Did you also think Michelle Francis' leadership in Yes, Chef! was a total disaster?

Yes, Chef!'s Michelle Francis' leadership in the competition ended after she was eliminated by Chef Ronny Miranda. Episode 3 of the cooking competition saw Chef Michelle go home.

While on the show, she led a team against a fellow team whose captain was Chef Katsuji. Viewers witnessed various verbal arguments between her and Chef Katsuji over multiple incidents. Being on such an extreme cooking competition as Yes, Chef!, there are various high-pressure challenges that chefs need to navigate wisely.

Being a team captain involves many responsibilities, the most important of which is taking the fall for all decisions. Chef Michelle's leadership might not have worked out well after heading a team, as it led to their team's downfall. It was about making decisions and winning the challenges, which didn't work out in Chef Michelle Francis's favor.

Yes, Chef! Season 1: Chef Michelle Francis' leadership resulted in chaos

Yes, Chef!'s third episode featured Chef Michelle leading her team while Chef Katsuji led the other team. The episode featured Katsuji hoarding all the eggs, which none of the chefs from Michelle's team got to use. Because of that, the Blue team, led by Michelle, faced various issues.

As a team captain, she should have addressed the issues. Eggs were one of the key ingredients, so they were a must. However, the rest of the chefs continued without using eggs, which affected their dishes and resulted in criticism from the judges.

Later, when her team lost, the Blue team's Ronny Miranda was to compete against the opposing team's Zain Ismail. After Ronny won the cook-off, he was supposed to choose a teammate to eliminate. He chose Chef Michelle Francis. According to him, Michelle's underwhelming performance was the issue for which he chose her.

On the other hand, Chef Michelle felt that unexpected twists and tactics affected her leadership. She mentioned that Chef Katsuji's unexpected hoarding of eggs was one of the key moments that affected many things and the outcome of various dishes.

During the second episode of Yes, Chef!, viewers witnessed some flaws in Chef Michelle's leadership. While trying to offer enough time for the rest of her teammates, she couldn't focus on her own dish.

While distracted by that, she used all the bread, which her teammate Chris also needed. However, it didn't work out well for Chris since she used all the bread for her grilled cheese.

Even after using all of the bread, her grilled cheese received criticism from the judges. She should have balanced her team's needs while also managing her own requirements for the challenge.

Witnessing such a leadership issue from an experienced chef shows how everyone needs to keep on working on themselves, not just as chefs but also as team players and leaders. It clearly shows how, despite having culinary expertise, such a misstep in leadership can overshadow the expertise.

While being an experienced chef, one should also work on their other skills, including working under pressure, managing teammates, and taking on responsibilities that can be managed, and not more.

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To witness what happened on Yes, Chef! Episode 3, fans can stream it on Peacock.

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