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The Cook and the Chief

What happens when Maggie and South Australia's Chief Scientist, Professor Caroline McMillen, walk into the Adelaide Convention Centre kitchen? Science and culinary magic collide!

 
Maggie recently took part in SAHMRI's Live 'The Cook and the Chief' event - a virtual cooking demonstration and discussion around SA's position as the 'state of science' and what can be done to improve nutrition in aged care via the Maggie Beer Foundation .
 
Watch the stream and download Maggie's recipe for soft polenta and mushrooms:
 
Pictured: Maggie Beer, Gavin Robertson (ACC), Professor Caroline McMillen (SA's Chief Scientist)

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