{"id":4617,"date":"2022-03-24T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:39:26","slug":"seasoned-chefs-are-the-spice-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/blog\/2022\/03\/24\/seasoned-chefs-are-the-spice-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasoned Chefs Are the Spice of Life at Town Village Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4617\" class=\"elementor elementor-4617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a07c4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a07c4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c367c2\" data-id=\"3c367c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534998c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534998c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Get to Know Chef Jay<\/h2><p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/\">Town Village Crossing<\/a>, team members give their best for residents and are committed to excellence in their craft. One great example is Executive Chef Javad (Jay) Barband, affectionately known as Chef Jay.<\/p><p>After studying environmental design at Oklahoma University, Jay worked as a space planner for an Architectural firm in Dallas. This is when he did some work for a big restaurant concept around the country.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cThat marked a turning point in my life in the early &#8217;90s. I struck on my own and opened an Italian Restaurant in Dallas,\u201d says Chef Jay.<\/p><p>\u201cDuring my culinary career, I had the opportunity of working with and learning alongside the best chefs in the business, enabling me to discover my true love of cooking.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><h3>Delicious and nutritious choices<\/h3><p>Chef Jay\u2019s focus on dining at Town Village Crossing is all about health and longevity. With that perspective in mind, he creates daily healthy options for residents with a farm-to-table flair.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_4635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4635\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-80 wp-image-4635 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Chef_Jay_tvc-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Town Village Crossing | Chef Jay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Chef_Jay_tvc-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Chef_Jay_tvc-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Chef_Jay_tvc-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Chef_Jay_tvc.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Jay<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Examples include daily salad or soup bar with each meal and always using the freshest ingredients. Menus are also skillfully planned around seasonably available ingredients including fruits, produce, and seafood.<\/p><h3>Dining well at Town Village Crossing<\/h3><p>We offer heart-healthy menus daily, featuring items like skinless grilled chicken breast, grilled salmon, steamed filet of fish, whole grains, fruits, and fresh vegetables. We bake most of our pies and cakes in-house and include diabetic-friendly options for dessert.<\/p><p>Our restaurant-style dining offers many make-to-order choices that we can provide with speed and efficiency. To streamline our processes, the staff use tablets to transmit requests directly to the kitchen.<\/p><p>Residents also love our \u201cchef&#8217;s action table\u201d that we set up for our omelet bar or our weekend dessert bar featuring bananas foster.<\/p><h3>Resident feedback drives our decisions<\/h3><p>We feel it\u2019s important to engage the community as we plan our meals, ensuring residents\u2019 requests, likes, and dislikes are reviewed.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cI have a monthly residents\u2019 meeting for feedback and suggestions on food, service, and quality,\u201d Chef Jay says. \u201cI\u2019m always open to feedback and suggestions. You can also contact me directly with any questions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>We request input on special occasions and holiday meals. Our celebrations are important and we treat them with high standards.<\/p><h3>Food brings us together<\/h3><p>Food is not only fuel, it\u2019s life. It\u2019s a way for people to come together and enjoy their time. Food celebrates our heritage, fond memories, and special moments. That\u2019s why Chef Jay and the Dining Services team are committed to providing an exceptional experience for each resident.<\/p><p>Chef Jay shared, \u201cI have discovered the rewarding senior living business in the past 10 years. I\u2019ve had the honor of working for and satisfying many seniors with my cuisine and making a difference in their lives.\u201d<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cWorking with our seniors who help make today&#8217;s America is more than just a personal reward. It is not a job, it is LOVE.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>When Chef Jay isn\u2019t creating masterpieces in the kitchen for our community, he is spending time with his wonderful wife Kristina of over 25 years, son Alex, and daughter Sarah.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll also find him cooking, drawing, consulting with restaurants, and watching and attending food shows which stimulate his endless culinary curiosity.<\/p><p>We\u2019re so grateful that he brings his creativity and passion for cooking for seniors to our community.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dine well at Town Village Crossing<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>To learn more about our community and to sample some of Chef Jay\u2019s creations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for a visit. 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