After a season riddled with allegedly fake performances, one Below deck Mediterranean Star is now daring to brag about their skills. Below deck Mediterranean Season 9 was filled with shocking mishaps from multiple members of the crew, including Bosun Iain Maclean and Chef Johnathan “Jono” Shillingford. Iain allowed a guest and a member of the crew to float away on paddleboards after failing to put someone in charge of checking them. Jono had multiple issues during his time on the yachtIncluding serving a guest raw fish, something she’s deathly allergic to.
Below Deck MedJohnathan Shillingford has boasted of his skills in the goal, despite coming under fire for allegedly botched performances.
Chef Jono’s skills have been under major criticism throughout Below Deck Med Season 9, as well as his attitude towards those he works with on the yacht. but recently, Rumors have been making the rounds throughout the Bravo universe that Chef Jono has been damping down his poor performances..
Now A recent video on Jono‘s Instagram page shows the chef discussing his recent successes and may have confirmed that his mistakes were wrong. In the video, Chef Jono explains his story and how he entered the culinary world, explaining, “Took the test, passed it with flying colors because you know your boy has the skills.“
Chef Jono admits Below Deck Med is the wildest job he’s ever had
Chef Jono is a chef of many talents
Chef Jono used this Instagram video to help people get to know him, which can help them understand why he behaves the way he does Below Deck Med. He explained that he has always been a creative person and originally went to school for architecture, which is really what he wanted to be. Chef Jono then said that his parents were always in the kitchen, and his older brother was a professional chef who was a great influence on him. Chef Jono admitted that He passed the certification tests to work as a chef on yachts with flying colors.
After explaining that his favorite dish to make is “Probably a 10-course Japanese tasting menu – soft elements, cold elements, crunchy elements, hot elements“, Chef Jono explained that On his wildest experiences as a chef have been working Below deck Mediterranean. he said, “Being a one-man show on that big a** boat was crazy. It was challenging; it was a lot of work! We all know that because you’re watching, right?“Of course, he can be overwhelmed by being the only chef on board, but his supposed talents make it seem like Chef Jono is a production factory.
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While listening to Chef Jono explain his story, how he was raised, and where he learned to love to cook, it is interesting to see the amount of training he has undergone. This is especially interesting because he claimed to have passed the certification test to become a yacht master with “Flying colors“Having said that the tests generally require a lot of time in training. A chef who has gone through so many years of studying and effortlessly passing difficult tests should not make the types of mistakes Chef Jono made. During Below deck Mediterranean Season 9.
It’s one thing to misunderstand the timing of breakfast and have eggs prepared too soon, but it’s quite another to serve a guest food that could actually kill you. Although it may be a favorite show, It is difficult to defend Below deck Mediterranean Against producer interference and manipulation When a chef who is this high-quality makes shocking mistakes and then takes to his Instagram account to brag about how talented he is. Viewers of the show are asked to ignore a lot of horror and accept what is happening on their TV screens as reality.
Below deck Mediterranean Airs on Mondays at 9pm EDT on Bravo and is available to stream the following day on Peacock.
Source: John Shillingford/ Instagram