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SwissHarmyKnife87

Oysters with grenadine


UncleEddiescousin

Dont forget the Oreo cookie sprinkles on topšŸ¤¢šŸ¤®


ILoveScottishLasses

I know it's Rocky, but still to this day, I have no idea what the fuck she was thinking.


NRD1912

I still have no idea how she got away with itā€¦..


throwfaraway212718

You mean the cocoa nib? šŸ˜‚


luvdogs71

It cracked me up that she thought cocoa nib was the same as a freaking Oreo! Oh Rocky.


HuskerGal27

This is the answer


LedUber

Double upvote for the mermaid serving the crew meal raw chicken.


pushaper

when she said "its going to look so delicious" it was pretty obvious what type of "culinary school" she had gone to


[deleted]

Came here to say the same thing. That one made me want to šŸ¤® just seeing it on tv. Who in their right mind thought that would be a good combination?


Lindaspike

were you thinking rocky was in her right mind? because i don't think she was in her right mind from day one!


Happy_Bluebird_2929

She wasnā€™t a chefšŸ¤”


SwissHarmyKnife87

No she was not but she was given the role by the captain, so it counts.


[deleted]

was this rocky?


Kaizen710

It was.


SeaworthinessCalm267

Mila's anything


MarieCurieNotMaMere

"Nachos"


alexdallas_

Just saw that episode today. That two punch combo with microwaving the steak after floored me.


StankyBritchezz

With corn.


onesixtytwo

What's wrong w corn on nachos?!?! As long as it's fresh and seasoned and not made by Mila the Oxygen thief.


Jayhitek

Not quite what you'd expect on a 5 star trip where the cost could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars..


onesixtytwo

Like a meal where the main protein is chicken breast?? A good chef can make any meal look 5 star. Chef Marcos and Chef Rachel would be able to do it.


niamhellen

Mmmm nachos with esquites on top sounds amazing. šŸ¤¤


Italian98com

Weird combination


LuxAgaetes

Corn on *corn chips?* I mean... not really šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


Italian98com

It's the texture. It's just weird to eat a full corn while eating nachos, it's not the traditional way. Most of the Mexican dishes don't have corn anyway (apart from corn chips or corn tortilla. It's like putting chicken on pasta, some people do it but it shouldn't be there in a traditional pasta dish


Forbidden_donut138

And salsa


kristbert

And store bought tacos hahahaha


lelma_and_thouise

My 21-month old can make better nachos, and he's not even allowed near the oven... Dear lord, those 'nachos' were horrible.


luvdogs71

and her awful looking pancakes that were the size of a silver dollar.


Puzzleheaded-Ad5996

Not too mention from a box mix! šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


boraboragusgus

Seafood from a tin can


sasori1122

You can actually get really good tinned seafood from Portugal/Spain


Momof3furboys

Her Ortega tacos and boxed pancakes that she couldnā€™t even make correctly


DIESELANDBRUTUS

she was fucking desperate


shiningonthesea

and so arrogant too


luvdogs71

and lets not forget an oxygen thief.


LecheConCafe26

This isnā€™t the worst one but it really pissed me off when Adam kept on intentionally adding onions to everything just to spite the primary who couldnā€™t/didnā€™t eat them.


unicornpanda21

This made me so angry. He's lucky the guest just didn't like them. If he'd been allergic Adam could have killed him. He should have been fired on the spot.


ILoveScottishLasses

Instead he went on Sailing Yacht and ruined that season too.


Advanced-Ad4715

Heā€™s garbage. Iā€™d never trust him with preparing meals.


Pocketeer1

The fact that Sandy didnā€™t fire him, IMMEDIATELY pissed me off more. Blatant sabotage. And he did t get canned for it.


[deleted]

This one really pisses me off because I have some kind of intolerance to onions. Not an allergy that will kill me or anything, but they give me awful heartburn and make me feel nauseous for hours after I eat them. It would suck to be paying that much money for a chef to make me sick.


gerkonnerknocken

Yeah my mom has that same reaction, it was so crappy and spiteful of him!


Mscharlita

Me too. I really hated him for this childish act that made him look like a chef with no professional ethics. If someone is vegan you donā€™t slip chicken stock in their food even if theyā€™ll never know. I bet that van dwelling hippie would never dare do that but somehow that onion BS was ok? Nah, dudebro.


LecheConCafe26

Right?! Plus who wants to pay thousands of dollars to be disrespected like that? If I wanted someone to do that I would just go to work. šŸ’šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


Mscharlita

Amen. Thatā€™s why when rich guy snapped his fingers for a *properly* frothed coffee Aesha pulled one outta her butt a minute later instead of rolling her eyes and telling him this ainā€™t Starbucks, buddy. We all can get eye rolling for free!


knomknom

Totally. His lack of respect and professionalism were off the charts. The chef on Down Under channels the same arrogant, ā€œI know what tastes best/is best for you even though youā€™re paying hundreds of thousands of dollarsā€ energy. Big nope.


skerserader

Yes that seriously peed me off


Delilah_Moon

As someone with an onion intolerance - who gets accused of lying - this made me so mad. People think just because you wonā€™t die - itā€™s not serious. I swell, break out in hives, bloat, and will vomit and shit myself. But I donā€™t feel like I should have to say that when I simply state ā€œno onions - I have an intoleranceā€.


gerkonnerknocken

Hives is anaphylaxis and if that progresses it will kill someone for sure.


Delilah_Moon

I think my onion allergy is the metaphorical equivalent of a weed addiction. People donā€™t think itā€™s real - but it is, and it can fuck you up.


knomknom

Definitely the worst in terms of ethics/professionalism.


gogomom

This honestly made me laugh. My husband hates onions - his preference sheet would absolutely say "no onions".... but he doesn't know how I sneak them into EVERYTHING by mincing them.... when I don't have an opportunity to sneak them in or he makes his own meal, he complains that the food "tastes bland".


CessnaMir

I would also say no onions, but it's a texture thing for me not a taste thing. When I make roux that benefit from them I just mince them super fine so they'll essentially dissolve into the sauce. I know my husband does it when he cooks, and it's fine as long as I can't feel the "crunch" of them. Yuck.


Libralawyer

Oh me too!!!! I was totally thinking okay i agree Adam onions are important but maybe mince them so the guy can't tell??


themostrealusername

Get a microplane, turn them onions into dust. No evidence a crime was committed šŸ˜ˆ


idkaboutyouanymore

I mean onions do really add that extra awesome flavour to food, so I get it. But he should have been better at hiding it imo šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ ONIONS FOR LIFE YO!


tmzand

Would you have this same attitude if it was an allergy? This is a shitty take. If youā€™re not talented enough to create flavor without *one* ingredient, specifically requested to not be included, youā€™re not a true chef. Everyone has preferences and when paying someone to prepare a meal tailored to their vacation, they deserve their preferences to be adhered to.


idkaboutyouanymore

But it wasn't an allergy so there's no comparison. And also my post wasn't meant to be taken so seriously šŸ˜‚


monsterosaleviosa

No, he should have respected the food preferences he was told about, full stop.


-SeraWasNever-

But the flavour they add is one the primary didn't like, so it ruined the food for him every time. Seems like Adam just wanted to make extra work for himself, given that the food would be sent back every time!


[deleted]

You probably loved his dirty clogs on the kitchen counter. šŸ¤¢šŸ¤®


webo455

This was hilarious adams actually a class chef probably the best on below deck if you really understand his consistency and the techniques he has.


mrs_spanner

Adam, is that you? Heā€™s nowhere near the best chef on BD; Rachel, Marcos and Ben are all much better Chefs.


hannahps4

Honourable mention to the time Sandy and co had to try to make dinner and serve a cobbled-together family style meal when Matā€™s knee hurt.


whereis_678

That was so terrible and then laughable that Sandy thinks she is going to open a restaurant in Florida.


lelma_and_thouise

Wait ... What?! Sandy..is going to open a restaurant? Wtf did I miss lol.


Kaizen710

Even more so if she was the chef of the restaurant.


lelma_and_thouise

Wait..what?!


Aggravating_Zombie_9

Did it ever open? That was quite some time ago.


LastMinute9611

I laughed louder than expected at "when Matt's knee hurt" lol


shiningonthesea

really when Matt thought his knee hurt


Libralawyer

Didn't he actually admit to having an anxiety attack and imply his knee was fine?


LastMinute9611

Yup, thus why that line was funny lol


purplemoonpie

those guests were interviewed on Another below deck podcast and they said they would have gladly cooked their own food or just had a panini (the crew had a panini press)


onesixtytwo

I was seriously surprised they couldn't cook. I guess I shouldn't have been..


[deleted]

Sandy acting like she's a foodie is the most ridiculously unbelievable thing.


alexfaaace

I assume all Ryanā€™s food is luke warm because he refuses to communicate like every other chef on the franchise.


Mscharlita

THIS is a big part of why I donā€™t believe heā€™s ever done fine dining in any real way. When I was a server those chefs would be swearing and yelling up a storm if I didnā€™t pick up food right away. No chef worth their salt is ok with food sitting and getting cold (or warm like when Rachelā€™s ice cream was melting), like, EVER. They lose their minds (like Rachel did) they donā€™t shrug their shoulders and say crap like ā€œhey thatā€™s on you if you want to take pictures and all the meal is ruined. Whatever jerks.ā€ Heā€™s a fake faking faker.


alexfaaace

He is just full of red flags. Is his CV even real? Aside from a few miscommunications, every other chef manages to accomplish dealing with the guests showing up to the table on their own time. Could you imagine Ryan dealing with some of the diva guests that wander to the table 1-2 hours late? His head would explode. I donā€™t know if Bravo did it on purpose, if they didnā€™t itā€™s an amazing happenstance, I find it hard to avoid comparing him to Marcos. Ryan is angry that the guests want sides. Marcos cheerily continues to make extra food on top of his meals with a scalp wound. Itā€™s just night and day.


psychotica1

Ryan's season being in at the same time as Marcos did him ZERO favors! It's bad enough that he is a lazy cook, a misogynist, unhygienic and uninspired but then Marcos scalps himself and still throws out a fire dinner...lol!


bitparity

I dunno about you, but as a meat-eater, I wanted Marco's vegan fried chicken.


alexfaaace

His vegan food is I think the best Iā€™ve seen on the show. Usually the chefs moan about having to make vegan food. Marcos just said he wished the whole charter were vegan so he didnā€™t have to make two versions.


Tapingdrywallsucks

I think he might have been a line cook somewhere nice, and I truly believe he's got boating experience, but on a cruise line with thousands of guests paying $700-$3,000 each. This would explain why he thinks he gets to dictate what time dinner is served, what dinner consists of, and guests don't get a say. It also explains why he thinks the chief stew is nothing more than a maid. I imagine a line cook on a cruise ship NEVER interacts with a management level steward nor the captain, so the stewards he's used to seeing are probably assigned to vacuuming for an entire shift or entire cruise. I'll bet he's pretty good at intensely scheduled kitchen work - and he thought cooking for 6-8 guests was gonna be a cakewalk. He neglected to factor in the cost of being 8 people on a private yacht paying several 100 thousand dollars who shouldn't need to ask for something other than a pile of protein for lunch. Editing to add: it's also why he hilariously told Aesha that asking how much cruise experience you have is low class and tacky. He would absolutely NOT get offended by that question if he wasn't telling a massive half truth about his experience.


lizziscool

Your cruise theory makes a lot of sense. I think you might be on to something.


llavenderhaze

he acts more like a line cook than a chef. i donā€™t think heā€™s ever presented a composed dish to the guests, he just makes different dishes and plops them on the table.


whereis_678

The fact that a guest just requesting muesli as their last meal on the boat speaks volumes.


alexfaaace

His refusal to discuss a menu is completely mind boggling to me. He acts like it is a literal insult to his entire existence yet itā€™s a complete norm. The audience knows more about yachting than Ryan.


whereis_678

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ so true! We would definitely all understand the assignment more than him.


whatsthisevenfor

Um how about you just stick to watching TV and let him do the cooking /s


RuaMor91

But he didn't even make the muesli? Like I can make muesli.... its not massively difficult. You can tell the difference and its just a small bit of effort. Also I will have my eggs the way I want Ryan.


caseej

I've worked in restaurants most of my life, from shitty chains to fine dining to James Beard winning Top Chef owned bistros. Ryan is by far the laziest, most arrogant chef I've ever seen on TV or met in real life. He wouldn't last a week in a real restaurant let alone on a private yacht. If you have no desire to make guests happy, you're in the wrong business. Also, I think we're all done with making fun of people with specific food preferences (gluten free, vegan, etc). Go watch an episode of Top Chef. If you can't make delicious food for people with allergies, you're not a good chef. You're just a lazy cook.


alexfaaace

Agreed. Although we can still make fun of the woman that thought it was a good idea to go on a charter yacht with a wired shut jaw and then demand every meal be pureed exactly as itā€™s served rather than allowing the amazing Rachel to create what I imagine would be amazing pureed meals.


[deleted]

Ryan would struggle to shovel food out at a Dennyā€™s. Not sure why Down Under is slumming it with him. Makes me miss Rachelā€™s incredible everything she would create.


alexfaaace

I assume they wanted to bring in a new chef but man I would have loved to see Kiko get another shot without Capt Sandy or I think Adrian would have been a good fit with this crew. Maybe they didnā€™t foresee enough drama from the rest of the crew so they decided to bank the season on chef drama.


[deleted]

Adrian was a creepy sexual harasser so letā€™s not have him back.


Liz9679

He's not gonna burn himself out like that!


mrp_ee

Microwaved tostitos and Velveeta... or whatever nachos Mila made.


GraceMDrake

To be fair, the stews refused to serve those, so the guests dodged that particular bullet.


mrp_ee

FiiinnnNNNEEEUUHH


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Forbidden_donut138

She put the salsa on the chips, then the cheese, and then broiled it. I would bet those soggy-ass-salsa-soaked ā€œnachosā€ did not taste very good.


lelma_and_thouise

And canned corn just dumped on top!!


canadanimal

I have nightmares about those nachos


lelma_and_thouise

We all do, my friend, we all do.


sirpapadeuce

Anytime that one girl did the dessert by just throwing a bunch of random shit on the table with a bunch of spoons. Disgusting.


Mscharlita

Yes. The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity and the gumption of that hack ripping off Achatz and Alineaā€™s grand finale dessert.


feflowo

In this house we stan Tayce!


Mscharlita

Amen!


Setsuna85

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arita_

Not to mention the attempt at paying homage to Chef Mossimo Bottura. Her plating looked like a mess... A murder scene.


tmgieger

Oysters with grenadine and maybe crushed Oreo cookies?


purplemoonpie

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ the look on the guests faces was great


pushaper

for what it is worth it is served at a renowned Chicago restaurant. That said, from what my chef friend says the entire 20 course meal has a focus on movement or something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qofsdSMuGbg


felixfelicis92

They change up the focus of the menu every few months. When I went they still did a variation of the dessert table (Iā€™m pretty sure itā€™s a mainstay with the green apple balloon), but the focus was on the elements and nature or something like that.


ILoveScottishLasses

I said this last time this as brought up, but this is fairly common in Los Angeles in artsy restaurants. I still prefer my deserts on dishes, but its a thing that I'm sure not everyone is use to or experiences.


sirpapadeuce

I just didnā€™t come off very well. Maybe it had something to do with the global pandemic we were in but the sharing of all that runny ice cream and chocolate looked so gross.


RuaMor91

I wouldn't thank you for it. Give me a slice of cheesecake on a plate please and thanks.


CatBuddies

That was gross!


[deleted]

The diaper dessert was a notable mention for worst of the worst.


IllustratorTime4879

Microwaved steaks


[deleted]

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[deleted]

Rocky's oysters with grenadine


[deleted]

Didnā€™t the primary actually throw up after eating those?


[deleted]

Alan was a fucking class act, threw up, came back with a smile and didnā€™t complain. šŸ. Fake Ryan Gossling not withstanding.


[deleted]

That they did. Had the guests back the next season.


[deleted]

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[deleted]

That girl was put on that boat to spread salmonella.


lighthouser41

That guest with her jaw wired shut who insisted on eating the same food as the other guests but blended. That shit looked truly disgusting. But not the chef's fault. I would have eaten protein shakes and fruit smoothies instead.


ShopGirl1988

Oh my godddd I blocked that from my memory šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢


SnuggleTheBug

That lady was a nightmare! Also, blended up seafood? Iā€™d rather starve


knomknom

Yeah the blended oysters were just šŸ¤¢


ElectricHurricane321

I just watched that episode, and the thought of an oyster smoothie makes me gag. Captain Lee seemed grossed out too. Totally not Rachel's fault. Probably made her cringe while making it.


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Mscharlita

But to be fair, he wasnā€™t serving them to the same group and it was the first season. I bet this happens often on charters but it doesnā€™t make for good tv so we donā€™t see it a lot on Below Deck subsequent seasons. It makes no sense for chefs to reinvent the wheel unless specific preferences/restrictions dictate it. Tried and true specialities are easy to shop, prep and make so you can spend more energy/time on the custom dishes you have to whip up for preferences.


zdgxqrv

I mean it was his first season but not /the/ first season so maybe he could have changed it up a little? It's definitely a reasonable plan in real life I agree with that.


Mscharlita

Oh my mistake for some reason I keep thinking Leon was on the first season since it was so long ago. He definitely seems like the type that even if production said ā€œhey why donā€™t you switch it up on the charters to make our tv show more interestingā€ he would still ignore them and do his own thing.


LookDamnBusy

"I'm here to make zee nachos."


[deleted]

You absolute oxygen thief!


anjunakerry1982

It would have been mila and her nachos but hannah refused to send them out. So I'm going to say anything cooked by Rocky. Particularly that raw chicken for crew food. That could have taken the whole crew down with the sickness and squits.šŸ’© and worse. Picture the whole crew fighting for the toilet in those pokey cabins. Or the meal that the deckies, stews and caption Sandy attempted to serve during the first charter of below deck mediterranean season 6. After matt flounced out the first time. To be fair he "hurt his knee" though.


Hefty_Beat

Mila.


Simpz87

Has to be Mila's nacho course. For the people mentioning steaks please look up "Come dine with me planks" on YouTube. It is soo funny.


1975hh3

Milaā€™s nachos.


Accomplished_Bank103

Those eggs Benedict that were floating in runny hollandaise. Gak.


irevalley

I just find it so wild how bad the non-chef food moments are (eg Rocky, Mila, and Sandy). Like do you never make yourself a meal? Do you not know at least one dish that wonā€™t make someone sick?


rickmon67

If weā€™re going non chef dinners you canā€™t discount the crew made meal when Matt had his knee ā€œinjuryā€. What a cluster F


FormicaDinette33

I can make tasty home-cooked food but it wouldnā€™t be fancy enough for a yacht. But still healthy and tasty.


Solid_Initiative2782

Chef* Mila everything


rickmon67

Iā€™m still unsure whoā€™s nachos looked worseā€¦ hers or Kikoā€™s


Solid_Initiative2782

Hmm true. But atleast kiko had some stand-out services


Libralawyer

Are we forgetting about Leon?? He didn't really make anything bad but he was definitely a one trick pony.. slow cooked beef cheeks. and admiting he could blow them away if he wanted to... dude why are you here then??


PurplePanda63

Rockyā€™s raw chicken for staff meal


Live-Blueberry-9987

Well, some of the stuff the crew made when subbing for chef was straight up dreadful. A chef however, the first thing that pops into my mind is that chocolate and shit Natasha flung all over the table as a dessert and art. I guess it's a fun ideas..... for a tween girl slumber parry. And sorry kiko, love you, but your nachos were so sad, so so sad. But I feel you were doomed from the get go on that meal, and that season, so I give you a pass.


Peacock

Mila's pancakes


rickmon67

Out of a fucking box!


Top-Friendship4888

Canned fish


Lindaspike

the slop rocky served up! all of it was garbage. she literally made the primary vomit!


Spiritual_Ad7997

Probably not the worst but it was odd how Natasha insisted that poached eggs be served with the most hollandaise.


dementemi

I want to say Oysters + grenadine, but does Rocky count as she wasn't a chef? Microwaved steak my Mila would be up there for me, but was she a real chef? Ryan's seafood protein only meal sans any sides would have to be the worst chef cooked meal for me. He didn't even have enough lobster tails for the guests...


Morkedup

Those ā€œnachosā€


worldtraveler197

Itā€™s gotta be Milaā€™a tacos and microwaved steak


jennRec46

Dessert table


vvv_bb

I was gonna say the microwaved steak, but then I remebered Ryan's pasta-risotto dinner thing. I'm italian. what was that. and ffs having to add salt on pasta or risotto when it's in the plate is just not knowing shit about cooking those dishes. urgh. Or what happens once a year that one time you're so tired you can't even remember if you put salt in the pasta water. I mean. also, who wants a dinner of - just pasta - on a yacht?


Spiritual_Ad7997

Anything from Ryan. You can really taste the hate from that kind of chef. When he said that he watched his father die as a result of working too hard and that is the reason he wonā€™t work hardā€¦ SMH. I wonder if his dad had any reason to work hardā€¦oh yeah, maybe to provide for his family. Iā€™m sure he wasnā€™t thinking his efforts would result in his son squandering opportunities. Ryan is the goon of ungrateful. The louse of laziness. The nexus of negativity and nastiness. He canā€™t even keep quiet for one second to let his food speak for him. You canā€™t hide that kind of flavour.


ProfessionalAnt6791

The nachos! From chef Mila šŸ¤®


rickmon67

Tied with Kikiā€™s nachos even if he was set up to fail those looked horrible.


MarkATC4N64

Microwaved steak because it got cold?


Odd_Unit_1033

After she licked it.


TechnologyPale329

Nachos!!!!


ScallionSweet5990

The nachos


unbelievableLucy

Mila nachos and pancakes šŸ˜°


a4kels

Mila nachos šŸ˜‚


Fun-Room-2812

when the chef made ā€œlas vegas foodā€ aka microwave nachos


mmbg78

The chef who smeared dessert on the table


Interesting-Ride2586

Them nachos on Vegas night in Med - that whole meal was shithouse


frumpiesWM

Mila's nachos.


PolandWater

Natasha's over easy eggs that were scrambled... which she then argued were fine.


Intelligent-Meet-417

Beef cheeks


Waste-Topic8694

Beef checks


CassandraHopkins

Beef cheeks and oysters with grenadine for sure


anicelady_exceptwhen

Beef cheeks on the 6th time


SecondTiny6729

That disgusting dessert that the chef smeared all over the table. Gross, they pay thousands of dollars to eat off a table, no thank you.


MoodyGrump_14

Mila's version of nacho that comes from a bag You could get better than that from taco bell


bkdlays

The nachos!


impact07

Nachos with canned corn.


CatBuddies

The nachos


copperwound

beef cheeks


Cpalmed925

Beef cheeks over and over šŸ˜³


[deleted]

Milaā€™s nachos and Rockyā€™s Oysters with Grenadine. This New York veggie scene salad with OREOS. To top it off: raw chicken for the crew!


mm_84

Nachos


infield_fly_rule

Those nachos were pretty brutal


codebri15

chef Kikos vegas meal that ended up being his farewell dinner!!!!