U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Aristizabal, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, prepares a dessert for a Chef of the Quarter competition at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 13, 2019. The winner of this event will go on to compete in the Chef of the Year competition, going against the other Chef of the Quarter winners for the chance to win top chef. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

If you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen

13 Dec 2019 | Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. --

Three competitors faced off during Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Chef of the Quarter on Dec. 13, 2019. Each participant prepared and presented a meal inspired by different corners of the world to a panel of judges to see who would move on to the Chef of the Year competition in 2020. This quarter, Lance Cpl. Edwin Aristizabal, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, bested his rivals and came out on top.

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If you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen

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