The Kitchen Table

Comments on the Military and Business Ownership

Chef Diana Riley's passion for cooking and food service began while she was in high school. Her course electives in Food Service fueled her interest. Later, Diana enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard in 2002. She attended Quartermaster School at Ft. Lee, Va. Her military occupational specialty was food service specialist and she graduated top 5 in her military occupational specialty class and was awarded Honor Graduated in 2003. During Annual Training at Fort Polk, LA Diana received the Army Achievement Medal for outstanding performance as a food service specialist. As a volunteer Family Readiness Group Leader, she planned and organized several events to promote the morale and well-being of her fellow soldiers and their families. She is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and received an honorable discharge in 2011.