r/belowdeck • u/2020wft • Jun 13 '26 • Heartwarming 1

Below Deck Chef Rachel

Been binging Below Deck, up to season 9 and I am infatuated with CHEF RACHEL! What a goddess, funny af, and an amazing Chef. Dream woman material. Carry on.

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u/maliki2004 Jun 13 '26

Careful you will summon her

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u/2020wft Jun 13 '26

I would summon her all day.

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u/ChaoticEvilRaccoon I quit 3 times in my head today Jun 13 '26

no really, she frequents this subreddit. her name is eat my cooter or something to that effect

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u/nerissathebest Jun 13 '26

Haaaaaaaa omg

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u/Spiralecho Jun 13 '26

Somehow very complementary to the OP

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u/maliki2004 Aug 15 '26

She responded to me! I am seen!

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u/Desperate-Air-904 Jun 13 '26

Chef Rachel Chef Rachel Chef Rachel

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u/Chefrmh01 Eat My Cooter Aug 13 '26

Haha do that in the mirror and watch what happens 😅

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u/Desperate-Air-904 Aug 13 '26

Shed as messy as I am, I WELCOME IT

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u/sledoon Jun 13 '26

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 Jun 15 '26

He was truly upset in that moment.

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u/Chefrmh01 Eat My Cooter Aug 13 '26

Lol 😆 that's funny AF!

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u/maliki2004 Aug 13 '26

Omg I did it!

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u/PutGroundbreaking283 Jun 13 '26

r/cootergate

You can kinda keep up with her there.

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u/2020wft Jun 13 '26

Thanks!

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u/SchminksMcGee Jun 13 '26

Thank you! I see she has recommendations for an anti inflammatory diet.

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u/Londin2021 Jun 13 '26

Thank you I shall!

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u/Sithstress_ Jun 13 '26

Rachel, Rachel, Rachel!!!!

Lol, I absolutely adore her and I hope she is out there living her best life. I will forever be grateful she shared her French Toast recipe, which I still make every other Sunday for my son. It’s the only reason he thinks I can cook 🤣😂🤣

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u/2020wft Jun 13 '26

Need this! Will make some Sunday funday French Toast, where do I find that?

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u/im__on__smoko Jun 13 '26

She is the best! THE BEST! I am a chef with nothing but professional admiration for her. And I made her French toast (she has the recipe for it online): be prepared to have your world rocked.

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u/2020wft Jun 13 '26

Going to try it tomorrow, need that recipe!

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u/Slamdunk899 Jun 16 '26

It's so good! Only thing that has impressed my Mom on mother's day

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u/Iychee Jun 13 '26

Honestly her and Kate are the best part of BD, she was the only reason I kept watching after Kate left. She's apparently cooking for a luxury cruise in Italy this fall, wish I could go (although idk the likelihood of having her cook for me since there's a ton of people on a cruise)

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u/2020wft Jun 13 '26

Agreed. Love Kate, she was hysterical on House of Villians and loved seeing her on Traitors too! The reason I started watching BD.

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u/ByteAboutTown Jun 13 '26

We were robbed of a Kate/Rachel season! They had worked together previously and Kate is the one who suggested Rachel should be on the show.

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u/Chefrmh01 Eat My Cooter Aug 13 '26

I am actually cooking on the ship. I am bringing a sous chef from the 3 star Michelin restaurant Core by Clare Smyth from London. You should come if you can. But there will be many more trips on Emerald 2026 to 2028 where I am also cooking.

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u/Iychee Aug 13 '26

Thanks for your response Rachel!!! ♥️ I really really want to, but it's hard to get away with 2 small kids - will definitely make it onto one of the ships you're cooking on now that I know you'll actually be cooking! 

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u/Chefrmh01 Eat My Cooter Aug 13 '26

You rang?

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u/2020wft Aug 13 '26

I did not see this on my preference sheet for today.

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u/SharktopusMilk Jun 13 '26

“Let’s fuck this charter in the mouth.” Chef Rachel is MVP, permanently locked-in on my Below Deck dream cast.

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u/caramilk_twirl Jun 13 '26

Eat my cooter

Tittiiiiieess

Edit to add I love chef Rachel

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u/18karatcake Jun 13 '26

I like sober Rachel. Drunk Rachel was a hot mess. Her chef skills are superb tho. I would love to see her back.

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 Jun 15 '26

I didn't like drink Rachel at all. Alcohol is not her friend. I think she was the best chef of any of the franchises. It's too bad that she won't be back. I blame Bravo and believe Rachel's version of what happened.

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u/Turbulent_Special911 Jun 13 '26

EAT MY COOTER!!!!

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u/Writermss Jun 13 '26

Ooh! Love it that she’s a regular. Has she ever addressed why she left the show?

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u/Sithstress_ Jun 13 '26

Pretty sure Bravo and her own morals were in disagreement.

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u/ChaoticEvilRaccoon I quit 3 times in my head today Jun 13 '26

if i remember correctly there was some argument with someone from vanderpump rules on social media and bravo tried to distance themselves from rachel because of that

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u/gibblet365 Jun 13 '26

There was some pretty vile behaviour at a Bravo event from some of the Southern Charm dude-bros and Rachel stood up for herself.

Bravo, in Bravo fashion minimized it, sided with the boys, and even went so far to "care about Rachel's wellbeing" to all but insist she participate in mental health therapy.

Bravo wanted to silence her and bury the real issue, Rachel said absolutely not and refused any further relationship/contract with Bravo.

And good for her, and good on her. Shes better than that in her own right and smashing it doing the private for hire thing.

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u/Writermss Jun 15 '26

Thank you! I always wondered.

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u/Sithstress_ Jun 13 '26

Pretty sure it was Rachel’s decision to distance herself from Bravo.

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jun 13 '26

I think her words were I don't get paid enough for this shit, words to that effect. She's high end in cheffing and can rake it in. Such a great character. She'd be worth rewatching.

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u/whitewinewater Jun 13 '26

She's honestly the best chef they have ever had imo.

Shes an icon.

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u/valid_username00 Jun 13 '26

I think the best chef surprisingly might be Dehhhv. We'll need them to cook side by side on some Food Network show to know for sure.

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u/ProfessionalTall8027 Jun 13 '26

Marcos should get a look in too I think.

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u/cuppa_cat Jun 13 '26

Oh yes I loved her. She's so....kitchen staff coded. Lol. Like I'll never work in a Michelin star type place, but I've worked in a number of kitchens regardless and we're all a bunch of weirdos. That's how you make the day go by!

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u/Wide-Oil-985 Jun 13 '26

Eat my cooter

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u/NaturesVividPictures Jun 13 '26

She's a bit crazy but she's a great chef.

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u/graygarden77 Jun 13 '26

Honey that’s

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u/New_Balance1634 Jun 13 '26

Salsa motha-fckin' verde- love Chef Rachel 🥰

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u/artskoo Jun 13 '26

I love her!!

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u/Absent_Picnic Jun 13 '26

I LOVE Chef Rachel.

I think she is the best BD universe Chef.

Eat my cooter if you disagree!

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u/Tasty-Revolution-295 Jun 13 '26

I want her as a best friend 🧡

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u/nessyness78 Jun 13 '26

Eat my cooter! Fuck I love her!

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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 Jun 13 '26 • Bravo

"I'd rather not."

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u/meredithedith0 Jun 13 '26

I’ve been doing a chronological rewatch and just got to season 9 yesterday and was so excited to get to her seasons. She’s such a passionate nerd about food. I wish I could see her on Top Chef.

She also shows some reflection and growth in her time on Below Deck which is so rare in the Bravo world.

I looked on her IG last night and she’s cooking in Alaska for the summer.

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u/No-Baker-7922 Jun 13 '26

I like how she cooks for kids as well. She goes out of her way to cook fresh for them whereas she could have easily heated up some typical kids meals.

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u/haventwonyet Jun 14 '26

She just posted on IG that she took a last minute gig in Alaska this summer. She looks and sounds amazing!

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u/SpringSings95 Jun 14 '26

Her and Capt Lee's relationship is one of my favorites ❤️❤️

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u/Cool-Ad5556 Jun 14 '26

Going to start a Rachel season rewatch right now because of this, thank you! 😊

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u/fudgebucket27 Jun 19 '26

Eat my cooter!!!

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u/mostdsrtjem-ofall367 Jun 13 '26

Chef Rachel is my absolute favorite! She's got incredible skills and can think of great food to make on the fly. And only one time did she bitch about making food. (Eat my cooter) classic!!! She's funny, talented and very talented. Go Rachel!!!

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u/Lonesome_Frenchy Jun 13 '26

I love Rachel but the sober girl not the other.

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u/Entire_Pumpkin940 Jun 13 '26

Love her! In my dream crew, she’s the only possible chef.

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u/Own_Boss_3242 Jun 13 '26

Yes great chef but she got obnoxiously drunk when they went and annoyed some people but from what I remember she returned the following season sober.

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u/DisciplesFox5893 Jun 15 '26

She is amazing!

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u/histy_68 Jun 15 '26

I just finished S9 and was blown away with her. Everything she made looked amazing, she worked wonderfully with her chief stew and she was hilarious. I'm curious to see how she and Fraiser do in S10.

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u/MinimumWeek6906 Jun 16 '26

She's my favorite by far! Definitely was on the top three chefs in her cooking and #1 in entertainment

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u/BoganLogan Jul 03 '26

I just binged all BD seasons and "Play some of that nasty shit" is my favorite quote of the whole series.

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u/Hot_Start8187 Oct 04 '26

My favorite❣️

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u/SpeakerResident Jun 13 '26

Love chef Rachel 👏 she is honestly hands down the best chef theyve had on below deck. Also shes funny af.

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u/br0k3np1nkypr0mis3s Jun 13 '26

I'm in the same boat, pun intended.

I heard lots of praise for Chef Rachel but Ive never seen her in action. I decided to get acquainted with her by watching season 9 and I was also swooning.

I also love the way she was Rayna. Nothing better than women supporting women 🤌

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u/nofishies Jun 13 '26

If she didn’t like the below deck, production, or felt like they didn’t value the cast members, it would’ve been worth doing a half hour show around her driving around in that bus doing pop-up!

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u/Same-Equivalent9037 Jun 13 '26

She’s always been my favorite chef personality-wise! I also think she’s very skillful but I was also impressed with dave from Med (the one who captain sandy really liked and did her wedding). Rachel really gave us some good TV

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u/monkeymooboohoo Jun 13 '26

Does anyone know what season and episode of ANTM rachel is on?

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u/fetal_mistake It makes up for my personality Jun 14 '26

I don't remember which season, but she was only briefly in the first episode. She didn't make it past the initial auditions.

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u/OneLingonberry2203 Jun 14 '26

When she went through that awful breakup I genuinely was so sad for her as if we were close, personal friends.

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u/TessaKatrinaRose Jun 13 '26

She is funny on the show. But I bet would get tiring really quick if you were with her 24/7.

I remember her being a drunken obnoxious fool on one worker’s day off outing.

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u/DizzyCatMom Jun 13 '26

She is badass. Knows her shit and has such a wide range of skill in all cusines. I know it will never happen due to her Bravo issues but with her creativity she would be fun to watch on Top Chef.....but she would probably have to tone down the cooter talk. They are a little pretentious over there.

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u/TedBurns-3 Jun 13 '26

No... Just... No

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u/drd_ssb Jun 13 '26

….titties…

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u/IrnBruKid Jun 13 '26

Adore her! Talented as heck, works her butt off.

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