Dining

Q: What do you enjoy most about working at Royal Oaks?

A: The thing I enjoy the most is interacting with the residents and hearing their comments about the food. It’s an experience you rarely get at restaurants.

Q: How would you describe your cooking style?

A: My cooking style leans toward classic French cuisine and American comfort foods, but I also love cooking Mexican, Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.

Q: What’s your favorite item on the menu?

A: My favorite item on the menu is the meatloaf. It’s American comfort food at its best, especially when we serve it with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Q: What do you like to cook at home?

A: Honestly, I don’t cook at home all that much, but when I do it’s usually something like vegetable soup with veggies from the farmer’s market. I buy so many when I shop there!

Q: What’s a tip or technique you use in the kitchen that people may not know about?

A: Mise en place. It’s a French kitchen term that means everything in its place—have everything ready to go before you begin cooking and it makes the process so much easier and more organized.