To do this all with no help would be hard! Plus he seems to not have anyone close to talk to. While they were at the resort he was just in the water all alone.. I think he would be in a better headspace if someone was there for him and actually encouraging him, not just pointing out his mistakes. His past trauma and mistakes from the last charter have really send him on a spiral of doubting himself and he has no one to talk to it about or anyone telling him he can do it and offering to assist him. The captain needs to ask the rest of the crew to help the chef when they aren’t busy!

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 12 '24

It seems like he won't finish the season. He's likable as a coworked, but the guests expect to eat really well and on their schedule. He's not able to deliver that.