Food is health: How two experts made hospital food delicious and nutritious | 20-Minute Health Talk

Hospital food has a reputation for being bland and inedible - something that's no longer true at Northwell's 21 hospitals. Over the last seven years, our guests - Sven Gierlinger and Chef Bruno Tison - have transformed hospital meals by ditching frozen food and sugary drinks for fresh meats, fruits and vegetables. They've ensured that hospital kitchens prioritize fresh ingredients and cater to the patient population, and now chefs are able to deliver meals that look, smell and taste better - and the food is much healthier, as well.
On this episode, Gierlinger and Tison explain how they transformed hospital food from "inedible" to gourmet, as well as how this higher caliber of cuisine can help patients. They also detail how they are helping other hospitals and health systems adopt this model. Read more about Northwell's food transformation: www.northwell....
Bruno Tison is the vice president of food services and corporate executive chef. Previously he spent 14 years as executive chef for the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Tison earned Michelin star recognition for three consecutive years as the executive chef at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa in California.
Sven Gierlinger is Northwell's Chief Experience Officer. He started his career in the luxury hotel business, holding a series of leadership positions with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
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