Cooking up a storm – Witney team member up for national award

A Witney care home chef has been shortlisted for a coveted national award. 

Andrew Bedwell, Head Chef at Care UK’s Millers Grange, on Curbridge Road, will be competing with some of the nation’s best cooks to be crowned ‘Chef of the Year’ at the Public Sector Catering Awards. 

 

The Public Sector Catering Awards reward individuals, teams, companies and organisations who go above and beyond to deliver high-quality, nutritious food in a care setting. 

Inspired by Care UK’s innovative approach to residents’ food and dining experience, Andy joined Millers Grange as Head Chef in 2019, just before it opened. He brought with him an impressive CV, which included overseeing catering for up to 10,000 people a day at Blenheim Palace, a senior role in a well-known restaurant group and setting up numerous new gastro pubs.  

Alison Parry, Home Manager at Millers Grange, said: “Andy meets every new resident to learn about their personality and tastes – most of them are well-travelled, and several are from overseas, so there’s definitely a broad range of expectations. 

“He then works with his small team to create themed meals and events to help residents settle in and to celebrate them as individuals. One lady who had lived in India was keen to have an authentic curry, so she and Andy produced it together – with her grinding the spices in a pestle and mortar. That demonstrates his incredible talent for not only being a top notch chef but someone who really gets what it is that care home residents want from their kitchen team.

“Well done Andy – we’ll keep our fingers crossed.”

Care UK colleagues only have to wait until 7^th April to find out if they will be bringing home the winners trophies from a ceremony being held in London.

Millers Grange has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides full-time residential, dementia and respite care.

To find out more about Millers Grange, please call Customer Relations Manager, Mark Young, on 01993 764730 or email mark.young@careuk.com.

For more information, visit careuk.com/millers-grange.