Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 has been a struggle for boss Johnathan Shillingford, and his struggles on the Mustique make that clear He should not return for Below Deck Med Season 10. Chef Jonathan, who went by Jono during his time on Mustique, was excited to join the superyacht as the chef for the season. He hoped that he would be able to impress Captain Sandy Yun thoroughly Below deck Mediterranean Season 9, opening new doors and creating opportunities for him in the future. While Chef Jono knew he had his work cut out for him, he didn’t expect to struggle.
Although Jono is a capable chef, he understood that cooking for the type of guests that book charters with below deck Aboard Mustique was different from his previous jobs. Working as the boss of a luxury superyacht would be toxicEspecially for someone who is not professionally trained in the traditional sense. As a more home-schooled chef, Jono trained for his position, but he didn’t attend culinary academies like others. below deck Chefs have in the past. Captain Sandy was a little wary of the boss but chose to give him a chance.
While JOno was excited to prove himself on MustiqueThings quickly became more stressful than he anticipated. The first charter of the season arrived without the majority of the ordered provisions, and Jono had to think on his feet for a group of charter guests who were not as understanding as the crew had hoped. Jono completed the first charter and along with the rest of the Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 crew, was able to handle the high pressure of the next few charters without missing provisions.
Although Jono had what he needed to make dazzling, delicious meals during the next charters of the season, he did not manage to produce food that the guests would remember as he wanted them to. Jono’s meals for the next few charters of the season did not get to a point where he was struggling in his work quickly. Below deck Mediterranean Normal. Chef Jono’s meals are underwhelming for the guestsAnd although he was able to return to his behavior, it turned out that he was in over his head.
Although Jono was able to pick himself back up for a whileThe end of the charter season saw some of his biggest blunders. While the chef was notable for understanding that he had done badly and wanted to improve himself Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 Chef Jono has to make sure he’s ready before he returns to the reality TV version of a luxury superyacht. Chef Jono should not be asked back for Below deck Mediterranean Season 10, because he has a lot to learn before he returns.
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Chef Johnathan may not be a real chef
He did not have proper training
Although Chef Jono is able to work on Mustique, his background in culinary arts is a short one that would shock most viewers. Below deck Mediterranean Was not the first time Chef Jono worked in a galley, however His time to cook on luxury vessels is limitedAs his background is actually in architectural design. Jono said that before he was a chef, he was a trained architect, but the rest of his family worked in the culinary arts. As a self-taught chef, Jono had to catch up to the typical superyacht chef seen on below deck During the charter period.
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While Chef Jono may not have been traditionally trained as a chefHe has experience working overseas superyachts in the past. Realizing that his passion for cooking was not possible in his younger years, especially after seeing the toll it took on those in his family who worked in kitchens, he chose to go for something more practical. Although architecture is something that Jono enjoys, when he returned to his home country of Dominica, he wanted to get back into cooking. Even so, Chef Jono’s lack of experience has caused him to struggle, and may keep him from returning.
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Captain Sandy probably wouldn’t want to work with Chef Johnathan again
She struggled to work with him the first time
Although Chef Jono shared that he enjoyed his time getting to know Captain Sandy, the Below deck Mediterranean Captain may not be interested in working with the boss again. Captain Sandy has a high standard for her guests and has shared in the past that she wants her staff to be the best they can be. While Captain Sandy saw moments of greatness in Chief JonoThe issues he has on Mustique may be too much to see her jump to work with him in the future.
throughout Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 Chef Jono struggled to make a good impression on the guests aboard Mustique. During one of the most important charters of the season, where one of Captain Sandy’s personal friends was on the superyacht, Chef Jono bungled his dishes. Measure multiple services and eventually make a near-fatal mistake, Captain Sandy probably wouldn’t want to take a chance on working with Jono a second time Unless he has taken the time to cultivate his skills.
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Chef Johnathan was a rumored producer
He may not even be a real yachtsman
Although there is not much evidence of Chef Jonathan being a producer, It was rumored that he is a plant of Below deck Mediterranean’s Producers to create more drama at the time. Struggling throughout the charter season, Jono has enough skills as a chef to be accepted onto the superyacht crew and impress Captain Sandy. Although he may have been cast on the series with the producers knowing that he was not up to par, he at least performed in the early days of the season.
Chef Jono responded to the idea that he could be a producing plant throughout the season, continually finding his performance in limbo as he moved through the charters. Jonathan was unable to find a consistent level of performance, doing poorly in one charter and then excelling in the next. Although it could simply be Jono’s skills and the nerves that come from being part of under deck med, His inability to perform consistently was hard to ignore when rumors of him being a production factory came up.
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Chef John almost killed a charter guest
He served them a meal with an allergen
During one of the later charters of Below deck Mediterranean season 9, Chef Jono was dealing with a group of guests who wanted to make a sushi dinner but had forgotten the first preference sheet. With a main concept. For each charter, Captain Sandy goes through the charter guests’ preference sheets, explaining what they want on their charter and specifying to Jono what they would like for meals and any dietary restrictions they have. During a late charter, Captain Sandy shared that a guest was coming aboard with a deadly allergy to raw fish, so Jono needed to be careful.
While Jono was there during the preference meeting, he made a serious mistake when plating the meals for the guests during their pre-arranged sushi dinner. Serving the guest with the dietary issue a plate of raw fish, the guest refused and shared that if she ate the meal, she would probably die. The issue was major for Captain Sandy, who Tried to call a replacement for Jono because she wanted to let him go for the incident. When there was no replacement available, Sandy had to keep Jono on staff.
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The chef Jonathan did not put a lot of effort into his dishes
He is often shown weaving it
Although Jono Calling himself a culinary architect at the start of the season, his food was often panned for its lack of pizzazz. Throughout the season, it was clear that Jono needed to increase the quality of his dishes from chart to chartDepending on what the guests are interested in eating. Some of his meals were great successes, but others fell flat, and that was something the interior department did. Often noticed when they served.
While there were some meal services that were slam dunks for Jono, others lacked the luxurious quality that superyacht charter guests expect. During one of the later services in the charter season, Jono’s dessert was panned by the guests, who expected something a little more fanciful for the event they were celebrating. While Jono is able to provide high quality food, He did not constantly dress himself in his dishes to make sure that the guests were satisfied.
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Aesha always complained about Chef Johnathan’s food
Chief Stew is not happy with his performance
The interior section interacts with the chef’s meals the most on the superyacht, which often means that they are the most critical of what is prepared in the galley. While Chief Stu Aesha Scott was one of Jono’s biggest cheerleaders on Below deck Mediterranean In season 9, she also took the most issue with his meals when they were inappropriate. Aesha often made it clear that she was not happy with the meal that Jano gave her And the other stews to serve the guests.
While Aesha praised Jono’s cooking throughout the charter season, pleased with the crew meals he was preparing and found some of the guest meals up to par, there were often meals she felt were not up to a typical standard. . Aesha wanted Jono to succeed, and did her best to advise him during the charter season, but there was only so much she could do to help him in his role while working on her own. Aesha struggled to ensure Jono was cooking at a level she could bring to the guests throughout the charter period.
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Chef John doesn’t like to take criticism
He is not happy to receive feedback
Although Jono didn’t get feedback from Captain Sandy, he didn’t like criticism from anyone else on Mustique. Although his performance was admittedly one of the worst of his career, Jono wouldn’t take criticism well. when Captain Sandy would come to Chief Jono to talk about the issues she was having With his charters, he would listen, but rarely made any changes in the way he was working in the kitchen.
Although it was okay for Captain Sandy to give him criticism, he didn’t appreciate it when anyone else did. Aesha shared some of the guest complaints with Jono rather than taking them directly to Captain Sandy, hoping that he would take her word on the issues and change his ways in the galley. instead, Jono was irritated at the thought that he had to shift something he was doingAnd found the comments to be annoying rather than helpful.
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Chief John said that Below Deck was the worst charter of his career
He was weak under great pressure
As Chef Jono moved through his time on Below deck Mediterranean Season 9, he knew he was dealing with some serious issues in his performance that he hadn’t had in his career before. Jono, who had previously worked in galleys and felt he was ready for the challenge of a superyacht, seemed to be in his head often. make decisions based on impulse rather than information, Jono struggles to succeed on the superyacht in a way that confuses him.
with Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 With Jono struggling with every charter, there was very little time for him to catch up and learn from his mistakes. He shared that during the season He felt it was the worst charter season of his careerMostly because of the immense pressure he felt being aboard Mustique. Revving quickly and working efficiently are likely skills chef Jono has, but he has a hard time showing that on Below deck Mediterranean And probably won’t be asked back because of it.
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