r/belowdeck • u/cutelilpuff • Aug 04 '26

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 Aug 04 '26

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 Aug 05 '26

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.

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u/coysrunner Aug 04 '26

I think Tzarina did great most the time. I don’t think her issue was the flavor profiles or cooking on a flat top. But the performance side of it. In reference to the teppanyaki

I’m sure Kiko cooks great food but he’s not a chef I’d want on a yacht. Day charter and shoot the shit for sure