United States Army culinary competitions
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United States Army culinary competitions has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Mick Unplugged. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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André RushU.S. Army veteran, former White House chef, author, and mental health advocate
Rush says he won a position in the Pentagon culinary program after only four days of trial against competitors who had 30.
“I had four days and it was three other people competing for the same position, but they were there for 30 days”
Mick Unplugged: Chef André Rush: Strength Through Service (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 31:08
Rush says he entered about 20 events at military culinary competitions to gain experience, even from failure.
“So every time I went to compete, I would compete in like 20 events. When a normal person would compete in three or two or one, I would do 20 just so I could fail in all 20”
Mick Unplugged: Chef André Rush: Strength Through Service (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 28:55
Podcasts
- Mick Unplugged · 1 episode
Episodes
Chef André Rush: Strength Through ServiceMick Unplugged · Oct 19, 2026 · 49 min
Mick Hunt talks with Army veteran and former White House chef André Rush about grief, PTSD, asking for help, his culinary path, and his memoir.