An innovative cooking method is making mealtime a lot more enjoyable for people with dementia

In a culture as food-obsessed as ours, the inability to enjoy a delicious meal can be one of the cruelest indignities of aging. Which is why, about a decade ago, a pair of chefs in Atlanta named Sarah Gorham and Stone Morris devised a cooking method specifically for elderly people navigating neuromuscular, physical, and cognitive challenges, such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, which can make it tough both to swallow and to sit still through mealtime.In a culture as food-obsessed as ours, the inability to enjoy a delicious meal can be one of the cruelest indignities of aging. Which is why, about a decade ago, a pair of chefs in Atlanta named Sarah Gorham and Stone Morris devised a cooking method specifically for elderly people navigating neuromuscular, physical, and cognitive challenges, such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, which can make it tough both to swallow and to sit still through mealtime.