Bring back the days of Mil Chefs in all barracks/ camps etc! I have never come accross a Mil Chef from any of the 3 services who refused to feed troops no matter what the hour, they had all "been there and done that" and know what a huge difference a hot meal can be for the guys and girls who are at the sharp end. The food they produce is good quality (given the fact that they have to deal with a tiny budget per head per meal per day) and there is always enough to feed the hungry and tired.
Civie contractor cooks, mostly in transit camps that i have been thru, are rude, clock watching and self important. The food they turn out is often sub standard, served in very small quantities (which means the guys and girls waste their money on Pizza take outs etc as they have not been fed properly) and in one case, 100 plus members of a unit i was with were food poisoned by one cook house, so much so the entire kitchen staff were sacked and told not to return to work, but the contractor of course remained the same.
Now a TV chef and "proper" civvie chefs can turn out culinary wonders, but you notice you have a bill which is say $50 (Pounds, sorry no pound key) at the end of the meal. Mil Chefs, may give you everything with chips, but your fed and your not bitching about being hungry or not served a meal as you were at the cook house at 1631 when they stop serving at 1630 .... rant over.