NEWPORT, Ore. – The Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay was honored as the recipient of the 2007 Coast Guard Medium Ashore Dining Facility of the Year Award, presented by the International Food Service Executive Association March 31.
Chief Warrant Officer Mark Allstott and Food Service Petty Officers Jason England, Steven Williams and Joshua Phillips operate the Yaquina Bay dining facility, that was deemed the top dining facility in its class in the Coast Guard.
Yaquina Bay serves three meals a day, seven days a week for upwards of 30 people. While breakfast and lunch menus are set, the galley runs like a restaurant by serving deli-style dinners each night. Additionally, Allstott and the chefs host numerous local agencies, providing breakfasts at morning meetings.
The International Food Service Executive Association is based in in Kansas City, Mo.