WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media, LLC company, is pleased to announce the inaugural DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2025.
The DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards program recognizes individuals who are visionaries within their organizations and the senior living sector at-large. They spotlight culinary experts whose creativity and passion are transforming senior living dining – from menu creation and innovating the resident dining experience, to leveraging new technologies and implementing new operational models, and more.
“The innovators we're recognizing with these awards demonstrate what senior living can be at its best, as they create menus and experiences that nourish the body and the soul, facilitating exciting new culinary discoveries while also providing comfort to residents,” said Tim Mullaney, VP and Editorial Director with WTWH Healthcare. “These talented award recipients are also moving the needle on how dining programs in senior living can drive the sector's key value propositions and play a role in contributing tremendous business upside, from building occupancy to elevating public perception of the industry.”
This year's inaugural DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards honorees are as follows:
Culinary Canvas: Recognizing leaders driving excellence in how dining programs are showcased across marketing channels, including imagery, video, social media, and other dining-related media content
Anthony Polito – Vice President of Hospitality, Harbor Retirement AssociatesIgnacio Jacobo – Director of Dining Services, The Aspenwood CompanyJohn Pietrangelo – Vice President, Food & Beverage, LCSMarisol Huizar – Culinary Services Director, Sunny Rose Senior LivingPicasso Petion – Culinary Services Director, Maplewood at Strawberry HillScott Edmunds – Executive Chef, Brookdale Senior Living
Elevating the Experience: Showcasing innovators raising the bar on programming and service with the goal of boosting the senior living dining experience
Aking DeLeon – Dining Director, Juniper Village at Newark, Juniper CommunitiesJoe Hassel – Vice President of Facilities, Planning & Construction, Presbyterian LivingLarry Atwater – Executive Chef, Sage Oak of DentonLaura Holdsworth – Dining Director, Brookdale Senior LivingLorenzo Nolasco – Culinary Services Director, Oak Cottage of Santa BarbaraMatthew Steele – Director of Food & Beverage, The Springs LivingPaul Lemke – Director of Food & Beverage, The Springs LivingRichard McCreadie – Executive Chef, Inspir Embassy RowRyan King – Vice President of Culinary Services, The Arbor CompanySteven Weintraub – Executive Chef, Inspir Carnegie HillTom McGuigan – Executive Chef, CCL Hospitality GroupVictor Casado – Culinary Director, Northbridge Companies – Stone Hill at AndoverWoo Seo – Culinary Services Director, Aegis Living
Operational Optimizer: Highlighting operational trailblazers implementing new approaches and models to gain efficiencies, improve the bottom line, build stronger workforces and elevate overall operations, while maintaining and enhancing resident satisfaction
Ashley Garnett – Dining Services Director, Benchmark Senior LivingBenno Garwood – Director of Food & Beverage, The Springs LivingBrian Gallo – Corporate Director of Dining Services, Priority Life Care, LLCCorrine Montiel – Senior Culinary Services Director, Westminster Terrace Senior LivingJason Smith – Food & Beverage Director, The Springs LivingMissy Raponi – Dining Services Specialist, Benchmark Senior LivingNick Paxton – Dietary Director, The Gables of WestervillePretoria Cheely – General Manager, SodexoSteve Serdar – Vice President of Culinary & Hospitality, Presbyterian LivingWanda Manzueta – Director of Dining Services, CCL Hospitality Group
Palate Pleaser: Honoring chefs and other food & beverage professionals for their innovations in menu creation, use of ingredients, and culinary techniques
Angel Bravo – Culinary Services Director, Astoria Park Senior LivingGuy Tino – Dining Services Director, Benchmark Senior LivingJP Hascoat – Executive Chef, Peconic LandingLacey Rainey – Food & Beverage Director, Benchmark Senior LivingLarry Campbell – Executive Chef, The Palace GroupLucas Pettway – Culinary Services Director, Maplewood at DarienPatrick Armstrong – Culinary Director, Northbridge Companies – Avita of StroudwaterPetros Kyriazis – Chef, Trico LivingWell
Partner in Innovation: Recognizing individuals serving senior living dining programs in a vendor capacity, through technology, equipment, ingredients, and more, with an emphasis on how their overall efforts have supported their clients' ability to innovate
Matthew Thompson – Chief Culinary Officer, Restaura Hospitality Group
For more information about the program and to view the complete DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2025, visit https://seniorhousingnews.com/2025-dished-innovation-awards/.
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