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Cooking competition held at Bruce Hall, observers eat well April 2, 2015 — Three teams of two chefs competed in the quarterly cooking competition held in Bruce Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico March 25. None of the team members had worked together before and were only able to meet and discuss the menus briefly before the competition. Despite their lack of familiarity with each other’s cooking style, Sgt. Justin Clairmont and Cpl. Leroy Johnson, both of Bruce Hall, took first place in both the formal judging and the people’s choice contest. MORE

Bruce Hall cook-off pits Marines against mess hall cooks November 1, 2013 — “I’m getting ready to get out, so I wanted to go out with a bang,” said Sgt. Gary King, quality assurance evaluator with Quantico’s Food Services Branch, as he deep-fried another basketful of plantain slices. That was his reason for volunteering to compete in a cook-off between a Marine team and two Sodexo teams at Bruce Hall on Oct. 30. This was MORE

Weapons Training Bn., Embassy Security Group to get new mess hall October 18, 2013 — There have been a lot of changes in the Weapons Training Battalion neighborhood recently, with the battalion getting a new barracks this month and the Embassy Security Group in the process of moving in next door. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the mess hall. Built in 1957, the building, known simply as Weapons Training Battalion Dining MORE

With new menu, chow hall’s numbers are up October 17, 2013 — Just over half a year after the look and menu of Bruce Hall got an overhaul, Quantico’s Food Services Branch has seen a noticeable increase in business at the facility. “Right now, the feedback we’ve been getting is great,” said Master Sgt. Eric Joseph, base food technician, noting that the uptick in numbers has been accompanied by an increase in MORE

New TBS chow hall opens, caters to diners’ requests July 12, 2013 — In attempt to compete with dining options the civilian world offers, Marine Corps chow halls are moving toward a more customer-driven model, and this explains many features of the new chow hall at The Basic School. “A lot of Marines came up and said, ‘We don’t want frozen pizza. We want fresh pizza,’” said Master Sgt. Matthew Detwiler, operations MORE