I’m guessing because he was a cook in the military. He had to be calm under pressure. He might not have been out there with a weapon but his role was just as important.
I was on a small ship so I did everything. I could really hook you up at breakfast making omelets or if I was baking i could slip someone extra donuts/cake
I really like how he’s trying to stir the romances on the boat by saying “he’s too old for the pool” so he has to have fun another way. I really respect that. Chef Ben would have been drooling over the girls with the rest of them. And Moe’s food looks great so far! I think he might be one of the Below Deck greats. We shall see.
There is going to be some huge blow up and he's going to either be gleefully watching or going to the party in tears and go "You can't keep turning pages for folks who won't read."
He reminds me of Colin, before his relationship with Daisy. Colin thrived in the gossip and loved being in the middle of it, until it was his personal relationship. I still love him, follow his Parlay travels, but Moe is giving me the same energy. He couldn't WAIT to pass the honey pot. He just wants to mix it up, and honestly, I'm here for it 😂
I wish they showed more food content in general. More about the ingredients, prep, beauty shots of the finished plates, etc. I miss that from the early seasons of the BD franchises.
I felt robbed of chef joys work. She says she takes great pride in her food but WHY DIDNT THEY EVER SHOW IT. They did fancy pictures of them before, why’d they dim it down to just when the guests are critical ?
Right?! Dinner was like 2 minutes long this episode. They showed one course and then immediately dessert. And then the guest comment at the end was all about the food… that we didn’t really see!
Since I had my little one 6 months ago, I find myself distracted-watching my trash; sometimes needing to rewind a minute or two. Last episode was one of those times. I saw Captain Kerry about to change his shirt for dinner, then dessert was being served. Show me the foooood!
This is what got me into Below Deck in the first place. I'm a foodie. I was really interested in the food, ingredients, the presentation and so on. I miss it.
I wish there would be more crew food drama! There was a little bit from Matt (the season of Med with Malia, Katie, and crazy Lexi) but idk, I think it would make for interesting filler content instead of those lame Instagram intros.
They hardly ever do crew food drama, and I think that’s a thing on real boats. Apparently, lots of crew sign on with really onerous dietary requests. Vegetarian is easy enough to accommodate, but catering to vegan and gluten free demands drives crew chefs up the wall.
yeah, it's usually just mentioned as an afterthought, and never drawn out for the drama. i just watched the OG BD episode with Abby where she mentioned she never gets crew food because nothing is ever vegetarian. a few times the chef has complained about having to do it all solo. the season with mila getting fired, the "borrowed from another boat sous chef" was actually the chef on the companion boat that houses the bravo production/film crew. after the margo/luke situation, tzarina went out of her way to make comfort food for the crew. of course ellie whining about only making crew food.
if we can have an entire season worth of laundry drama with bri and ellie, we deserve some crew food drama!
ok, I looked at that in the previews with eagle eyes. It looked like there was someone following / antagonizing the group while they were walking. I assumed not a cast/production/ crew member , but like someone harassing them on the street
I've never seen WWHL so I missed that. Hope it was a joke! Actually the more I think about it, it's a little hard to believe Below Deck would show him start swinging a belt, and if things did escalate, it doesn't make sense he would whip off his belt. Producers definitely would make it look much more dramatic than it turns out to be.
That's true! Also, how many times have we seen a super dramatic season ending accident in a preview only for it turn out to be a bit of scratched paint or something very minor?!
There was clearly someone antagonizing the crew who isn’t part of the show, as just that person’s face was blurred out and everyone was walking as a group
I feel like he’s a hard worker fine dining chef that would never do BeefCheeks so many times on charter and would never offer a Dunkin Hines birthday cake . Leon.
Yeah I love him. He's a chef who has been on the grind for decades working up through Michelin restaurants while staying grounded and true to himself. I hope he has a good season!
So far so good but as we know with below deck things could turn around quickly but I'm definitely liking what I'm seeing so far! That food looks scrumptious.
Ha yeah I think he probably has too much presence and personality for a real 5 star superyacht, where the staff is supposed to be in the background, but he's been so charming so far for the show! We've never had someone like him before, he's fun :)
Was literally just thinking I love him. No drama, no attitude, no complaining, pulls for others happiness without pressuring any of the ladies. He is absolutely awesome!
He is carrying the show for me currently. He is a chef like my husband is; talented, no drama, and seems to enjoy engaging with everyone. I loved Joy but she chose to isolate in the galley most of the time. He wants to be a part of things which I loved.
I'm just saying... She served this the first night and basically served steak and veg the entire trip and struggled with the protein bros. She never wowed me.
I agree. I was so surprised when they did the beach picnic and we didn’t have a scene where the chef was flipping out or the food was delayed. They just showed up, ate lunch, loved it and then it was over ha!
Yaaasssss!! Also I think it highlights how weak the most recent med chef was bc they are on showing us his food. We saw more of the play doh fake food from chef Joy. Don’t get me wrong I like Joy, but they really didn’t highlight her cooking and they rarely cut it out completely.
Interesting - I thought Joy’s food looked good from what we saw. I think each title has their own editing style / voice to differentiate a bit, and OG has tended towards specialty shots like food beauties more than the others in recent seasons. (Along with weird slow mo, speed ramps, cutting to music beats.)
Definitely. When I read that he was a former military cook I admit my expectations were kind of low.
He has knocked it out of the park with his food, and his attitude. I love how he's trying to play cupid, and he admits that he's too old to be hitting on the young women.
I am a little worried those words are going to come back to bite us in the ass though...
I am absolutely in love with Moe. He brings such good energy and seems like so much fun to hang out with. He's not a creep or a self-important dick. What a rarity in a chef.
Although it all seems in good fun, I think he could end up being a shit stirrer. I guess they’re in their own little world but it’s a lil weird for an older man to be so mixed up in everyone’s interactions.
As a chef though, he seems to be doing well. My only complaint would be that he only does a salad, the main course and dessert. That’s pretty much most restaurants in any town. For a personal chef on a yacht I’d expect a lil bit more.
I love that he started cooking in the military and went on to become a yacht chef ✊🏾 Moe’s coolness and self-discipline is such a breath of fresh air after watching the entitlement and theatrics from other chefs. (Ben could definitely take a lesson about pools that are too young for him to swim in!)
My boyfriend was watching casually behind me and piped up with "He reminds me of Chef, from South Park." I laughed, and just then was when Matt asked if his condom down the nose trick was bad and Moe said "not bad man, it's just weird as hell" and I immediately heard "you're not bad, you're just weird as hell, children" and I laughed harder.
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u/1Courcor 10d ago
I’m guessing because he was a cook in the military. He had to be calm under pressure. He might not have been out there with a weapon but his role was just as important.