Jiang Zhencheng does charity work and has ingenious ideas hidden in the cuisines of Taiwan, France and Spain.
Celebrity chef Jiang Zhencheng was invited to recreate a pop-up restaurant where elders with dementia served as waiters. Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Lu Jiande also attended to respond
Quick Look
- Hongdao Elderly Welfare Foundation's "Ageless Dream No.
- 125" held a 10th anniversary event and invited celebrity chef Jiang Zhencheng to collaborate with elders with dementia to open a pop-up restaurant.
- Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Lu Jiande attended the event, hoping to break the society's established impression of dementia and demonstrate the social participation ability of people with dementia.
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Why It Matters
Hongdao Elderly Welfare Foundation's "Ageless Dream No. 125" celebrates its 10th anniversary and promotes social participation and independent living of elderly people with dementia.
Hong Dao Elderly Welfare Foundation's "Ageless Dream No. 125" celebrated its 10th anniversary in November this year. Today, celebrity chef Jiang Zhencheng was invited to recreate the "Ah! It's okay pop-up restaurant" where elders with dementia serve as waiters. They designed three dishes of Taiwanese sesame oil chicken, French Provence roasted vegetables and Spanish curry paella. They held a pop-up restaurant to serve the public with elders with dementia as waiters. Lu Jiande, deputy director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, also participated.
Jiang Zhencheng took his mother to cook together. The menu took into account the cooler climate in autumn and winter, taking into account the balanced intake of vegetables, protein and staple food, so that the guests could eat warm and satisfied. He said that although the three dishes came from different countries, they were all dishes that local mothers might prepare at home, presenting different home-cooked tastes. The 85-year-old Grandma Liao, who was a chef, and the 71-year-old Grandma Zhang Mingxia, who lived alone, introduced the dishes to the guests and provided meal services.
Lu Jiande said that this year the government is promoting the "Dementia Prevention and Care Policy Framework and Action Plan 3.0". In addition to strengthening medical care and life support, it also pays more attention to the social participation and independent life of people with dementia. As long as there is an appropriate environment and support, people with dementia can continue to participate in life and develop their talents.
Li Ruoqi, CEO of the Hongdao Foundation, said that she hopes that through this dinner, society will break the established impression of dementia and let more people see that elders with dementia can still learn, participate, and become people who provide services to others.
Wang Naihong, chairman of the Hongdao Foundation, also said that Ageless Dream No. 125 allows society to see the ability and value of middle-aged and elderly people to continue working, and allows different generations to have the opportunity to know and communicate. It has attracted more than 897,000 visitors.
Open Questions
- Will there be more pop-up restaurant events like this in the future?







