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Resilient Restaurants
Places that are open, adapting to the COVID-19 crisis, and in need for your support.
We need your help!
Please DM us a post or link on Instagram to hospitality businesses around the world implementing creative solutions to lessen the impact of this crisis. We will repost and help spread the word as widely as we can.
MAD inspires and empowers cooks, servers, and eaters to create sustainable change. From luminaries in the field to young apprentices, we’re connecting individuals and equipping them to make a difference in their restaurants and the world.
Academy
MAD Academy
The MAD Academy is a school that aims to support the hospitality and food industry with tools and knowledge for making positive change. Find out more about our upcoming programs and join us to become part of a group of people committed to transforming hospitality and our food systems.
Watch all the latest MAD Talks
How to Lead in a No-Ego Kitchen
Alanna Sapwell
Chef Alanna Sapwell has journeyed through kitchens around the world, experiencing different leadership styles in each. Now as head chef at her own restaurant, it’s her turn to set a new standard.
Owning It
Rosio Sanchez
At the sixth MAD Symposium, Rosio points out the gap that exists between seeking perfection and inspiration under the vision of others, and the contradictory desire to cook what matters to you as a person.
Carne e Spirito
Dario Cecchini
The Dante-quoting Butcher of Panzano on the importance of craft and love.
I truly thrive in the fear you get when you walk into a kitchen and feel a huge potential.
