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All the latest updates from MAD.

5 Questions with Jack Feeny

MAD Alumni Q&A

British chef Jack Feeny arrived at MAD Academy in 2021 with a good deal of knowledge about sustainability under his belt: in fact, he had already published a manual, produced with the help of other chefs and called No Mise En Plastic (get it?) that offered tested advice on reducing single-use plastics in restaurants.

MAD Digest | March Issue

Newsletter

A new machine raises a lot of questions about automation and craft. And Academy alum Jack Feeny wants you to give up your plastic cutting board.

Custom Programs for Businesses

MAD Academy

We're helping businesses to address today’s most pressing challenges, from carbon footprints to workplace cultures. Our courses offer expert knowledge, practical tools and inspiration from some of the industry’s leading chefs, entrepreneurs, academics and activists.

MAD in the Press

MAD on why being the best in the industry "doesn't have to hurt"

Euroman

Skal verdens bedste restauranter absolut også være verdens dårligste arbejdspladser? Nu er forandringen måske på vej

Mundfuld Podcast: S8E1 Mad Academy

MAD’s own Roberta Garavano and alumna Aly Beveridge sat down with the Rasmus Lund and Jeppe Als from Mundfuld podcast to talk about the MAD Academy Alumni Kitchen popup.

Creating Home with Melina Shannon-DiPietro

Curito

Executive director Melina Shannon-DiPietro talks to Jenn Huang of the podcast Curito about her professional journey and her work at MAD to inspire and equip people in hospitality to make the change the world needs.

Politikere deltager i stort madshow

TV2

Four politicians take part in a debate about food (and politics). The evening has focus on food and drink, in a relaxed atmosphere, the politicians discuss the food we eat and how we produce it.

A beginner's guide to foraging – from what to find and when

Vogue Scandinavia

VILD MAD Program Director Mikkel-Lau Mikkelsen shares his expert tips on joining the hunt for wild, edible plants.

Audi of America and global hospitality nonprofit MAD name six recipients of The LA Scholars Award

Audi

MAD’s most comprehensive scholarship to date brings six change makers from the Los Angeles hospitality community to MAD Academy in Copenhagen.

MAD World

The Recipe

Go behind the scenes at MAD Academy with journalist James Clasper, who dives deep into a program week with perspectives from Melina Shannon-DiPietro, Magnus Nilsson, visiting faculty member Douglas McMaster, and Academy alums.

Mind the Gap: Melina Shannon-DiPietro of MAD

FULL COMP podcast with Josh Kopel

MAD Executive Director Melina Shannon-DiPietro on how MAD Academy works to fill in the gaps between what we know and what we need to know to truly thrive as an industry.

Global Denmark Podcast, Episode 87: Changing the Hospitality Industry

Global Denmark Podcast

How can people working in hospitality contribute to the green transition? What does it take to create a restaurant that is resilient and financially sustainable? And how do we build an industry with better working conditions for all?

Audi teams up with three-Michelin-star Restaurant Noma and global nonprofit MAD to spark conversations around sustainability

Audi

Audi of America announces a collaboration with Restaurant Noma and MAD, reinforcing a shared passion for innovation, focus on sustainability and commitment to driving positive change.

What Noma did next: how the "New Nordic" is shaping the food world

The Guardian

In our time of climate crisis and inequality, as top chefs dream less of Michelin stars and more of changing the world, the New Nordic movement is reaching beyond haute cuisine into classrooms, supermarkets and parliaments.

På skolebænken i nomas fremtidsakademi

Politiken Mad

Climate research, chamber music and military management experience. This is what the syllabus looks like at MAD Academy in Copenhagen, which will be preparing chefs for the future.