Food at Emily Jackson House Care Home
Our chefs prepare delicious and nutritious meals for everyone in our home. We ensure that all residents have a balanced diet; we are always keen to learn about likes and dislikes, and our Chef is more than happy to cook for specific dietary requirements. Please see below for a taste of our menus:
Sofianne Matouk
I have many years of experience in 5 star restaurants and hotels and I want to bring this experience to Emily Jackson House to ensure our residents consistently enjoy the quality and the taste of food that they truly deserve.
I am passionate about what I do and I am always prepared to go over and above of what's expected of me.
Dietary requirements
For residents who have difficulties swallowing, we modify the menu of the day so that the dishes are more palatable for them. To support our chefs in producing these dishes, our hospitality team and our Chef Academy organise theory and practical workshops. The chefs work with the chef trainer to prepare tasty, modified meals safely and according to IDDSI frame work. This encourages residents to eat and enjoy their food. All our chefs have been trained in IDDSI food descriptors.
Attracting top chefs
Our chefs are recruited on the basis of an interview with the regional hospitality support team and the manager of the home. Selection also involves a practical element, where potential chefs are asked to cook for and meet a panel of people living in the home. Chefs take their job extremely seriously and the annual Barchester Chef Competition sees our chefs battle it out in regional heats and then at a national final for the accolade of 'Barchester's Chef of the Year'.
