"Thankfully it all turned out well": Fans react as chef Jess gets frustrated with crew over dinner on Below Deck Adventure

Chef Jess gets upset with her crew on Below Deck Adventure
Chef Jess gets upset with her crew on Below Deck Adventure (Image via Instagram/belowdeckbravo,wanderlustchef)

Below Deck Adventure season 1 aired a brand new episode on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at 8 pm ET on Bravo.

The one-hour episode featured the cast members managing their charter guests onboard the super yacht Mercury. They are also navigating issues between the crew members, dealing with romantic connections, and conflicts and confrontations, creating significant drama throughout the course of the episode.

On this week's episode of Below Deck Adventure, chef Jess was frustrated with Oriana and Faye for their lack of communication. Her frustration came out on her teammates and even Captain Kerry, who was asked to leave after he offered to pitch in and help. Jess, however, apologized to the captain for her behavior.

Fans had varied reactions to the situation, and one tweeted:

Cast members of the hit Bravo series include Captain Kerry Titheradge, chef Jessica Condy, chief stew Faye Clark, stews Oriana Schneps and Kasie Faddah, bosun Lewis Lupton, deckhands Michael Gilman, Nathan Morely, and the newest member, deckhand Seth Jacobson, who joined the team on last week's episode.


Chef Jess gets frustrated with team members on Below Deck Adventure

On tonight's episode of Below Deck Adventure, the crew were preparing for the arrival of new charter guests. While some members were quick to report to their duties, others struggled managing their team members and had to sort out several issues. This caused quite a lot of drama throughout the course of the episode.

Ahead of the guests' arrival, Captain Kerry assembled the crew members and discussed the preference sheets that the guests had sent over. As they were having conversations, the cast decided to do an obstacle course and have themed parties for the guests to feel welcome. They also decided to create food adhering to the preference sheet.

The crew then got to work to ensure the best possible service for the new charter guests.

As guests arrived on the Below Deck Adventure episode, the crew reported on their duties. While Chief Stew Faye gave them a tour of the yacht, Chef Jess began cooking the food as per the preference sheet. The latter felt that her team members didn't communicate with her about the status of the guests, which hindered her from cooking fresh food.

In a confessional, Jess said:

"Yeah I'll be sweet and kind and lovely. But there will be the "Gordon Ramsay moments" when there's lack of communication and I feel like pushed into a corner. And then I can kind of get, like, a little bit snappy."

Throughout the course of cooking dinner, Jess' frustration left her fellow teammates Oriana and Faye upset. While serving dinner, the chef clearly explained that one of the guests didn't eat scallops and the other was a pescetarian (one who doesn't eat meat but eats fish).

However, the Below Deck Adventure cast members Oriana and Faye kept serving the wrong plates to the guests, leaving the chef frustrated. The latter then ratted out the faults of the crew to the guests, leaving the two teammates upset. Later on, when Captain Kerry pitched in to help, the chef asked him to leave.

By the end of the episode, chef Jess realized that she was frustrated and apologized to Captain Kerry for her behavior.


Fans react to chef Jess behavior on Below Deck Adventure

Fans took to social media to comment on the incident. While some felt that chef Jess shouldn't have ratted out her fellow teammates in front of the guests, others applauded her for taking accountability and apologizing to the Captain.

Check out what they have to say.


Season 1 of Below Deck Adventure is getting interesting with each passing episode. As the season progresses, the cast members will explore a lot more dynamics in the upcoming weeks, causing a lot of tension. Viewers will have to stay tuned to find out what more is to come this season.

Don't forget to tune in to a brand new episode of Below Deck Adventure next Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 8 pm ET on Bravo.

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