“LOST” cast judges SUBPAC Culinary Competition
PEARL HARBOR, HI–Three cast members from the ABC drama “Lost” all agreed Naval Submarine Support Command was the winner of the sixth Pearl Harbor Naval Submarine Support Command’s (NSSC) Culinary competition, Saturday, Oct. 14.
Cast-Away cuisine was the theme for this competition. NSSC along with six submarines competed using dishes made with only ingredients that could only be acquired if they were stranded on an island. Dishes ranged from kalua (earth-cooked) pork, macadamia nut-crusted chicken to blackened shark. The winning dish was goat cheese-stuffed pork tenderloin prepared by Culinary Specialist 2nd Class (SS) Kelly Mathis.
The four judges were Terry O’Quinn (John Locke), Jorge Garcia (Hugo “Hurley” Reyes), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace) and Nigel a friend of Monaghan. NSSC and COMSUBPAC staff members approached O’Quinn weeks earlier when a relative of O’Quinn was frocked to chief petty officer at the COMSUBPAC Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony.
“I met Mr. O’Quinn at the Chief Pinning ceremony at Sharkey Theatre,” said Chief Culinary Specialist (SS) Juan Hernandez, competition organizer. “I thought getting him and some of his friends from the show to judge the competition would be great.”
Locke agreed and word spread quickly. Mathis, a native of Social Circle, Ga. and a fan of the ABC show said he was ecstatic and motivated to win.
“When I heard they were coming, I was beside myself,” he said. “I knew I had to do something extraordinary. I decided on a dish I saw on a television show, but of course I had to add my own touch.” more…
