Le « Sans fourchette®Â », l'intergénération au service de la convivialité

The “without fork” (“Sans Fourchette®”) raises awareness about Alzheimer's disease among the next generation of hotel/restaurant professionals via an interactive and educational approach. The aim is to develop a meal adapted to the needs and difficulties faced by Alzheimer's patients and more specifically focusing on the invisible handicap. For the waiters/waitresses, the specification is to prepare a table with a plate and glass but without cutlery. Moreover, we focus on the quality of the interaction with guests including the ability to listen as well as communicate. In the kitchen, the specification is the preparation of the meal as finger food served on plate as starter, main and desert. All hosts are seated at a table together and eat without cutlery with no distinction possible between Alzheimer's patient and healthy guest. This educational approach aims at raising awareness and decreasing the stigma associated with Alzheimer's disease and invisible handicap. Pleasure, conviviality, a welcoming environment, intergeneration and socializing around food are the keypoints of this approach accessible for all.