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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - With tensions high and time running out, food service Marines garnished their plates for the chance to claim chef of the quarter honors for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, March 22.
Three Marines participated in the chef of the quarter competition at the station mess hall, where they showed their passion for culinary arts through prepared meals to be critiqued by three judges.
“All of our cooks are cocky and want a chance to show everyone how good they are,” said Gunnery Sgt. Peter J. Jackson, galley captain for the mess hall.
The event spanned two-days, Jackson explained. On day one, the Marines choose what meal they will prepare for the competition and practice preparing it before they are put to the test the next day.
“The cooks participating are put under a lot of stress,” said Jackson.
On day two the Marines arrived at the mess hall at 4 a.m. to get to work on their four-course-meal masterpieces.
“This is a great way to build morale and unit cohesion,” said Jackson. “Every Marine loves a good competition.”
Despite the stresses involved, the contest also allows the Marines to see how they stack up against their peers, said Lance Cpl. Charlie L. Guthrie, who prepared fried veal to place him third.
“The other Marines participating are really good cooks,” said Guthrie.
The contending Marines were chosen based on their daily work performance.
“Every cook should want to compete in this competition,” said Guthrie. “We are Marines, and competing is what we do to prove that we are the best.”
The winner of the chef of the quarter was Pfc. Jessica M. Ames.
Ames said time management was the hardest part for her. She said she also had a hard time deciding what meal to go with.
In the end it didn’t appear to matter, Ames dominated with a dish of peppered steak, glazed carrots, marble cake, and rosemary potatoes.
Ames said she chose this particular dish because it reminded her of home and what her parents used to make.
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.29.2012 14:23 |
| Story ID: | 85962 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA, US |
| Hometown: | LANDOVER, MARYLAND, US |
| Hometown: | WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, US |
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