Seems to me Pike should be chef, since his role on the show has been largely reduced to cooking for his officers and ship's guests in S2.
Then, who plays the MACO. La’an? M’Benga? Sam Kirk? Jim Kirk? Robert April?
EDIT: This whole thread is answering the question posed by that other thread: "Should the fans be allowed to write the show." The answer is clearly a resounding, thunderous NO!
I wouldn't say that. The range of what a special episode should consist of is quite...eclectic.