Sub Cooks Carve Up Competition
BremertonSubmarine cooks are rumored to be the best in the Navy. They have to keep hundreds of sailors happy for months while they’re stuck underwater in tight quarters.
Well, the rumor may be true, if a competition Friday among cooks from local bases, ships and subs is any indication.
A three-man team from the USS Nevada Blue crew emerged as the winner after six teams of Navy cooks went head-to-head in their own version of the Food Network’s popular “Iron Chef” TV show at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton.
It was the second time in the two-year history of the event that a submarine team has won.
This year, teams found themselves judged by a panel that included former Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez, comedian Cris Larsen, Nestle Chef Ron Coneybeer and Capt. Lindsay Perkins, the commanding officer of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Puget Sound. more…
