Captain Sandy on Chef Ben Robinson's Return: "I'm Blown Away By His Ability"
Below Deck Med boss Sandy Yawn is thrilled to have Chef Ben Robinson back in the galley.
Now we know that Chef Ben Robinson is back on board the Sirocco after a wild run in the galley on Below Deck Mediterranean this season. And for Captain Sandy Yawn — who first fired Chef Mila Kolomeitseva before promoting third stew Anastasia Surmava (who would later step down) — Ben's return is downright triumphant.
"I'm blown away by his ability," Captain Sandy told The Feast. "I'll open a fridge and go, 'There's nothing in there and then [talented chefs like Ben] create this three-course meal out of my 'nothing in there.' That's the magic of the chef [versus a third stew promoted to chef]. What he did with — do we have yellow curry, do we have green? And he created that lunch that's phenomenal. It blows my mind."
She called Ben a "true professional, absolutely," praising him for his natural prioritization of the food-related tasks at hand, versus getting bogged down in emotion. "He doesn't think about feelings," she said. "When you have someone that's that passionate about food, they don't give a s---. If something comes back [from guests' to the galley] and there's food on that plate, he's like why didn't they eat that? He's the real deal."
Overall, Sandy summed it up, " I am in awe of chefs. And for me, this season is all about the galley."
