Cruel disease leaves Australian culinary giant unable to taste or smell
He was the Masterchef who changed the way Australians dined.
Bold and daring Asian flavours created with flair and passion at restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne.
Teage Ezard is an Australian culinary giant, but today the father-of-four is facing his greatest challenge.
Teage Ezard is an Australian culinary giant but a cruel disease has left him unable to taste or smell A Current Affair
Ezard has become a stranger in his own kitchen, last year losing his most valuable instruments - his taste and smell.
"I've contracted MSA (multiple system atrophy), which is a brain disease, and I don't cook anymore," Ezard said.
His wife, Tina, is now his caregiver.
Ezard has become a stranger in his own kitchen, last year losing his most valuable instruments - his taste and smell. A Current Affair
"What we do know as part of this disease is that he will eventually lose his voice, he won't be able to eat, he won't be able to walk," she said.
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