Playboy Mansion chef says Hugh Hefner ate the same meal every day for four years
- JJ Reinhart worked as a chef for Hugh Hefner for eight years, starting in 2002
- Despite the Playboy founder’s wealth, he liked to eat simple dishes
A Playboy Mansion chef has claimed that founder Hugh Hefner ate the same meal daily for four years.
While some foodies may be disgusted at this, other may say that eating the same foods every day is pure genius.
Having worked as a chef for Hugh Hefner before he passed in 2017, JJ Reinhart revealed what went on behind the kitchen – which operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week
And while the Playboy mansion is better known for its models and wild parties, than for its five-star meals and top-notch chefs, it turns out that behind the walls lies one amazingly sophisticated kitchen.
So here is exactly what the Playboy mogul enjoyed eating…
Hugh Hefner liked things prepared in a very specific way, his chef claims, recalling the time Mr Hefner requested the chef cut a sandwich in a specific way
Joseph J Reinhart (pictured) worked in Hugh Hefner’s kitchen, starting out in 2002 as an intern and then rising through the ranks to become Chef de Cuisine
Mr Reinhart revealed that he started out at the kitchen in 2002 as in intern during his early 20s.
But pretty quickly, he rose through the ranks to become Chef de Cuisine at the home run by Hefner.
He was among nine chefs who worked in the mansion full time, where they cooked up anything and everything guests desired. They also catered for the founder’s private lunches, large dinners or extravagant and flamboyant parties.
And during his eight years at the mansion, chef Reinhart became familiar with Mr Hefner’s eating habits and favourite foods.
Despite the Playboy founder’s wealth, Mr Reinhart has revealed that Mr Hefner liked to have simple dishes made for him.
He would chose his meals from a ‘standard menu’ of just 26 items, UniLad has revealed.
The chef recalled that the mogul had the same meal for breakfast every day for at least for years.
And for those that are so eager to find out what it is, Mr Reinhart revealed that it was a ‘very, very simple English muffin.’
That was until Mr Hefner requested one day that he have scrambled eggs on top of it.
There were nine chefs who worked worked in the mansion full time, where they cooked up anything and everything guests wanted. Pictured from L to R: Playboy bunny Sheila Levell, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and Playboy bunny Holly Madison at the Playboy Mansion in 2003
Despite the Playboy founder’s wealth, Mr Reinhart has revealed that Mr Hefner liked to have simple dishes made for him. Pictured: Hugh Hefner with Crystal Hefner at the Playboy Mansion’s Annual Halloween Bash in 2014
Hugh Hefner’s private chefs, including Mr Reinhart, catered for the founder’s private lunches, large dinners or extravagant and flamboyant parties. Hugh Hefner (C) poses with Playboy Bunnies Playmate of the Year 2013
Opening up about this sudden change, Mr Reinhart said: ‘I’m like, okay, you’ve been eating the same thing for the four years that I’ve been here and now you want those, okay, that’s fine.
‘So we make some scrambled eggs.’
The chef added that this change of mind was uncommon in the Playboy kitchen, because the items on Mr Hefner’s menu weren’t ‘very extravagant’.
He also revealed that the former editor-in-chief liked things prepared in a very specific way, recalling the time that Mr Henfer requested the chef cut a sandwich in a specific way.
Mr Reinhart also disclosed that the mogul was a very ‘private eater’ who had his meals delivered to him in his bedroom.
However, Thanksgiving was the only time he ate around others in the mansion.
And even when he went out, Hef still ate a home-cooked meal.
Mr Reinhart said: ‘If he was going out to eat, we prepared his food for him and sent it along with him.
‘And then as he showed up at a restaurant, a big paper bag went right into the kitchen with specific instructions on how to prepare his meal, how to plate his meal.’
The seasoned chef added that he thoroughly enjoyed working for Mr Hefner and did not mind his requests, adding: ‘He was such a great boss that we did things like this, because we knew it was his expectation, but it was never an issue for us to do this for him.’
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