February 2008

Fellow Cooks and Chefs,

Next month is a big month for military food service.  The United States Army Culinary Arts Program presents the 33rd Annual US Army
Culinary Arts Competition held in Fort Lee VA.  

-Competition-
“This culinary competition continues to be the largest culinary competition in the United States.  Invitations for celebrities and celebrity
judges have gone out.  We hope to have a few celebrity guest judges and anticipate that we will have teams from all branches of
service. The competition is open to individuals or Teams that are active duty Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine, Navy, National
Guard, Army Reserve and DOD civilians.

The show will be begin with the Team Managers Meeting/ Team Captain at 0700, 1 March 2008, and will conclude after the award
ceremony at 1200, 14th March 2008

The 33rd Annual Army Culinary Arts Competition is open to public viewing on 12th and 13th of March.  Come on out and see the
incredible talents of military chefs from all branches of service.”

-ACES Webpage

Click here to view MilitaryChef.com’s 2008 Army Culinary Competition Web Page.

We are looking forward to meeting with the competitors.  We will also be filming and documenting all the hard work you put into
producing such fine culinary work.  Hope to see you there!

-Chef of the Month-
Congratulations to Stacey Russell February’s Military Chef of the Month

The Culinary Institute of America is going to provide a free class to the winner of the March Military Chef of the Month Award and
MilitaryChefs.com will be sending the winner a $200 check.  We are proud to award the Chef of the Month for their accomplishments.  If
you were thinking about submitting a package for Chef of the Month, now is the time to do it before the competition increases.  We
have no packages from the Navy, Marines or the Air Force.  Being in one of these services will play a large part in our selection
process next month.  So get those packages in today!  Click here to apply

-Want a Bachelors Degree?-

MilitaryChefs.com had no intentions of advertising until we came across this program.  This Online Degree seems like it was built for the
Military Chef.  I’m not sure if they realize how well their online class structure fits the Military cook’s needs.  Would you like a Bachelor’s
Degree from the New England Culinary Institute, one of the top ranked culinary schools in America?  With this program you can make it
happen even with your Military commitments.  MilitaryChefs.com is proud to support the Online Bachelor’s Degree from the New
England Culinary Institute.  Check it out here

-Help us Out-
We can use your help!  Please post on our forums.  This will help us build a military food service community where we can learn,
exchange ideas and network with each other. Also, please be kind enough to distribute this email to everyone you know who may find
MilitaryChefs.com and this newsletter useful.

Thank you for your support!

-James Swenson

International Boston Seafood Show
February 24th - 26th
THE INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW
Boston Convention/Exhibition Center
Boston, Mass.
207.842.5504
www.bostonseafood.com

Catersource
February 24th – 28th
CATERSOURCE CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW
Las Vegas Hilton & Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
877.932.3632
www.catersource.com

International Food Service Executives
Association
April 3rd - 6th
107th ANNUAL IFSEA CONFERENCE & SEMINAR
Adam's Mark Hotel
Denver, Colo.
702.564.0997
www.ifsea.com

Nightclub & Bar Magazine
February 24th - 27th
THE SHOW
Las Vegas Hilton & Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
888.966.2727
www.nightclub.com

U.S. Army Center of Excellence-Subsistence
(ACES)
March 1st – 14th
33rd ANNUAL U.S. ARMY CULINARY COMPETITION
Fort Lee, Va.
804.734.3274/4463
DSN 687-3274-4463
www.quartermaster.army.mil/ACES

ACF Western Regional Conference
April 19-21
"Freedom Chef Challenge" Americas best military chefs
go head to head in the Kitchen.
http://www.acfutahchefs.org/
http://www.acfchefs.
org/Content/Events/RegionalConferences/Western/default.cfm
For more information contact SFC Jason Talcott @
jason.talcott@us.army.mil
Georgia reserve unit wins food service award 01/15/2008
Cpl. Timothy St. Clair, a food service specialist from H&S Batt., Marietta, Ga, gets beef stew ready for evening chow Dec. 11. Food service Marines from
Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, who won the 2008 Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award.
Click here to read more of this Marine Corps Food Service Specialist news article...
Iron Chef: Okinawa junior Marine chef wins quarterly MCBJ-wide title 01/18/2008
CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 18, 2008) -- At age 5, Pfc. Gabrielle Urias, a native of Grand Prairie, Texas, saw a Marine in dress blues for the first
time during a Toys for Tots drive. He was standing next to a large bundle of wrapped toys in a department store.
Click here to read more of this Marine Corps Food Service Specialist news article...
Military Sealift Command Announces Food Service Award Winners 01/23/2008
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Fleet replenishment oilers USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) and USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), and rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp
(T-ARS 51) are the winners of Military Sealift Command's (MSC) 2008 Capt. David M. Cook Food Service Excellence Awards.
Click here to read more of this Navy Culinary Specialist news article...
USS Kearsarge Recognizes its Sailors of the Year 01/24/2008
USS KEARSARGE, At Sea (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) named its 2007 Senior Sailor of the Year (SOY)
Click here to read more of this Navy Culinary Specialist news article...
CG Culinary Team
(Fort Lee Competition
2007)