Were you just as disappointed in Yes, Chef! judges' leniency towards Katsuji's behavior as I was?

Since the viewers witnessed Chef Katsuji's behavior in Yes, Chef! Season 1 Episode 3, there have been mixed emotions about it. The episode featured yet another challenge, in which many participants required eggs for their dish preparation.

However, without regard to anyone else's requirements or how it would adversely affect fellow chefs' dishes, Chef Katsuji picked up all the eggs from the shared kitchen. While fellow contestants spoke up, some even requested to have a few eggs, which Chef Katsuji clearly refused.

Seeing such behavior from one of the chefs on Yes, Chef!, the judges, Martha Stewart and José Andrés, stayed silent. They knew how, with all the eggs with him and his refusal to share them, it would affect the rest of the chefs. Such leniency from the judges was unexpected. They should have called out Chef Katsuji for his actions.

Yes, Chef! Season 1: Chef Katsuji's behavior was selfish and didn't show teamwork at all

In a culinary competition, participating chefs must follow many rules, keep in mind many things, and show their best skills, which they have acquired over the years. One of the most important aspects of the competition is cooperation with fellow chefs.

Yes, they are all in a competition, but helping each other shows an individual's character and bedside manners. Additionally, while cheftestants are divided into teams, showing team spirit is the most basic thing to do.

Chef Katsuji didn't work in a team and behaved questionably with fellow chefs when they requested eggs. Fans must remember how he hoarded all the eggs in the third episode and didn't share them with anyone. He knew all the participants who also needed eggs in their dishes.

Some might say it was Chef Katsuji's strategy. If that was the strategy, it surely was a selfish one. None of the other chefs depicted such behavior, but only he. He knew that Emily Brubaker and Michelle Francis would need eggs as an essential ingredient for their dishes. Still, he was adamant about not giving any eggs to anyone.

When they prepared their dishes without eggs, it was noticed by the judges, and they received criticism for that. When Emily and Michelle tried to ask him and later confronted him, he only focused on and prioritized his dish. A good team player would have cared for fellow participants and definitely should not have hoarded all the eggs.

Chef Katsuji's behavior didn't seem like a strategy but a clear sabotage of fellow chefs. The most unexpected thing was that he didn't get called out for his selfish behavior. Judges should have asked him to share the eggs or questioned him about his behavior.

Instead of making Chef Katsuji a good teammate, the judges were focused on the end result. They also witnessed how Katsuji grabbed all the eggs and how it would affect fellow chefs, and it did. And yet, Chef Katsuji was not called out for his selfish behavior on Yes, Chef!

Judges should have said something about being a good team player and showing decent behavior.

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