RIVERS CASINO
3630 Victory Blvd.
in Historic Portsmouth, VA
6:00 - 11:00 PM
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Delicious Food and Beverages
Silent and Live Auctions
Blinky Ring Game
50/50 Cash Giveaway
Who Wore it Best Contest!
Music and Dancing
All tickets must be purchased in advance; NO tickets will be sold at the door.
No guests under the age of 18 permitted.
The 'Best of the Mess' competition is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Department of Defense or Department of the Navy.
The military personnel participating in this competition are doing so in their personal capacities.
Defending 2024 Champion
Naval Station Norfolk Galley
(3 Time Winner- 2013, 2022 & 2024 &
People's Choice-2023)
Who will challenge Naval Station Norfolk to be the "Best of the MESS?"
Team Applications are being accepted. Download today!
Participating Commands
See How to Become a Sponsor of our Culinary Competition!
Each Ticket includes:
Purchase Tickets
What Should I Wear?
Coat & Tie or Cocktail Attire or "Put on the Ritz" in "Shades of Red" your Best Royal Ball Gowns & Suits!
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$75 per person the week ofFebruary 1-5 , 2026!
NO Tickets
Sold at the Door!
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Download: 2026 BOM Team Application Packet.pdf
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Meet the Competition
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/cposf/images/Stennis.jpg "USS John C. Stennis CVN-74")
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aka "Chef Tasha Mac"
Chef
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Winner of Hell's Kitchen
Season 13
The 39 yr old Lake City, SC native former head chef of Gordon Ramsay's Pub and Grill in Atlantic City, New Jersey is currently Executive Chef and Owner of her own Private Chef catering business, "Entertaining with Chef Tasha Mac" and currently resides in Charlotte, NC. La Tasha also recently joined the team at Northeastern Technical College in Cheraw, SC as their new Culinary Academic Program Director. In this new role Chef La Tasha will develop and design a culinary program that offers culinary accreditations for all high schools in the county, as well as, develop a curriculum for culinary, baking and pastry certificate programs.
In 2015, she started a non-profit organization named "Baby Cakes Foundation" in memory of her late Grandmother Thelma McCutchen. It aims to create education assistance scholarships for under privileged teens, who inspire to be leaders, and trendsetters in their communities. "Baby Cakes" soul mission is to unselfishly give to others as her late grandmother, Thelma McCutchen, always did, as the gift of giving is far greater than any gift received.
Chef Tasha Mac
Read More About
Chef La Tasha McCutchen
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