Episode 1
Australia's food icon, Maggie Beer begins her experiment, meeting residents and staff and sets out a road map of what needs to be done.
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Australia's food icon, Maggie Beer, leads an ambitious world first social experiment to transform the meals and dining experience at an aged care home.
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Maggie BeerAustralia's food icon, Maggie Beer begins her experiment, meeting residents and staff and sets out a road map of what needs to be done.
The training phase of the experiment is underway, and Australia's food icon Maggie Beer introduces new protein rich recipes using fresh ingredients.
The pressure is on and cracks are showing as the team push to make the improvements, in time for the Minister for Aged Care's visit. (Final)
Australia's food icon, Maggie Beer, leads an ambitious world first social experiment to transform the meals and dining experience at an aged care home. New Series Premieres Tuesday 9 July 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Chef, author and Australian food icon Kylie Kwong creates a dish inspired by her Cantonese heritage and dedicated to her mother.
Mabu Mabu chef Nornie Bero shares a dish jam-packed with flavour and memories of her upbringing in the Torres Strait, dedicated to her dad and is an ode to her elders.
Food author and cook Julia Busuttil Nishimura says sharing food with others is an act of love she learnt from her mother, and together they recreate a special Maltese family recipe.
Chef and farmer Matthew Evans says home cooking can be as wondrous as restaurant cooking, with his take on a humble home-favourite full of flavour, dedicated to his mother.
Food author Alice Zaslavsky says mealtime is just as important for your soul as it is your mouth. Her dish is a celebration of her Russian/Ukrainian/Lithuanian heritage.
Chef Matt Moran says he spent a lot the time in the kitchen trying to impress his grandma. This is his twist to a much-loved family recipe he dedicates to her.
