Independent living
Kitchen
Languages
EN
Credentials
ServSafe Manager
Dietary Manager
Texture-modified diets
On site this week
Mon
Off
Tue
6am-2pm
Wed
6am-2pm
Thu
6am-2pm
Fri
6am-2pm
Next family hour
Thu 2pm
Experience
Twenty years in restaurant and hospital kitchens, six as executive chef at Larkfield, 270 meals a day
What I handle most
Menus and special diets
Texture-modified meals
Family meals and events
Dining room feedback
What families say
“Mom asked for her own pot roast recipe and Gwen made it for the whole floor.”
Google review, 2025
“The soup alone is worth the visit.”
Family survey, 2026
Why I do this work
I cooked in restaurants for twelve years, then spent a summer making my grandfather’s meals after his stroke. That summer changed who I wanted to cook for.
The menu here is posted a week ahead, and residents vote on one dinner every week. Friday fish fry has not lost a vote yet.
Training & license
Madison Area Technical College, Culinary Arts, 2004, Certified Dietary Manager (ANFP), ServSafe Food Protection Manager
Book 20 minutes with Gwen
Family hours this week
Twenty minutes, in person or by phone.
Family hours run Monday to Friday