{"id":8314,"date":"2025-06-03T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civitasseniorl.wpenginepowered.com\/the-ridglea\/?p=8314"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:07:46","slug":"elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Ridglea\u2019s Chef is Elevating the Menu for Senior Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8314\" class=\"elementor elementor-8314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdcf01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccdcf01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208b6a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"208b6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/06\/the-ridglea-elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8319\" alt=\"The Ridglea | Elevating the Menu in Senior Living\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/06\/the-ridglea-elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/06\/the-ridglea-elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/06\/the-ridglea-elevating-the-menu-in-senior-living.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chef Ashley and a happy resident at The Ridglea Senior Living, where personalized meals are made from scratch and served with heart.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bd60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bd60a\" 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<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/\">The Ridglea Senior Living<\/a>, birthdays often begin in the kitchen. When resident Ruby \u201cDot\u201d H. recently requested a birthday meal \u2014 crab-stuffed shrimp, asparagus, and a roll \u2014 Chef Ashley Fouquet prepared it to order, just the way she liked it. For Fouquet, this wasn\u2019t out of the ordinary, but rather how she approaches every day.<\/p><p>With 16 years in food service, including seven years as a chef, Fouquet leads The Ridglea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civitasseniorliving.com\/the-ridglea\/assisted-living-dining-program-fort-worth\/\">dining program<\/a> with a focus on scratch-made meals and resident choices.<\/p><p>\u201cPeople often assume dining in senior living means limited choices or pre-made food,\u201d Fouquet said. \u201cThat\u2019s not what we do. Everything is made from scratch. 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Filet mignon, crab cakes, and lobster are frequent requests, especially for birthdays.<\/p><p>\u201cThe meals Ashley creates are a daily part of how we support the residents,\u201d said Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of The Ridglea Senior Living. \u201cIt\u2019s about more than nutrition. It\u2019s about making someone feel known.\u201d<\/p><p>For Fouquet, the work is steady and personal. \u201cYou don\u2019t always know what kind of day someone is having,\u201d she said. \u201cBut you can do your part to make a moment better. For me, that happens through food.\u201d<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Made with Love, Served with Care<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em>At The Ridglea in Fort Worth, TX, meals aren\u2019t just about nutrition \u2014 they\u2019re about comfort, connection, and care. 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