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Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund

Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund

Proudly Presents the
15th Annual

2027

Best of the Mess

"A Culinary Competition"

FRIDAY, January 29, 2027

Founder's Inn & Spa

5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA
23464

6:00 - 11:00 PM

This Year's Theme

TICKETS

$65.00
PER PERSON

Each Ticket includes:

  • Tasting of All 6 Team's Menu
  • 1 Complimentary Bar Drink
  • A Commemorative BOM 2027 Challenge Coin
  • Bid # for Silent and Live Auctions
  • Dancing, Games and Fun!
Tickets go on Sale November 1, 2026
Limited Seating

Must be 18 to attend

SAVE $10 when you

GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!

$75 per person the week ofJanuary 24-28 , 2027!

NO Tickets Sold at the Door!

Delicious Food and Beverages

Silent and Live Auctions

Blinky Ring Game

50/50 Cash Giveaway

Who Wore it Best Contest!

Music and Dancing

Join us for an enchanting event inspired by All American Jazz,
as Navy Culinary Specialists showcase their skills in a
Cooking Competition to raise funds for the
Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund
through auctions and donations.

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 2026 Champion
Naval Station Norfolk Galley
(4 Time Winner- 2013, 2022, 2024, 2026 &
People's Choice-2023)


Our 2027 BOM  Challengers are:

TBA



 

Participating Commands

SPONSORSHIP  OPPORTUNITIES

See How to Become a Sponsor of our Culinary Competition!

Formal to Cocktail Attire
OR
Feel Free to dress in your Best "JAZZ Night" Wear
to be entered into our"Who Wore it Best" Contest!
to be
to

Naval Station Norfolk Galley
Defending Champs!

Required Ingredients

  • Chicken Thighs
  • Wild Rice
  • Radicchio
  • Tangerines
  • Gummy Bears

Relive the FUN of
BOM 2026

Click Here to check out our Photo Album on Facebook

What to Expect

What Should I Wear?

No need to drive home

Book a Room

for the Night

CLICK for SPECIAL Rates!

Founder's Inn & Spa

5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA
23464

       Meet the

             Competition

Meet Our Special Guest

La Tasha McCutchen

             aka "Chef Tasha Mac"

Chef

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
HERE