75% of the emotions we generate are affected by our sense of smell. Next to sight, it is the most important sense we have. * Of all the senses, the sense of smell is the most potent trigger of memory.
* Reference: Martin Linstrom
Dining teams have the ability to enhance the familiar homemade atmosphere for residents, visitors, and families by purposefully engaging the senses of smell, sight, and taste.
Here are a few examples of Strategic’s proven techniques for utilizing the senses to grow census:
- Fresh Bread Baking Program
- Utilize a basic dough recipe
- Create a variety of shapes
- Carve freshly baked bread tableside
- Utilize Fresh Herbs and Fresh Garlic
- Avoid short-cuts, use fresh ingredients
- Sautee herbs and garlic, allow the aroma to fill the dining room
- Fresh, Home-made Baked Goods
- Bake homemade cookies every afternoon
- Bake freshly made muffins or sweet bread to start the day
- Cinnamon is known to enhance memory and joyfulness
- Combine Aromatics and Visuals – enhance the visual, aroma, and flavor…awaken the senses
- Add a Smoking Gun to your culinary toolbox, where there is smoke, there is flavor
- A handheld Smoking Gun produces cold smoke and infuses any kind of food or liquid.
Strategic brings the senses to life for your residents but introducing a variety of cooking techniques, use of fresh products, cooking from scratch, and continuous creative and innovative approaches to enhance the dining experience.
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