Another Below Deck Podcast - Chef Rachel Has Beef | Below Deck Med Crew Interview

Episode Date: July 31, 2022

We talk with Chef Rachel about her beef with Tyra, her beef with that Austen from Southern Charm, and her beef with Bravo. Also that one time she had to make milkshakes out her gourmet food for that one woman who had her jaw wired shut. Subscribe to our Patreon for our coverage of Below Deck Down Under, Below Deck Sailing Yacht seasons 1 & 2 AND Love is Blind Season 2, The Ultimatum, & more!  https://patreon.com/anotherpodcastnetworkVideo of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpgRn46VevjnBrp5A4tgiqw?sub_confirmation=1This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5727246/advertisement

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I'm no longer a fan of the network and I'm no longer a fan of the show. Yeah. Joining us on the blower, calling in from parts unknown, a culinary tornado, both in the kitchen and on Twitter of late. We are a culinary tornado on Twitter. She's just a tornado on Twitter. She's, yeah, she's kind of just laying waste on Twitter, but you know, I don't know, I didn't really think at that far through, and now that you're pressing me, I'm kind of flustered, but joining us is Chef Rachel Hargrove.

Thank you. Thanks guys. Rates, you are, you are a beloved cast member of below deck. I mean, people don't say anything bad about you. I believe Bravo loves you because you are just so fun. You're a great chef and you just do wacky stuff on the show, but it's all good naturedatured. But this week, Bravo, I had a little bit of an issue with, yes. Yeah, so if I could jump in really quickly, I don't wanna call this a wellness check,

but I think that us and fans of Below Deck are a little bit concerned with what's going on on you and the social media, and the social media, it's because we do not want you to leave the show. You are one of the better parts of Bravo's Below Deck. So please don't blow this whole thing up, but what's been going on?

Well, I mean, it's kind of funny because I normally, when I work as an actual chef on yachts, I don't check my social media, I don't check my emails, it's just because I'm so busy and you guys see a little bit of it from the show itself. You see how many hours I work, I just kind of, you know, I'm doing provision lists on the toilet. I mean like it really is that bad. So I took some time off and I kind of went through my social and I read some of the feeds and stuff like that and I've been around and kind of privy to a lot of other stuff. So I think that a lot of people saw the fact that they saw me so active so much recently

which I mean could you imagine if I had every single day available? Yeah, it would be a lot of fun. I'd be like Trump. I was just going gonna make that comparison. Right, so you're saying with the spike in activity, idle hands, devil's playground, people may think that you've gone absolutely insane, but it's just you going back to social media

and ratcheting it up a little bit. Yeah, like the rest of us. Right, right. Yeah, it's normal. Yeah, it's, you know, and it's kind of funny too, because like, you know, there was a tire of post and I was, you know, we all know that it was on American sex model. I got a lot of former cast members actually like reach out

to me from that show and tell me about how they had body dysmorphic disorder, about how they had, they had copious amounts of plastic surgery, stomach try to commit suicide, they had all sought out to get psychological help, which is amazing because it didn't throw any alarm, so I'm not going to throw anyone on the bus, but no pun intended, but at the same time too, it was just kind of like, I was like, oh, look at that, I'm like, hmm, fuck, that sucks, doesn't it? Like remember when you called me a fat ass? Where you cut, like, I just, you know,? Like remember when you called me a fat ass? Where you called me?

I just, you know, one thing I have to clarify just now, were you calling Tyra, boss with that unintended pun? No, no, no, I'm not calling her a boss. I'm calling one. Oh, I'm gonna just go, oh yeah, I forgot about that. Are you saying that it was all Jay Alexander's fault? Is that what you're saying? No, there was a lot that was involved too. A lot of people make comments on

The panel along with her as well There's editing that's involved so it just kind of right it didn't bother me. I don't care like I'm a chef Like and I already made that joke before I like snacks so I could give a shit less. Thanks are great Well, I love the explanation that the only reason for you pulling out the flame Thor is just a little bit of free time. Yeah, a little honor. But let's go through some of your specific targets and see really what the issue is like this this this Cuck from Southern charm. What's his deal? What Austin? I hate by the way, I love that you did this because I hate those two jerks and I hate that show. Austin is probably one of the most loathed people on Bravo's entire slate of

characters. Intelligent target Rachel. Yeah. Target acquired. Apparently, apparently, they love him more than, you know, whatever like itself. So here was the biggest thing. He was doing this promotional tour with his beer and he was in my hometown and then also where I live now. Which are what and what respect do you have? What are those locations? Yeah. Tampa and Fort Lauderdale.

So exotic. Very beautiful. But I. But yeah. So I ended up joking with him. We had some banter, whatever. This was like, just, hey, what's up, dude? You're in my places.

What's going on, whatever. So we met up, and I met with his brewing team, but they were amazing. They were so cool. So I kind of pretty much hung out with those guys the whole night, and then he goes, did, which is fine, you know, whatever. And then he reached back out and was just like, I'm so sorry, and he apologized, which is fine. And that's awesome that he did. And then we started texting, and then I was just like, I hate, I'm like, I'm in the middle of doing something, I can't text. So we talked on the phone, but apparently with Sunday,

Sunday for him and he was absolutely incoherent and he just said, it's a nasty shit to me, which was, you know, you're not funny, you're just mean. And then I was like, okay, and then kept going on and on and on,

I hung up. And that was my post. Okay, so I feel like this is a little bit of a Tarantino timeline. I feel like we've got a fill in the middle a little bit here, Rach. But so when you're saying he ghosted you, what was the context of said ghosting?

Was it a business transaction? Was it a romantic thing? What was going on? Why did the ghosting sting? Where I think she's going with it. Now, I want to hear her answer, but I think they were dipping the toe on the water i think this was a casual first meet up for possible romantic involvement if there's a i highly doubt that uh...

no good for you dodge the short back funny okay you really dodge the bullet there uh... but anyways we don't want to pride too much i mean there's a lot no it's not a pride no it's not it's not about anything like that. It's just, hey, you know, you're part of the Bravo family and, you know, hey dude, what's up? You know, it's, I don't have any qualms with really anybody. I don't actually interact with anyone from Bravo.

I don't even interact with my former cast members outside of the show, which is a known fact. I actually asked to be flown in to LA either the night before I film. I do my pickup interviews and then I fly out of LA. I don't hang out with anybody. And what is the reasoning behind this rather strict form of compartmentalization? The reason why is because the fact that we're looking at the ramifications for now, that's why I don't hang out with that group. Oh, you're saying things get messy

when you hang out with C-rats, is that what you're saying? Never mind. So we have a lot of listener questions. Well, I still want to go back to the Tyra thing. So that went crazy viral way beyond just your post and way outside of circles of just below deck. Were you getting hit up by the major publications? Because people love and us included taking down Tyra.

We do have done some questionable things. She's ironically obsessed with weight and always has been Highlight on her TV show many times. So I thought she got her just desserts pun and dented But yeah, so where people hitting you up right and left to try to get you to speak. Are we getting somethings inclusive here? No, you're no you're getting something that like has been over the course of the years that I've filmed below deck that have reached out to me privately and have confided in me and wanted to get something off their chest about how it affected them. So for me, you know how I stood up for Elizabeth. I always stand up for the underdogs as a known fact.

Hey, Braena. Yeah, well, I mean, no, I here's the thing too with her. How come I can work with Raina and have no issues with her, but yet everyone else has issues, but yet she confides in me and no one does anything about her. Like why they didn't address it immediately because I'm not the food chain. I'm not top. So her boss is actually another individual well according to captain lee there was a full investigation and there was no

findings which is a complete bullshit that brings me to this question so jet uh... you gotta say uh... gen Williams said uh... wants to know about your relationship with uh... with rena now because it seems like you tapped into part of uh... rena that no one else did or do you have a relationship with her now? It's, well, no, she's busy and her and I both have our own lives, but at the same time, too, we check in with each other occasionally. And you know what, she's had a lot of progress.

And it's fantastic to see her moving in a direction from where she was in that place in her life at that time. And I'm always going to promote success of another individual. Yeah, you don't seem to get in the, and by the way, you've been, you've been, you've had, sorry. Sorry, you've been, you've been, you've been,

speaking really attack you sometimes. I've fallen prey to it many times before. It takes only a teaspoon of water to drown. Yeah. You're a, well guys, you're so, quite frankly, I'm a clumped with joy to be speaking with you. Thank you.

That's very sweet. We're a club too. You know, K. Chastain, the first time she came on our show four years ago, she kept talking about this chef that was awesome to work with. And we found out years later when you actually were on the show that she was talking about you. Yeah, which is why we don't want you to leave.

But we'll get to that probably towards the end. All right. So just because we have her on the blow and people have questions, it's a little off topic, but you're sober now, right? Yeah. Well, not not I don't call it sober. I call it living a better, healthier lifestyle. Oh, okay. Well, this question's probably doesn't work. Then Rob Thorson wants to know what when was your deciding moment that you found sobriety? Well, I think okay uh... my gallbladder exploded inside of it is when her gallbladder exploded alright you remember she was saying she was screaming at the the drummer to keep it the fucking pocket and then her gallbladder exploded and she

went on to cook no any more me oh sorry i don't have that right no no you know what i found out that to live a healthier, better lifestyle was to refrain from eating meat, certain fatty foods, refraining from alcohol, certain things like that. So, you know, I don't want to keep my organs. What fatty foods? Because Nick is, he's been keto for the last 22 years, I think, and Pat is petrified of fatty foods like avocados. So what are we talking

here? What are you avoiding? Avocado is essential fatty acid. Yeah. Yeah. Good brain fat. Right. So it's a nice thing to have. Yeah. That's right. I've been telling Pat for years. He won't touch the things. He's too many carrots. And he has the... The aforementioned... If I scroll down through your social, I kind of trolled it and just watched your photos. So maybe Keto's not working. That... BIRDS! Oh man, that hurts. Well luckily I'm in a weight loss competition right now with someone six weeks, six hundred

dollars on the line. Fucking Tyra Banks over here. Yeah, Tyra Banks. Oh shit. Alright. You all need a simmer down. I'm about to tweet. You all need a simmer down. I'm about to tweet about you in 12 years.

All right. I need a con, Conlon wants to know if you're dating anybody. No. It's been kind of a good thing to kind of be single and not be around people and just kind of do my own thing, put my head down, and you know, when I became an nutritional chef, which was years prior before the show, I have my relationship with my ex who I love and adored very much. I respected highly and- Are you talking about the little guy?

The little guy? Yeah, he's like the Italian George Costanza. Right, okay. Perfect. Yeah. But it's like, you know, I don't really want to be around people that I'm not emotionally connected to. There's a rice burner going, oh, there's a Honda Civic going by.

Anyways, that's great. Good timing. But anyways, so I have decided that, you know, for me, I don't really get emotionally attached and involved with people or, you know, whatever, because if there's not an emotional or joking or friendship there, then it's a waste of my time anyway, it's just going to end up tits up. And I don't need to be tits up because I've got four-year-old titties and they think I know how I'm pissed. Oh, nice. Yeah, me too. All right, paint pictures, bitches. I would tell you though, to open your heart, you know, I mean, you're, well, welcome people in, you know, it really is sad that most people suck, but you're going to find somebody.

And I worry about you. I don't want you to be in isolation too long because I heard about this little pocket, this little gum, gum ball size pocket of neurons in your brain that when you're isolated, it fires up a lot of aggression. So I, I want you to get out there and find love, Rachel at least come Rotterey just gives some people hugs. I do actually do to a lot of the viewers that reach out that are sweet and amazing there's a lot of people that I meet like out in public and they're awesome. Okay. But that explains all the holes in my drywall. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. A hundred percent. Yeah. A lot of long time. Yeah. Aaron Thomas wants to know. I think that's a great question. Do you watch the below deck show when you're not on it and actually judge the other shafts on the yachts? No, I don't want to show. And I don't even really watch it when I'm on it. Okay. Have you heard of, oh, sorry. Well, I mean, we've got to implore her to begin live tweeting Ryan's performance on BulloDec. I pay for that.

He is one of the biggest pieces of shit. And I hope he's listening to our recaps because my God, what a disgusting human being. You should see him during Andy and his close. I'll dish the 401 on WWE. Yeah, I saw him dish the 401. You know, what happens to chefs when they're filming on that show and with production?

I can't, I've never worked with them so I don't have an opinion whatsoever. Yeah, you, what if you watch them? Yeah, I know. What do you do? You know, like from my personal experience, there's been so many things that have been thrown my way that aren't normal yawning experiences.

And it absolutely, completely behooves me that it's going to be edited a certain way when it's really not authentic. Rachel, we love you and we understand we respect that you don't want to take a side, but this guy is a real piece of shit. Yeah, I mean a huge And he was defiant even after the show which like proved it if there was some sort of contrition or like yeah I don't know you wouldn't serve crab legs five six times over a charter season You just wouldn't do that Rachel you take pride in pleasing the clientele this guy Rachel, you take pride in pleasing the clientele. This guy takes pride in making their experiences

miserable as possible. And I'm not sure if you were the chef, but you were talking about fastballs or being thrown at you. Weren't you the chef for the crazy lady that wanted every single meal that were served at the library just blended into a smoothie? Weren't you the chef for that?

Yeah. Holy shit. Yeah, well, that was a moment. That was a moment. I think to a lot of, you know, what my actual real experiences in yachting is most of the time when we encorre these kind of dietary restrictions, they let us take the lead and they don't control things

when it comes to, say, puring something, like they would have had the best experience if they just let me run because it would have been a bastardized attempt to recreate that exact meal that their friends are eating that was solid food. You know, let me do it. I can still instill good integrity, good spices, everything. It's malleable. And you're going to enjoy it. But yeah, I mean, we're, yeah, we're, we let me exactly the same thing. And I kept saying over and over and over again, you know, no, let, let, you know, let me take the reins on this. And then her and her

partner came in and they were just like, no she wants to be the exact same thing. I'm like, this is a little weird because normally, he kind of just let me take the reins and you're going to have some good-ass food. Well, you did a great job. You did a great job. You blew our minds. We're just trying to say there are tears of temperament in the kitchen. Only because it just to kind of wrap this up.

Just in conclusion, Rachel, with all this, you know, dust up between these southern charm idiots, where did it end? Because they, you know, he said some pretty mean stuff about you. You guys were going back and forth. You showed the receipts with going back to that nice person at Bravo PR. We love her. Where do we stand now with that? And are you concerned? Oh, I think I know the answer to this question. Are you concerned? in hurts your potential chances of being on another season of below deck? I think that you're just going to have to figure that one out and stay tuned and see what happens with editing, but at the same time too. I'm no longer a fan of the network and I'm no longer a fan of the show.

This is exciting. Are you about to show up on Med Rachel? Is Dave get fired for being a creepy stalker weirdo and then you step in and save the day, but they mistreat you? So now you hate the franchise. And we'll have a debate about Dave on this year very episode. But, Rachel, I guess we can try to press a little bit more

conclusively and categorically. Are you done with below deck? I'm done from here on out at this date, into the future. Rach, that's titillating. You know, whatever. You know me, I love to say titties on stage. Well, listen, you're cutting out the fatty foods. You're cutting out some of the booze.

If this helps you with mental well-being and clarity, then we wish you all the best. Our hearts break a little bit because we do love seeing you on the show. But man, bittersweet, bittersweet. Hey, Rach, you seem kind of anti-social now, but if you ever make it your way out to LA, okay, can we all grab dinner with one another?

Yeah, let's go and pay Avocados and have some drinks Is that the safe word now avocado? I say it too much. It'll get someone killed Don't get don't get weird and say upside down pineapples Yeah, you but but I this is too late, but I wanted to piggyback off with Dylan said you cut the toxic food out of your life now Cut the toxic people out of your life caught him out of there and also she mentioned upside down pineapples If you don't know that is the international sign for swinging so if you see somebody in those fruits whether they're on their shirt

They're had or in a pin earring just know that they're into some shit. Rachel, we love you very much. William Sonoma is gonna be pissed. We've gotta know if she wants to promote anything. Rachel, you got anything you want to promote? Can we help you out with any restaurants or your catering business, anything? You know what, just, I don't know, keep watching Volodic.

And follow her on social social stay tuned for more Rachel We love you. We're gonna miss you on below if you do not come back, but we'll talk to you soon regardless Thanks a lot, right? Appreciate it. Thank you. Bye guys. Bye. Bye CircleK's new free Inner Circle membership program is all about making it easy to reward you with the things you'll love. Sign up and save 25 cents per gallon on your first five fillups. Plus, get every sixth free on a tasty selection of Circle K products. We're talking piping hot pizza, fresh coffee, ice cold fountain drinks, and more. Join Inner Circle for free by downloading the Circle K app today.

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