Food at Scarborough Hall Care Home
Our dishes here are constantly evolving, and take into account the desires of those we support, integrating seasonality into everything we prepare. Food and nutrition are at the heart of the home, so it is important that residents can enjoy a balanced diet that caters to individual dietary requirements. Whether people want to try something new and exciting, or just enjoy an old favourite, there is something for everyone on our menu. Please see below for more information:
Iain Calope-Crossland
I have worked at Scarborough Hall since April 2013 in the role of head chef . I started my catering career at the age of 16 working in a local hotel for over 10 years starting out as commis chef working my way up to second chef.
In 1999 I transferred into social care working with Learning Disabilities and teaching them basic cooking skills. After 16 years in Social care I decided to take a break and managed a restaurant kitchen.
Realising I missed social care I joined Scarborough Hall. I enjoy every aspect of my role and developing menu’s with the residents input which the residents enjoy.
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'.
