Culinary Preparations

Dynamic kitchen environments with chefs preparing diverse dishes, showcasing modern and traditional cooking techniques.

Woman in market stall filling tortilla wraps

France, Paris, Week Of Taste, Culinary Art, France, Paris, Chef Preparing A Dish With A Pan On A Hot Plate

USA, California, Napa Valley Wine Train. Vintage railcar kitchen where gourmet meals are prepared for tourists every day.

The ramen noodle shop. A chef working in a kitchen preparing food using a stove and large pans.

Woman in market stall filling tortilla wraps

chef preparing traditional japanese food

The ramen noodle shop. A man working in the kitchens.

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Russell Penberthy cuts rotisserie chicken at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sep. 14, 2022. BAMCs Department of Nutritional Medicine employs more than 200 civilians, contractors, and military service members.

chef in hotel kitchen slice vegetables with knife and prepare food

Grand Central Market, Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, California

Chips being fried in traditional British chip shop, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Deja Rodriguez, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares food during the Mess Hall-303 re-opening ceremony on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. Mess Hall-303 provides support to MCB Camp Lejeune by providing meals with responsive service by a well-trained workforce.

Italy, Aosta Valley, Aosta. Fontina cheese making

220521-N-WO188-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 21, 2022) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Reginald Murray, from Chicago, prepares dessert for distinguished visitors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway preparing for future operations.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Anderson, from Dallas, Texas, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), prepares food, Aug. 9, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

220930-N-JO823-1021 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 30, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Kaylen Cooksey, from Chicago, packages bread in the bakery aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 30. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Two chefs working in the kitchen of a Japanese sushi restaurant.

USA, California, San Francisco, Chinatown, fortune cookie factory

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 1, 2013) Culinary Specialist Seaman Teresa Arnold, from Hamilton, Texas, serves steamship round in the aft galley aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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220907-N-TO573-1031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 7, 2022) Culinary Specialist Meliza Bias, from Columbus, Ohio, prepares food aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sep. 7, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is operating as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interest.

chef in hotel kitchen prepare vegetable food with fire

Restaurant, pastry chef and woman in commercial kitchen with oven, quality control and small business. Baker, order and stock for catering, bakery industry and production for breakfast or snack

Waitress holding food tray by counter at restaurant

A shef behind the stove, preparing dinner in a professional kitchen

Kitchen Workers

Staff Sgt. Alex Jones, the enlisted aide de camp to the Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, adds salt to a garnish during a cookoff outside the Riverwalk Mall during Fleet Week New Orleans, April 20, 2022. The weeklong celebration is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New Orleans to witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services as well as meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

Making Pastel de Nata cakes, Manteigaria coffee house cafe, Bolhao, city of Porto, Portugal, Europe.

Paducah, Kentucky, Mercy Chefs prepares meals for volunteers working to repair damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky, and for victims of the tornado. Mercy Chefs is a faith-based, nonprofit disaster relief organization. Chef Dustin Force works on the next meal

Employees select pieces from Jamon Serrano for packaging, factory in Cantimpalos, Segovia province, Spain, Europe

An airman apprentice prepares cookies for the oven in the kitchen of the enlisted mess. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The ramen noodle shop. A chef working in a kitchen preparing food using a stove and large pans.

The original Portuguese custard tarts being made in the famous Casa Pasteis de Belem bakery cafe in Lisbon.

chef in hotel kitchen prepare vegetable food with fire

Forn Fondo, ensaimadas de "Cabell d'Angel". Palma. Mallorca. Baleares. España.

Baker of bakery in workshop workshop of artisan bakery preparing croissant and neapolitan for baking

Central kitchen of Angouleme hospital.

220902-N-YC581-2051PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2022) - Gunners Mate 3rd Class Morgan Marino prepares a meal in the wardroom aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 3. Food service attendants are temporarily assigned to supply department to assist in galley operations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

The making of Pasteis de Nata, Portuguese egg custard tarts

Women carving sardines fish filets, Kerbriant fish and seafood canning factory, Douarnenez, Finistere department, Brittany region, France

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Servers at Cafe du Monde, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, US.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Pouono Hafoka, food service specialist, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, wipes plates to prepare his meal for presentation during the Chef of the Quarter cook-off at Anderson Chow Hall, MCBH, March 31, 2023. Chef of the Quarter competitions allow food service specialists to hone their craft, while fostering competition and esprit de corps.

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Factory sausages and pates Munar, Porreres, Mallorca, Balearics, Spain

fresh sushi ingredients with chef blurred behind at sushi bar

Culinary and food service specialists assigned to the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division prepare dinner chow for approximately 135 Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers currently attending annual training (AT) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 18, 2022. The dining facility staff are responsible for preparing and serving breakfast and dinner meals to the Soldiers for the duration of their AT. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

220606-N-DN159-1011 AEGEAN SEA (June 6, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Meliza Bias, from Columbus, Ohio, transfers peas to a heating pan in the aft galley aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 6, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

A baker wearing oven mitts carries a loaf of fresh-baked bread

SASEBO, Japan (July 11, 2022) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Naomi Peppers, from New York, assigned to the forward-deployed assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), prepares dessert in the ships kitchen. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Baker in the bakery workshop placing the loaves from the oven on the shelves to be sold in the store

Woman selling Oaxacan quesillo, traditional rolled string cheese, in a market, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Woman presenting fresh lobster at a seafood stall at Oban Harbour, Oban, Scotland, Argyll and Bute Council, United Kingdom, Europe

Production line of meals for Rouen hospitals, France.

Maize being washed and cleaned by a chef

Asia, south Korea, Incheon Airport neighborhood. Street-side bakery, offering continental pastries and western style breads. (Editorial Use Only)

220412-N-VS068-1010PACIFIC OCEAN (April 12, 2022) -Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Joemark Nartates, left, and Airman Pierre Le prepare food to be stored in the galley aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), April 12. Food service attendants are temporarily assigned to supply department to assist in galley operations. Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Employees at a Bakery Telling Stories During in Belgrade, Serbia

221202-N-TC338-1021INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Josephine Adetor, from Manassas, Virginia, center, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Joseph Fernandez, from Dallas, move steak into a serving pan in the galley of the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Dec. 2, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Volunteers prepare meals at the Assistance Center for Deported Migrants. The Center provides food, clothing, and other assistance for migrants deported from the United States. It is a project of the Kino Border Initiative, a binational Catholic ministry, and is operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist.

Chef turning and cooking patty

delicious hamburgers prepared for customers

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2017) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Joanna Harrod and Culinary Specialist Seaman Recruit Katia Soto measure and prepare bread dough in the galley aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a tailored ships training availability off the coast of California.

Chefs in the kitchen cooking food

Netherlands, Amsterdam, 2022-04-21. Prestige evening of the Utopies Festival organised by the Alliance Francaise of Amsterdam. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, 2022-04-21. Soire prestige du Festival Utopies organise par l Alliance Francaise d Amsterdam. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Mess SPECIALIST 3rd Class (MS3) Michael Kropiewnicki checks one of the many turkeys prepared for the crew of the NIMITZ during this Thanksgiving holiday. Every effort was made to create a traditional American home cooked feast. The NIMITZ and her air wing are currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the region under Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 27 November 1997. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Culinary workshop in a senior service residence, animation, preparation and tasting of maple syrup cookies.

Kitchen Serving Food In Homeless Shelter

Culinary Specialist Seaman Dominic Hughes prepares bread rolls before Thanksgiving dinner aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 24, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Mature couple eating crab in a restaurant, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA

People enjoy a free meal at Loaves and Fishes, a non-profit that helps local homeless people in Sacramento, California.

Mess SPECIALIST Second Class (MS2) Rick Betancourt and Mess SPECIALIST David Fricano assist in preparing the noon meal at Totem Hall Galley. Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Female baker holding heart shaped dessert in baking tray at bakery

Man flambing beef cheeks with sauteed vegetables in a pan using a kitchen torch

221013-N-AV223-1082 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 13, 2022) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Toscano, a native of Portland, Oregon, left, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Marika Fowler, a native of Brooklyn, New York, prepare a sea food boil for the Navys birthday meal aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Two mid-adult men purchasing cheese in a deli.

mesa de seleccion de uvas Callet, Celler Mesquida-Mora, Porreres, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

GREAT LAKES (July 14, 2022) Teams from Navy galleys throughout the world each prepared an entree and an appetizer during competition at the Commander, Navy Installations Command Culinary Competition, taking place at Naval Station Great Lakes, July 14. Seven teams consisting of three chefs each from most Navy regions competed to be called the best chefs in CNIC. This is the seventh time the CNIC Culinary Competition took place at Great Lakes.

salinity check, artisanal manufacture of artisan Mahon cheese, Alcaiduset, Alaior, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

220803-N-TO573-1114 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 3, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Lamia Jackson, from Fort Worth, Texas, prepares food aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 3, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Kiosk of Lampredotto seller (Lampredotto is typical Florentine tripe), Piazza di Porta Romana, Firenze (Florence), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Saleswoman of meat products, stall, meat department, Osh Bazaar, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

confectionery, Forn Can Salat, Montuiri Es Pla Mallorca, Balearics Spain

Anna Matscher in the kitchen with calf's head, inn zum Löwen, Tisens, Adige Valley, South Tyrol, Italy

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Getting the meat ready for the smoker

A mess management specialist runs a meat slicer in the galley of one of the two enlisted mess decks aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

SPAIN - Castille and Leon - BURGOS. Bar / Cervecería "La Mejillonera"; especialidad y variedad de cocina de mejillones (calle Paloma, 33)

Poffertjes mini pancakes Delicious authentic Dutch food from The Netherlands called poffertjes, which are mini pancakes, being prepared on a typical hot plate while cook is pouring new batter into hot plate. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PaulxHakimatax-xhakimata.comx 1983465

220404-N-TT639-3003 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2022) - Culinary Specialist 1st Class Bradly Pham, from Dallas, stirs food in the galley aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 4. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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The production process from live fish to pre-sliced smoked salmon

Mature male chef holding roast chicken in commercial kitchen during pandemic

Woman pressing whey from curd

Woman preparing fish next to frogs in a net at the fish market, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

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220624-N-PA358-1029 TUNISIAN SEA (June 24, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Antavius McGhee, from Coldwater, Mississippi, cuts bell peppers in a galley aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 24, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Man dying traditional Panama hats made of straw from toquilla plant, Cuenca, Ecuador.

Cooperative of women making humus in Ferzol, Beqaa, Lebanon.

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