After a season fraught with allegedly fake performances, oneBelow Deck Mediterraneanstar is now daring to brag about their skills.Below Deck Mediterraneanseason 9has been 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 supervising them.Jono has had multiple issues during his time on board the yacht, including serving a guest raw fish, something she’s deathly allergic to.
Below Deck Med’s Johnathan Shillingford boasted about his skills in the galley, despite coming under fire for allegedly faking his poor performance.
Chef Jono’s skills have been under major criticism throughoutBelow Deck Medseason 9, as well as his attitude towards those he works on the yacht with. Recently, however,rumors have been making the rounds throughout the Bravo universe that Chef Jono has been faking his bad performances.
Nowa recent video onJono’s Instagram page shows the chef discussing his recent successes and may have confirmed that his mistakes were faked. In the video, Chef Jono explained his history and how he entered the culinary world, explaining, “Did the test, passed it with flying colors ‘cause you know your boy got the skills.”
Chef Jono Admits Below Deck Med Is Wildest Job He’s Ever Had
Chef Jono Is A Chef Of Many Talents
Chef Jono used the Instagram video to help people get to know him, which may help them understand why he behaves the way he does onBelow 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, which was very influential for him. Chef Jono admitted thathe 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 thathis wildest experiences as a chef have been working onBelow 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?” Understandably, he may have been overwhelmed by being the only chef on board, but his supposed talents make it appear thatChef Jono is a producer plant.
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While listening to Chef Jono explain his history, how he was raised, and where he learned to love cooking, it is interesting to see the amount of training he has undergone. This is especially interesting considering he claimed to have passed the certification test to become a yacht chef with “flying colors” after saying that these tests generally require a lot of time in training.A chef who has gone through so many years of learning and effortlessly passing difficult tests should not be making the types of mistakes Chef Jono madeduringBelow Deck Mediterraneanseason 9.
It is one thing to misunderstand the time of breakfast and have eggs prepared too soon, but it is entirely another thing to serve a guest food that could actually kill her. While it may be a beloved show,it is hard to defendBelow Deck Mediterraneanagainst producer interference and manipulationwhen a chef who is so highly skilled makes shocking mistakes and then goes onto his Instagram account to brag about how talented he is. Viewers of the show are being asked to ignore an awful lot and accept what is happening on their television screens as fact.
Below Deck Mediterraneanairs Mondays at 9 p.m. EDT on Bravo and is available to stream the following day on Peacock.
Below Deck Mediterranean
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Below Deck Mediterranean is a Bravo reality television series that follows a crew that works aboard a gigantic superyacht during the busy season. The show highlights the challenges of the crew as they serve their high-end clientele. Each season tackles new locations, such as Greece, Croatia, Italy, and France, with some repeating.
