Out of sight for the regular passerby, the New Community Extended Care Facility kitchen was another bustling site during Christmas as special orders for holiday parties streamed in from around the NCC network. Executive Chef Joseph Rodriguez, on left slicing a roast for the party at Extended Care that evening with the family members of residents, said that he and his five-member staff catered 20 parties during the first three weeks of December. “We manage, we get it done,” said Rodriguez, who has worked at NCC for about three decades. On right, kitchen staff hustle as cornbread cools.
