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What’s cooking in senior living kitchens?

Hear how four experienced senior living chefs are mixing up their menus to accommodate the tastes of younger residents.

Patricia Cobe, Senior Editor

January 17, 2020

1 Min Read
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Hear how four experienced senior living chefs are mixing up their menus to accommodate the tastes of younger residents.Photograph: Shutterstock



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Baby boomers will be entering senior living communities in big numbers in the years ahead, and these newcomers bring with them a whole different set of dining demands and preferences than the previous generation. They’ve been exposed to many global cuisines, are eager to go in a more plant-forward direction and have more flexible eating styles.

In this episode of "Menu Feed," hear how four experienced senior living chefs—Steve Plescha, executive chef at Pennswood Village; Ryan McNulty, corporate executive chef with Cura Hospitality; Eric Eisenberg, director of dining services at Rogue Valley Manor; and Hagop Hagopian, executive chef at The Clare—are mixing up their menus to accommodate the tastes of younger residents.

About the Author

Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Pat plans and executes the menu sections of Restaurant Business and FoodService Director, covering food and beverage trends, Menu R&D, profiles of chefs and restaurateurs and Technomic research. She also contributes to the digital content of both RB and FSD and is editor of two weekly e-newsletters, Recipe Report and On the Menu. Pat’s weekly podcast, MenuFeed, covers a wide range of menu topics through interviews with chefs and operators.

Pat came to Winsight from Hearst, where she was an executive editor. She is the co-author of the Mompreneurs series of books as well as two cookbooks. She graduated from Cornell University and earned a Masters in Journalism from Boston University. She is active in several professional organizations, including Les Dames d’Escoffier and the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC), and serves as a judge for the James Beard Media Awards.

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