Compliments to the chef!
Since its debut in 2013, Bravo’s hit actuality franchise Beneath Deck has seen a various array of culinary skills from all around the world. As meals are a pivotal a part of the luxurious yacht expertise, these cooks are introduced on board to make sure visitors are completely glad (and really feel beneficiant with their ideas).
Throughout 11 seasons of Beneath Deck and its many spinoffs — Beneath Deck Mediterranean, Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht, Beneath Deck Down Underneath and Beneath Deck Journey — followers have witnessed the eclectic personalities of those cooks. Some mesh completely with the crew whereas others conflict; some thrive within the superyacht’s demanding, fast-paced surroundings whereas others crumble and a few are simply caught of their methods.
From the OG Ben Robinson to fan favorites like Rachel Hargrove, listed below are all the cooks who’ve spiced up the Beneath Deck universe.
Ben Robinson
Beneath Deck (Seasons 1–4)
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 1, 4)
Ben Robinson was the first-ever chef on Beneath Deck, his boastful angle, killer meals and sizzling mood set the template for all the franchise’s cooks to return.
Throughout his time on the sequence, Robinson famously clashed with chief stewardess Kate Chastain, the duo’s love-hate relationship fueling a lot of the drama in Beneath Deck‘s early seasons.
He left Beneath Deck after season 2, solely to return to the Caribbean in season 3 upon chef Leon Walker’s exit. He then helped Bravo kick off Beneath Deck Mediterranean, the second installment of the franchise. Robinson wound up heading again to Beneath Deck for season 4, after which exiting amid a romance with second stew Emily Warburton-Adams (although the 2 later break up).
He final labored within the kitchen on Beneath Deck Mediterranean season 4, the place he got here in as a substitute for chef Mila Kolomeitseva. Robinson now makes common appearances on Beneath Deck Galley Discuss.
Leon Walker
Beneath Deck (Season 3)
Leon Walker did not make it by an entire season of Beneath Deck, exiting with only some charters left to go. His departure got here after a fireplace began within the galley — although he blamed it on his rival Chastain, Capt. Lee Rosbach finally pinned it on him.
Whereas Walker could not have lasted till the tip, his love of beef cheeks (and his incapability to seemingly make anything however them) lives on as certainly one of Beneath Deck‘s most memorable punchlines.
Adam Glick
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Seasons 2–3)
Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht (Season 1)
Adam Glick’s expertise within the kitchen was by no means an issue, the California surfer churned out a number of the most praised meals within the historical past of the franchise (that’s, when he caught to the desire sheet, as #OnionGate proved). The place Glick struggled? His relationships.
In his first season on Beneath Deck Mediterranean, Glick was concerned in a love triangle with lead deckhand Malia White — whom he met earlier than the present started, however saved from producers — and bosun Wesley Walton. She ultimately selected Walton, a lot to Glick’s anger (he wound up hitting Walton throughout an intense night time out).
He principally stayed out of bother for his second Mediterranean season, however discovered himself in one other crew-mance in Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht, when he and chief stew Jenna MacGillivray started hooking up. Their relationship did not final, Glick saying that it was “very, very tough for him.” Viewers, in the meantime, criticized him for his dangerous angle and inflated sense of self-worth.
After 12 years dwelling and dealing on the open ocean, Glick declared he was “f—— over it,” telling Andy Cohen on Watch What Occurs Stay! that he was “able to reside his life on land.”
Matt Burns
Beneath Deck (Season 5)
Matt Burns’ culinary expertise saved the visitors comfortable on season 5 of Beneath Deck. However outdoors of the galley, the chef wasn’t as profitable.
First, he struck out in love with stew Brianna Adekeye on a disastrous seashore date. Then he tried to rekindle his romance along with his ex-girlfriend, whom he had damaged up with earlier than the beginning of the constitution season, however she rejected his advances. No less than the constitution visitors at all times preferred his meals.
Adrian Martin
Beneath Deck (Season 6)
Adrian Martin was a breath of recent air in comparison with earlier cooks. The yoga-loving, meditating, Sint Maarten-born chef stayed centered throughout his days within the galley. However his free-flowing nature had a draw back when inappropriate feedback he made towards Laura Betancourt crossed the road. Martin left the present on the finish of the season after taking a gig in New York Metropolis as a personal chef.
Mila Kolomeitseva
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 4)
Maybe probably the most controversial chef in Beneath Deck historical past, Mila Kolomeitseva was fired by Capt. Sandy Yawn throughout the season’s third constitution.
Kolomeitseva shocked viewers from the start of her time on the constitution yacht, when she licked uncooked steak and wished to serve visitors nachos made with jarred salsa and canned corn.
She struggled to make pancakes from a field and served canned seafood on the second constitution, which led Captain Sandy to take the visitors out for his or her ultimate lunch and put third stewardess Anastasia Surmava — an inexperienced chef — on lead for dinner service.
As she left, she stated she would not quit cooking. “In fact it makes me really feel terrible,” Kolomeitseva stated on the present. “Individuals like me who’ve huge egos typically should be put all the way down to earth slightly bit. But it surely makes me really feel like I need to work even tougher.”
Kevin Dobson
Beneath Deck (Season 7)
Kevin Dobson hit tough seas throughout his time on Beneath Deck, because of ongoing tensions with Chastain.
The 2 couldn’t appear to get alongside all season, frustrations between them spilling over when Chastain had Dobson current a birthday cake to visitors properly after the first constitution visitors (and birthday lady) had gone to mattress.
By the finale celebration, issues took a flip for the more serious. The New Zealander informed Chastain he did not like her and kicked sand in her face. He apologized on the reunion however did not return for an additional season.
Hindrigo “Kiko” Lorran
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 5)
Hindrigo “Kiko” Lorran made it midway by season 5 of Beneath Deck Mediterranean earlier than Captain Sandy made the decision to can him. Issues began to go downhill for Lorran when he was criticized for his plating and organizational expertise.
He tried his greatest to step it up however fumbled when visitors requested for a dinner constructed round Las Vegas, a spot he’d by no means been and was not accustomed to. Chief stew Hannah Ferrier steered truffle fries and nachos, which Loran paired with fried rooster and shrimp cocktail. Finally, the fried meals was a fumble, and Captain Sandy fired him.
He did get redemption, although, staying till the tip of the constitution and impressing the visitors with a superb dinner. “I made the visitors comfortable ultimately,” he informed BravoTV.com’s Each day Dish, after his exit. “I felt nice.”
Tom Checketts
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 5)
Tom Checketts was introduced in to exchange Lorran for the second half of Beneath Deck Mediterranean‘s fifth season. He got here in with a connection to the forged, relationship Malia White, the present’s bosun. Their romance was certainly put to the take a look at by Checketts’ arrival.
From the leap, he was annoyed and flustered, snapping at stewardesses and stressing about provisions. When White might calm him and provides him some assist within the galley, Checketts’ meals was principally at all times praised by visitors. However sadly, her involvement got here to her personal detriment, resulting in battle between White and Captain Sandy.
All in all, Checketts assist saved the Wellington crew from catastrophe, however his relationship with White did not final for much longer. After the season wrapped, the 2 introduced that they had gone their separate methods.
Rachel Hargrove
Beneath Deck (Seasons 8–10)
Rachel Hargrove’s meals has earned rave opinions from each constitution visitor. Even Captain Lee praised her as top-of-the-line yacht cooks he is ever labored with!
Initially from Tampa, Fla., Hargrove is predominantly self-taught, although has honed her craft by the years finding out and cooking in eating places all around the globe. Within the kitchen, she takes no prisoners.
And under deck, she’s the identical manner — her outspoken character and no-nonsense angle result in clashes with everybody from First Officer Eddie Lucas to Captain Lee himself, whom she famously cursed at earlier than quitting earlier than a constitution in season 8 (she got here again the subsequent day, after cooling down).
Natasha De Bourg
Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht (Season 2)
Natasha De Bourg’s time on Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht could also be greatest remembered for #PitaGate, a reputation hilariously given to the controversy that erupted after she seemingly exaggerated the variety of pita bread slices she made for one meal.
It prompted rigidity between her and chief stewardess Daisy Kelliher, one of many many kitchen-related culinary conflicts the 2 encountered all through the season.
Ultimately, they have been capable of depart the present as associates and Kelliher had the final snicker, beginning a podcast referred to as Pita Get together with fellow stews Alli Dore and Dani Soares.
Mathew Shea
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 6)
Mathew Shea made a splash from the second he walked into season 6 of Beneath Deck Mediterranean, backing out on the primary meal resulting from a well being situation that he later admitted was fueled by anxiousness.
Drama adopted the Rhode Island-born chef all season lengthy, although not within the galley, the place he constantly produced unbelievable meals (even after burning half of his fingers). As a substitute, he usually butted heads with chief stew Katie Flood and feuded along with his crew mates — together with stew Lexi Wilson, who wound up leaving the present after an intense argument.
Because the season wrapped, Shea’s continued to have battle along with his costars, calling Captain Sandy on the reunion “one of many worst captains I’ve ever labored with in my 15 years on boats.”
Jessica Condy
Beneath Deck Journey (Season 1)
The South African chef was undeniably proficient, however her perfectionist tendencies usually clashed with the Mercury crew, notably chief stew Faye Clarke. Jessica Condy regularly expressed frustration over visitors’ meals requests and adopted her personal guidelines. Ultimately, she confided in Capt. Kerry Titheradge that she felt burned out and regarded quitting, however she stayed till the tip of the season.
Marcos Spaziani
Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht (Season 3)
Earlier than stepping on the Parsifal III, Marcos Spaziani had been working as a chef for 10 years, after attending culinary college in Venezuela.
Cooking a mix of connoisseur Venezuelan, Italian, Korean and American meals, Spaziani’s culinary creations have been principally properly obtained by constitution visitors — even when his parts wanted to be slightly bit greater.
However the factor that set him other than others? His unbelievable endurance and dedication to his job have been on show when he saved cooking after by accident knocking his head and scrapping off a layer of his scalp (eww).
Ryan McKeown
Beneath Deck Down Underneath (Season 1)
Ryan McKeown has all of the makings of a traditional Beneath Deck chef: tremendous proficient, tremendous hard-working and tremendous conceited.
Philadelphia-born McKeown did not waste a second clashing with chief stewardess Aesha Scott over time upkeep, and rapidly let visitors know he would not be letting them dictate his menus.
“My fashion of cooking is take the components and allow them to shine,” he stated within the premiere episode. Finally, his disagreeable behaviors result in him getting the boot from Capt. Jason Chambers.
Nate Put up
Beneath Deck Down Underneath (Season 1)
With extra superyacht chef expertise than McKeown, Nate Put up hopped aboard the My Thalassa as his substitute and needed to start cooking for the visitors instantly in a disorganized galley. Fortunately, Put up proved he was the proper match for the job and managed to foster extra cordial relationships with the crew than McKeown.
David White
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 7)
U.Ok.-born Dave White joined the Residence crew with loads of expertise as a yacht chef, serving up a number of the sequence’ greatest dishes (regardless of messing up a couple of pancakes for former NFL participant Dominique Easley). Nonetheless, his romantic entanglement with chief stew Natasha Webb barely overshadowed his cooking expertise. Their earlier off-screen hookup led to some juicy drama, with White sending Webb texts threatening to spill their secrets and techniques to the crew.
Ileisha Dell
Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht (Season 4)
Season 4 of Beneath Deck Crusing Yacht had no scarcity of affection drama between the crew — from informal flings to messy love triangles — however chef Ileisha Dell stayed far-off from all of it, even with deckhand Chase Lemacks setting his sights on her. As a substitute, Dell docked herself within the galley, crafting beautiful 10-course meals and whipping up visitor favorites like johnnycakes.
Tzarina Mace-Ralph
Beneath Deck Down Underneath (Season 2)
Tzarina Mace-Ralph rapidly turned one of the vital entertaining cooks within the Beneath Deck franchise. All the best way from Bristol, U.Ok., Mace-Ralph was witty, unafraid of talking her thoughts and self-disciplined, balancing her time making elaborate meals within the galley and forging significant connections with the crew. She additionally had room for love, with each deckhand Culver Bradbury and bosun João Franco.
Jack Luby
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 8)
Chef Jack Luby introduced 14 years of cooking experience to Mustique however little superyacht expertise. Whereas he shined within the galley and put collectively scrumptious fare, the Liverpool resident nonetheless had his missteps (he notably disliked making eggs!). Regardless of these challenges, Luby stayed targeted and out of the drama, particularly when it got here to the drawn-out feud between third stew Natalya Scudder and chief stew Tumi Mhlongo.
Anthony Iracane
Beneath Deck (Season 11)
Anthony Iracane had huge sneakers to fill after Rachel Hargrove wrapped up her three-season stint on Beneath Deck. When the French chef hopped aboard the St. David, the Frenchman’s cool, calm and picked up demeanor appeared promising — till it wasn’t.
Although he obtained together with the crew, he failed to organize meals on time, delayed the seashore picnic and struggled to maintain up with the constitution’s tiresome tempo. Chief steward Fraser Olender had no alternative however to let go of Iracane, making him the third employees member to exit that season.
Nonetheless, it was revealed Iracane was going by private struggles whereas filming, admitting in a confessional: “To make wonderful meals, I must be very comfortable, and I’m very unhappy. So, my meals sucks.”
Nick Tatlock
Beneath Deck (Season 11)
Filling Iracane’s spot, Nick Tatlock could have had a tougher time becoming in because the oldest member of the St. David crew. However with 22 years of culinary expertise, Tatlock effortlessly impressed visitors along with his tasty dishes and stellar work ethic. Plus, his quirky, playful character made him a pleasant addition to the present.
Johnathan Shillingford
Beneath Deck Mediterranean (Season 9)
Regardless of boasting seven years of yachting expertise, chef Johnathan Shillingford has confronted tough waters on the Mystique. A number of visitors expressed dissatisfaction with their meals, leaving crew members to query his degree of professionalism. And surprisingly, Shillingford seems unfazed by the destructive suggestions, displaying little effort to enhance his efficiency.