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Denmark Will School Chefs in Global Problems and Solutions

MAD, dedicated to global change in the restaurant industry, on Tuesday announced its most ambitious project to date: building a permanent educational center in Copenhagen.
Meant to be Eaten: You and I Eat the Same, Ep.38

A conversation with Melina Shannon-DiPietro and Chris Ying on the first book of MAD’s book series “Dispatches”, devoted to inspiring, educating, and creating sustainable, lasting change in how the world eats.
Fried Chicken Is Common Ground

Editor Chris Ying introduces an essay from ‘You and I Eat the Same,’ the first volume of book series ‘MAD Dispatches’ – published in collaboration with Rene Redzepi.
Lifetime Memories Made at MAD 6, the Best Chef Summer Camp Ever

For the sixth iteration of the MAD Symposium, 600 chefs and industry professionals from 58 countries gathered for two days of discussion on how to better the industry for everyone. Alongside serious talks about creating supportive spaces for women and people of color and combatting global warming, there appeared to be some serious bonding inside…
Sydney hosts its first MAD Mondays talk

A spin-off of the MAD Symposium, MAD Monday events invite the public to join the discussion about some of the most important questions in food right now, starting with Australia’s Indigenous food systems.
René Rezepi’s Groundbreaking Food Industry Symposium Returns This August

The food world’s leaders will gather for MAD6 to discuss improving the industry for women, immigrants, and people of color.
One of the world’s most famous chefs wants to help you forage for your food

On Tuesday, at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ 15th anniversary event in Barcelona, chef René Redzepi announced the launch of an international program that aims to connect people to nature and the landscape. “How might the world look different, if we all were foragers?”
Highlights From the Food World’s Most Game-Changing Festival

Yet, the two big issues on MAD5’s main stage were unmistakable: the mental and physical health of industry insiders, and the importance of nurturing the food community’s next generation. “If you want to go fast, go alone,” said José Andrés said, “if you want to go far, go together.”
René Redzepi and Yale Join Forces for Chef Leadership Institute

The chef behind Copenhagen restaurant Noma is teaming up with the equally illustrious Yale University on a new project. Redezpi is teaming up with the university to start the MAD Institute at Yale, a chef leadership program.