A talented Sanctuary Care chef is polishing his pans ready for the national final of a prestigious cookery competition.
Mark Ord, head chef at Sanctuary Care’s state-of-the-art Wantage Nursing Home in Oxfordshire, triumphed over three other contenders in January’s south east regional final of the National Association of Care Catering’s (NACC) Care Cook of the Year Competition.
Now his mouth-watering menu of roast pork belly stuffed with black pudding, followed by a plum crumble tart with almond frangipane will be sampled by judges at the national final at the University College Birmingham on Thursday 9th July.
Mark will compete against five other regional winners in a 90-minute cook off. Each menu will be judged on a range of factors, including innovation, cost, nutrition, balance and of course taste.
Mark, who has worked at Wantage Nursing Home since it opened in April 2008, said he was overwhelmed to be in the final.