Anthony Iracane Shares More Details About His Life as a Chef and Restaurant Owner
The French chef revealed new details about his career journey on Below Deck.
"Frenchie's here and guess what? I'm going to blow your mind!" Chef Anthony Iracane adorably exclaimed on Season 11, Episode 1 of Below Deck, which premiered on February 5.
Also in the first few episodes of the season, Anthony shared more details about his past life as a chef, noting that he opened his first restaurant, The Panama, at age 21 (!).
Keep scrolling to get more information about Chef Anthony, who also emphasized on the premier episode the need for "passion and love" in cooking.
Chef Anthony Iracane details his life as a chef
On Season 11, Episode 1, Anthony shared in an interview why he was struggling a bit with his new post on the yacht as the only one working in the kitchen. Anthony noted that when he owned a restaurant in France, it had "eighteen employees" helping out.
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"I could just work work work work and be a chef and stay in the kitchen," he shared of his past experience. "Maybe because I'm French, it's in my culture, but perfection is like, very important to me."
Despite some of his struggles, the guests still seemed to be highly impressed with his delicious dishes, as you can check out in the video above.
Chef Anthony Iracane discusses his former restaurant, The Panama
On Season 11, Episode 2 of Below Deck, Chef Anthony was set to prepare a Latino-themed meal for "Miami night," and he revealed how excited he was about the assignment and why he felt particularly prepared for the meal.
"I always love the Latin vibe," he shared in an interview in the episode. "At 21, I opened my first restaurant called The Panama, like the town. It was French fusion with South American and Miami vibes."
He added about the restaurant: "I tried to bring [the] Miami vibe in my own town Nancy, France, so ... it's going to be 'mucho caliente' tonight!"
The Latin-inspired dishes that evening were, indeed, mucho caliente, with Venezuelan chicken arepas served on greens with pineapple, sprouts, and aioli to start — a dish the guests noted was "so good."
Next, for the main course, Anthony served Cuban ropa vieja, which he noted was like a "Cuban beef stew." He completed the meal with a three-layered birthday cake for the primary guest.
