Bay Hosts Annual Soup Cook-Off

The Bay Village Senior Center Soup Cook-off was back on Friday, January 27th at 11:30am at the Bay Village Senior Center. 10 local chefs competed for your vote at our Annual Soup Cook-off.

A packed house of taste-testers enjoyed this delicious sampling of recipes from a variety of anxious-to-please culinary experts

Competing participants included Rose Senior Living – Avon, Huntington Woods Care and Rehabilitation Center, The Normandy Senior Living, O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village, Brookdale Westlake Village, Concord Reserve, Fairmont Senior Living of Westlake, Sprenger Health Care Towne Center Community Campus, Asbury Care Centers, St Mary’s Of The Woods, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, and Hanson Services, Inc.

And the Winner Is… Normandy Senior Living Chicken Paprikash made by Chef Nacho Tellez

Delectable recipes included Oxtail Soup, Loaded Potato Soup, Chicken Paprikash, Seafood Bisque, Sausage and Chickpea Soup, Lasagna Soup, Creamy Chicken Wild Rice and Mexican Quinoa Stew. Yum!

First place went to The Normandy Senior Living. “Our entry was Chicken Paprikash made by Chef Nacho Tellez, one of the amazing flavors we rotate on our menu,” said Kim of The Normandy after the competition. “We love it so much we had a sneaking suspicion others would agree and we were right!”

All proceeds benefit the Bay Village Senior Center. This was a great way to support current and new programming at the senior center! 10 soups and a chance to win fabulous prizes! A SOUPER great event for a great cause!