Staff Sgt. Edwin Ramirez, Chef of the Quarter participant, creates a dessert to be presented for his team during the Chef of the Quarter competition at Phelps Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2017. The competition gave Marines and Sodexo chefs the ability to cook against each other in a friendly competition and break away from the very ridged routine schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd) - Staff Sgt. Edwin Ramirez, Chef of the Quarter participant, creates a dessert to be presented for his team during the Chef of the Quarter competition at Phelps Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2017. The competition gave Marines and Sodexo chefs the ability to cook against each other in a friendly competition and break away from the very ridged routine schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd)
Lance Cpl. Marco Perry, food service specialist, 1st Tank Battalion, serves his dishes to Combat Center Marines and sailors during the Chef of the Quarter Competition at Phelps Mess Hall, Sept. 16, 2015. Marines and sailors voted for the team with the highest quality dishes. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Lance Cpl. Marco Perry, food service specialist, 1st Tank Battalion, serves his dishes to Combat Center Marines and sailors during the Chef of the Quarter Competition at Phelps Mess Hall, Sept. 16, 2015. Marines and sailors voted for the team with the highest quality dishes. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)
Lance Cpl. Shawn Burkmier, food service specialist, 1st Tank Battalion, prepares flatbread pizza during Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s visit to Dunham Hall, April 29, 2015. Visits like this benefit not only the service members who dine at the mess hall frequently but also military food service specialists who are interested in pursuing a career in culinary arts after their military service ends. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Lance Cpl. Shawn Burkmier, food service specialist, 1st Tank Battalion, prepares flatbread pizza during Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s visit to Dunham Hall, April 29, 2015. Visits like this benefit not only the service members who dine at the mess hall frequently but also military food service specialists who are interested in pursuing a career in culinary arts after their military service ends. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
Marines enjoy hot dogs during a visit from chefs George Kapetsonis and Romulo Partido to the Littleton mess hall, Dec. 2, 2014. These chefs came to the Combat Center as part of Sodexo’s food initiative. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Marines enjoy hot dogs during a visit from chefs George Kapetsonis and Romulo Partido to the Littleton mess hall, Dec. 2, 2014. These chefs came to the Combat Center as part of Sodexo’s food initiative. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)