214th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment - Fort Lee, VA Knives, mixing bowls and the 245 service members who own them descended upon Fort Lee, Virginia for the 42nd Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition. Culinary teams competed in both individual and team events March 4th to March 9th, with participants coming from all five services and even from across the globe. #military #chefs #cooking #Virginia #CoastGuard #Quartermaster #Navy #FortLee #AirForce #Army #CulinaryArts #Ma

3rd Infantry Division - Fort Stewart, GA Behind every military competition is a Soldier who trains hard to win it. Days away from the largest live culinary competition in North America, the 3rd Infantry Division culinary arts team wrapped up their five-month training program for the 42nd Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition, at Fort Lee, Va., March 4-9. The process to find the best of the best started in November 2016 with team selections at Fort Stewart and Hunter Ar

U.S. Army Reserve Command - Fort Lee, VA Editor’s Note: Chef Robert Irvine is no stranger to military food. As a former British Royal Navy chef and host of Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible,” Irvine uses his talents and culinary skills to not only help struggling restaurants but the U.S. military as well. Appearing as a guest chef at the 41st Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event, March 7, 2016, Irvine shared his thoughts in an exclusive interview wit

U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lee Public Affairs - Fort Lee, VA Chief Warrant Officer 3 J.D. Ward remembers a few years ago how a private first class brimming with overconfidence was introduced to what is now the Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event. Within hours of competing, the PFC realized how little he knew about cooking and how much better the competition was. He vowed to learn more and returned for the annual event every opportunity he got. The Soldier eventuall