Nellsar recently ran an internal competition across its 13 Homes to celebrate and showcase the amazing food our talented Chefs and Kitchen Teams create for our residents every day. We are delighted to say that four of our Princess Christian Care Home Chefs were winners!
Mealtimes are a valued and inclusive experience for all our residents and we take special pride in the food we serve and the dining experience we provide every day.
Judged by international Celebrity Chef Sid Shanti, the competition was divided into the presentation of food in three categories:
- Puréed Moulded Food Category
- Puréed Piped Food Category
- Regular Food Category
Our winners
Chef Cristian Pitic and Chef Assistant Eduard Sarmasag at Princess Christian Care Home were winners of the Puréed Moulded Food Category for their fantastic moulded burger, chips and corn on the cob.
Sid comments; “I was impressed on first sight of this. A fun, colourful, inviting, almost playful plate! I imagine the elderly you care and cook for could be charmed by it. Chef Cristian and Chef Assistant Eduard have done a fantastic job on the technical side as well as the representation and presentation of their dish. I’d love to hear what the residents thought of it! Well done guys you really smashed it!”
In the Regular Food Category, Head Chef Cosmin Cristea won for his chicken and vegetable skewers, as well as Chef Assistant Paul Fazecas for his steak and vegetables. They shared the award with Chef Katie Scoones and Head Chef Lynn Clemons at Woodstock Residential Care Home for their chicken, hot dogs, burger and chips.
Sid’s comments; “It was difficult for me to choose just one winner for this category because I felt all three were equal contenders. I could see the time and effort Cosmin, Paul, Katie with Lynn had all put into their plates and therefore, I would like to award a ‘joint first place win’ to three separate entrants. Well done everyone – you should all be extremely proud of yourselves.”
Congratulations to them all for their amazing plates of food! They will each receive a fabulous prize for their amazing efforts;
- A winner’s certificate
- A glass winner’s trophy
- A copy of Sid’s cook book – Glorious Ibiza Food (& Music!)
- An engraved 8-inch Dalstrong Chef’s knife, Shogun series
- Prize-giving presentation and cooking demo with Sid Shanti on Monday 1 November
