The U.S. Marine Corps Culinary Team of the Quarter Competition had a Mardi Gras celebration theme and each team had to prepare a full-course meal while maintaining that theme. The winners were awarded embroidered chef's coats, gold medals a plaque and a two-week trip to the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's team came in first place and the team from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms came in second. Camp Pendleton, California hosted the competition.
Tamara Zoria, 40, Vista, Calif., and Andrew Rude, 29, Fallbrook, Calif., food service cooks for Sodexo inspects the ingredients for the competition. 
Cpl. Jacob R. Ballard, 21, Coventry, Rhode Island, a food service specialist from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, chops tomatoes at the competition. 
Pfc. Ja’Lisa C. White, 19, Dallas, a food service specialist from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, watches as she cooks her Jammin’Jambalaya for the competition. 
Pfc. Ja’Lisa C. White, 19, Dallas, a food service specialist from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, prepares the chicken for her Jammin Jambalaya at the competition. 
Cpl. Austin J. Nelson, 21, Midland, Michigan, a food service specialist from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, serves food at the competition. 
Cpl. Jacob R. Ballard, 21, Coventry, Rhode Island, a food service specialist with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma watches as people served themselves at the competition.
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ReplyDeleteKnow any good places in Nor Cal to get some 'Jammin Jambalaya'?
I heard maybe a restaurant called Nola that does New Orleans food...(not to be confused with Emerils Nola which is in New Orleans Lousianna, I ate there too!)
Oh, and I am not real sure about the use of Cali, I have just heard so many of my friends use the shortened version, or NorCal and SoCal. How about:
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