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News Rest home chef spices up competition CHEF ANDREW Jelley may be new to aged care cuisine but a week ago he competed with the country’s best in Auckland. The Palm Grove Rest Home in Shirley chef competed in the Senior Lifestyle Cuisine, a culinary competition which highlights the trend towards innovative cuisine at aged care facilities. Set within the NZ Chefs National Salon 2017, the Senior Lifestyle Cuisine cooking competition showcased the culinary skills of 10 chefs from around New Zealand and dispels the image of rest home food as bland or unappealing. Mr Jelley arrived at Palm Grove late last year after stints at Savoire Café in Merivale, Bully Hayes in Akaroa and Bloody Mary’s at Rydges Hotel. While working in aged care may not seem like a traditional career path for a chef, it suits him. “Working late nights takes its toll after a while. I wanted more normal hours and I’ve enjoyed getting to know the residents,” he said.
CHEF’S BEST: Shirley’s Palm Grove Rest Home chef Andrew Jelley competed in the Senior Lifestyle Cuisine culinary competition in Auckland.
During the live kitchen cookoff, Mr Jelley had just 75min to prepare and serve four covers
of a main dish intended for the aged care market. Two portions of the dishes
assessed the competitors and their dishes against a range of criteria including presentation of food, taste and texture, control of cooking process, professional practice and preparation. Among this year’s panel of judges were some of the country’s top hospitality industry talents including Wharekauhau Lodge executive chef Marc Soper and Copthorne Oriental Bay executive chef Chetan Pangam. Mr Jelley found the competition “pretty intense” but said he’d be up for it again next year. “I learned a lot this time around and I’d been keen to give it another go next year,” he said.
had to be served in an easy to eat format. A team of top industry judges
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•From page 1 Judge and Silver Scroll awardwinner, Thomas Oliver, said the music was unique this year. “It’s so good to see some really strong writers ready to make their way into the New Zealand music industry.” The final, where 12 acts will compete for the title, will be held at Auckland Girls’ Grammar School. Jono Stewart and Nat Hutton from Christ’s and St Margaret’s colleges did not make the national final, but were highly commended. Some of the successful musi-
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