Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc.: A Battle Among Great Chef’s “The Wood County Throwdown” Awards it’s Champion!

Wood County Throwdown 2019

Chef Marshall Goldstein, Heritage Corner Health Care Campus - Peoples Choice Awards for their Appetizers Throwdown Champions 2019

Wood Haven Health Care - Peoples Choice Award for their Entree

Brookdale of Bowling Green - Peoples Choice Award for their Dessert

Perrysburg, Ohio (September 28, 2019) –

On Saturday, September 28, at Penta Career Center, three amazing chefs battled it out for the title of “Wood County Throwdown Champion.” The Wood County Committee on Aging along with Penta Career Center designed the event to raise awareness of the culinary skills of food service personnel who prepare meals for older adults in Wood County. Guests sampled various appetizers, entrees and desserts prepared by local chefs. Competing chefs included; Mindie Farley; Brookdale of Bowling Green, Sue Smith; Wood Haven Health Care, Marshall Goldstein, Heritage Corner Health Care Campus. Each guest voted for their favorite dishes. People’s Choice Award for the appetizers was awarded to Heritage Corner Health Care Campus for their Reuben Wonton Cups; the entrée to Wood Haven Health Care for their Stuffed Vegetable/Mozzarella Meatloaf and Loaded Red Potato Casserole; and the dessert winner was Brookdale of Bowling Green for their dish “Our best cheesecake”.

The celebrity judges included Ron Matter, Superintendent of Penta Career Center; Dawn Anderson, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services, Food and Nutrition Graduate Coordinator; and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Anderson, Retired Professor of Military Science BGSU. After tasting all three appetizers, entrees and desserts the judges unanimously chose the overall champion. An engraved plate and title of “Throwdown Champion” went to Marshall Goldstein of Heritage Corner Health Care Campus. “It was great to be at an event surrounded by other chefs that you have known through your years of working. At the end of the day we all are winners because we work hard daily to present our best work to our residents,” said Marshall. “It was like fireworks setting off when we won! Very exciting! The event was fun, we truly enjoyed the camaraderie between colleagues, the networking with other chefs and community members and we left with a sense of pride for the work we do for our community.” said, Marshall Goldstein, Executive Chef and Director of the Culinary Department.

The community members thoroughly enjoyed sampling the food, visiting the vendors, and listening to the entertainment. The entertainment featured James Adkins a traveling singer and song writer with performing roots in Bluegrass, Folk, and Americana. Participant Jack Klein stated that he has attended the Throwdown since its inception in 2012. He enjoys sampling the various dishes and socializing. He looks forwards to next year’s competition.

Congratulations to the all of the chefs for setting a high standard on food quality for the older adults in Wood County. If you would like to taste the winning “Throwdown Champions” dishes you will have the opportunity to do so. The Heritage Corner Health Care Campus will host a tasting for the community to enjoy the entire Throwdown meal prepared by Marshall.

The Wood County Committee on Aging plans and develops programs and services that will allow adults over 60 to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible. Services include; medical assistance, homebound assistance, exercise classes and other engaging programs and services for older adults throughout Wood County.

For more information about the Wood County Committee on Aging, visit www.wccoa.net or call 419.353.5661 or 1.800.367.4935