Experts

Chef Peter Castillo

Golden LivingCenters

Peter Castillo, who recently joined Golden Living in the newly created position of Chef Specialist, wants to make every meal a memorable experience at our LivingCenters.

Chef Peter hopes to use his varied background in catering, food service for corporate clients and five-star restaurant experience in his new job at Golden Living. He sees his new role as an opportunity to marry healthy dietetics and the culinary arts. Chef Peter already is immersed in reviewing the LivingCenters’ recipes and plans to add new recipes based on the cuisines, ethnic and regional favorite dishes where each LivingCenter is located.

He is thrilled with the amount of talent that already exists in the Golden Living kitchens. Chef Peter also is impressed with the dining staff’s interest in learning new techniques and recipes and says they are “hungry to learn and ready to serve.”

His own philosophy on food is: “Balance and moderation. It’s not a burden but a way of life. People should enjoy the bounty of the earth in all of its facets, but not over do it. Golden Living patients should eat what they want and what they desire unless it is detrimental to their health.”

On meal planning for older Americans, Chef Peter feels that everyone should expect a good meal at any age. He plans to have his culinary teams review every aspect of their service to find ways to improve it. He is a member of Golden Living’s Nutrition Services Department and will be based in Kansas City, but he will travel frequently to work with the local dining staff at the LivingCenters.

Chef Peter’s varied background includes catering for numerous celebrities. Just think, a celebrity chef may have inspired the next meal you eat at Golden Living!

Chef Peter would like input from all team members, including patients and their families, to make sure that the dining service is top notch. He is asking for patients, family members and even staff to send him recipes at e-mail: RecipesCorporateChef@goldenliving.com or mail them to: Chef Peter c/o Shari Smith, Golden Living Nutrition Services, 1000 Fianna Way, Mail Drop 5121, Fort Smith Arkansas, 72919.