Chefs for Seniors will be in CH3, Room 9, Friday

SUNSHINE CLUB

David Hernandez from Chefs for Seniors will speak at the Sunshine Club’s meeting on Friday, March 17, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 10 a.m.

Hernandez will speak about senior nutrition and healthy living. He believes people shouldn’t have to sacrifice taste to eat healthy.

Because of limited seating in the room with kitchen equipment, this meeting was by reservation only and all seats have been filled. The club will try to record the presentation to share with the community at a later date.

Due to the nature of the presentation, club members are asked arrive promptly so as not to disturb the presentation.

Chefs for Seniors was started in 2013 by Barrett Allman and his son, Nathan Allman, who were inspired by the needs of an older family member who couldn’t cook meals for themselves and ultimately had to enter assisted living. The Allmans were the first to provide this type of service, specializing in helping seniors thrive at home. And now their compassion and culinary skills are reaching hundreds throughout the Golden State.

A native of the greater Los Angeles area, Hernandez is the youngest of six children. After spending many years serving his country in the U.S. Army, he went on to own and operate a successful French wine business in Los Angeles. Always an entrepreneur, he has started and operated several successful businesses before deciding on a career as a chef.

Hernandez is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and completed apprenticeships in New Orleans and San Francisco. He was fortunate to cook in one of San Francisco’s five star restaurants under well-respected Chef Marc Zimmerman. With over a decade of experience in the food service industry, Hernandez moved back to Southern California to help open a five star restaurant in Pasadena.

It was after this time that he had to leave the professional kitchen to help care for his aging mother full time. The time spent caring for his mother solidified his desire to help seniors remain as independent as possible and blend with his love for cooking. Becoming a part of the Chefs for Seniors family was the perfect match for his passion as a chef and his desire to be of service.

The benefits of Chefs for Seniors are tremendous, including: • Offering customized inhome meals developed by the chef and client to ensure the dietary requirements are met.

• All the grocery shopping, cooking and kitchen cleanup is taken care of by the chef.

• The chef cooks what the senior wishes to eat (following the restrictions) and will help to maintain body weight and helping to reduce re-hospitalization.

The Sunshine Club has frequent speakers from outside the walls who speak on various topics. The club does not endorse the speakers or their businesses. It solely provides information.

Sunshine Club requires no membership fees, but donations are welcome. Refreshment will be served at the meeting.

For more information, contact Anna Derby at 562-301-- 5339.

David Hernandez