Meet Steve Kendall – Our Head Chef

Meet Steve, our experienced Head Chef at Deeside Care Home. Steve has lived in Scotland for over 2 years after moving from Pembrokeshire in the southwest of Wales, where he is originally from.

Steve plays an important role at Deeside Care Home, giving residents the highest quality of meals and food service that can be offered. 

In Steve's spare time he enjoys watching football, especially Swansea City FC, cricket, and Welsh rugby. Steve finds pleasure in British History and loves visiting new places of interest around the UK. Recently, Steve became a grandad for the first time which takes up a lot of his spare time too!

Steve soon discovered his passion for cooking when he served in the army in 2007 for 23 years as a Chef in various locations overseas, such as Cyprus and Antarctica. Steve found great enjoyment in cooking for many different nationalities worldwide and worked on functions for the royal family. 

Steve has a strong experience within the catering and healthcare industry as he then followed on to work as a head chef in various restaurants, hotels, care homes, holiday parks, and for the NHS in the local hospital. This is where Steve developed his strong understanding and passion for delivering delicious home-cooked nutritious meals to the residents at Deeside Care Home. 

At Deeside Care Home, Steve encourages the residents to try new dishes and cuisines by cooking around the world dishes. In the past, we have cooked our residents Indian, French, and Australian taster sessions which is a fantastic opportunity to try new foods and learn more about different cultures.

As well as trying new foods, Steve recognises the importance of our residents sticking with a routine that is familiar to them, by cooking dishes that they know and remember from their past. Steve regularly communicates with the residents at Deeside Care Home to find out what foods they enjoy and is always willing to discuss with their relatives about any home-cooked foods that they believe they would love.

Dining at Deeside Care Home 

At Deeside Care Home we take pride in offering our residents a superior dining experience. The meals we have to offer our residents include high-quality ingredients and fresh produce. Steve, our in house chef ensures our residents receive a well-balanced meal that compliments their busy daily schedule. 

We promote the social benefits of group dining and encourage all of our residents to enjoy their meals together, a chance for residents to gather, chat, and enjoy their home-cooked dishes.

We also like to welcome the opportunity for our residents to invite their loved ones into our care home to spend meal times with us. We have a strong understanding of how mealtimes can be associated with family traditions which is why we are more than happy for our residents to continue with the routines that they love.

If you have any questions about what to expect at Deeside Care Home and would like to learn more about the dining experience that we have to offer. Then please do not hesitate to contact a friendly member of our team and we will be happy to help you with any queries you may have.