The Truth About Below Deck Chef Rachel Hargrove

As ET confirms, she has an impressive track record as a chef, with five Michelin stars and over 14 years of experience in the yachting industry. The Tampa native originally studied at the Culinary Institute of America, subsequently completing an apprenticeship at the Michelin-starred restaurant Quatro Passi, in Nerano, Italy, according to her Bravo profile. The talented chef is dedicated to her work and reportedly has a no-nonsense attitude, making her new colleagues concerned about how quickly she might lose her cool if things start to boil over.

However, Hargrove can apparently handle anything. In fact, "she is unphased by almost any charter guest preference sheet." Her Instagram account, which has a modest following at the time of writing (likely because the show hasn't aired yet), is impressively loaded with photos of delicious-looking food and Hargrove's travel adventures, rather than too many selfies and promotional material.