Sunrise Senior Living Chef Bob Brown Wins First Annual Senior Eats Nutritional Challenge

Norwood, Mass., Cod Recipe Takes Top Prize

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Sep 12, 2013, 01:34 ET

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chef Bob Brown of Sunrise of Norwood, a Sunrise Senior Living community in Massachusetts, has been named this year's Sunrise Signature Chef and winner of the inaugural SeniorEats™ Nutritional Challenge. A panel of judges comprised of seniors who live at Sunrise chose Chef Brown as the winner for his creative and healthy recipe for Cod in Tarragon Tomato Broth, a low-calorie source of protein and a dish high in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant.

"Chef Brown wowed the resident judges with his ability to create a dish that not only delights the taste buds, but also provides high-quality nutrients and reduces fat and sodium," said Tim Whelan, vice president, Dining Services for Sunrise Senior Living. "The Sunrise Signature Dining program strives to constantly introduce tasty new dishes, while providing well-balanced options for our residents."

The SeniorEats™ Nutritional Challenge invited Sunrise chefs competing from senior living communities across the U.S. and Canada to develop healthy, creative and delicious recipes that incorporated Sunrise's high standards of proper nutrition for seniors. Finalists partaking in the challenge hailed from Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. The recipes from the finalists listed below combined local flavors and ingredients, while maintaining essential nutrients and great taste:

Bob Brown, Sunrise of Norwood (Mass.), Cod in Tarragon Tomato Sauce (Challenge Winner)
Eric Horner, Sunrise at Ivey Ridge (Ga.), Cornbread Crusted Trout with Black-eyed Peas and Tomato Concasse
Robert Kowalske, Sunrise at River Road (Ariz.), Arugula Quinoa Salmon Salad
Angela Nawrocki, Sunrise of Worthington (Ohio), Fettuccini with Walnut Cream Sauce
Robert Robertson, Sunrise of Oakville (Ontario, Canada), Halibut with Apple Slaw

Winning chef, Bob Brown, spent 20 years working as a carpenter before pursuing his dream of becoming a chef. He attended Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island, cooked for five years at The Parker House in Boston, and joined Sunrise of Norwood in 2007. "Cod is a great low-calorie protein choice and it's plentiful in Massachusetts. I love creating and serving healthy dishes like this to my residents; they're so friendly and wise, and it's a pleasure serving them every day," said Chef Brown.

The Sunrise Signature Dining program offers residents a high-quality selection of classic favorites, regional dishes, resident-suggested selections and healthy flavors from around the world. At Sunrise communities, residents enjoy meals prepared from scratch with local, fresh ingredients tailored to meet the unique nutritional needs of seniors.

To view the winning recipe and the recipes of the other finalists, visit the Sunrise SeniorEats™ blog. Stay up to date on Sunrise's latest recipes and tips on the SeniorEats™ Pinterest board and Sunrise Facebook page.

About Sunrise Senior Living
Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean, Va.-based company, employs approximately 29,000 people. As of August 1, 2013, Sunrise operated 291 communities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a unit capacity of approximately 26,700 units. Sunrise offers a full range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services. Sunrise's senior living services are delivered by staff trained to encourage the independence, preserve the dignity, enable freedom of choice and protect the privacy of residents. To learn more about Sunrise, please visit http://www.sunriseseniorliving.com.

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