MAD Symposium explained

The MAD Symposium is an annual symposium held in Copenhagen, Denmark featuring presentations from chefs, farmers, academics, thinkers, and artists. The event is hosted by the MAD Food Organization, founded in 2011 by Danish chef René Redzepi, the founder of the Copenhagen-based restaurant, Noma. The two-day symposium takes place inside a circus tent along the waterfront of Refshaleøen. The audience for MAD consists predominantly of chefs, aspiring cooks, farmers, journalists, and other food service professionals.[1]

Philosophy

MAD's purpose is to educate and raise awareness among modern chefs and food professionals, to better prepare them for the challenges and responsibilities that go beyond merely providing sustenance for a single meal. The symposium aims to feature speakers from diverse disciplines, offering different perspectives on food and culture while providing those in the kitchens with new knowledge and greater imagination. [2]

Organization structure

MAD is a not-for-profit grassroots operation composed of a full-time team and collaborators spread throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Main events

MAD4

The fourth MAD Symposium took place on 24th and 25th of August, 2014 and was co-curated by D.O.M. chef and founder Alex Atala.

MAD3

The third MAD took place on 25th and 26th August 2013, and was curated by Momofuku chef and founder David Chang and the editors of Lucky Peach magazine. The theme of the symposium was "guts."[3] [4]

MAD3 Speakers:

MAD2

The second MAD took place on the 1st and 2nd of July, 2012. The theme of the symposium was "appetite."[5]

MAD2 Speakers:

MAD1

The inaugural MAD took place on 27th and 28th of August, 2011. The theme of the symposium was "vegetation."[6]

MAD1 Speakers:

Other events

MAD Mondays

To prompt discussion on a local level and include those outside of the restaurant trade in the MAD community, the organization stages MAD Mondays, a series of panel discussions on food culture.

In March 2014, MAD hosted a New York City edition, its first outside of Copenhagen. The talk was titled "What We Talk About When We Talk About Being a Chef," and took place at the Drawing Center, featuring Peter Meehan as moderator and Mario Batali, Gabrielle Hamilton, Bill Buford, Lee Hanson, and Riad Nasr as panelists.[7]

MADFeed

The MADFeed is an online publication that extends the MAD conversation throughout the year. The platform hosts news and video from MAD events, as well as articles from the MAD team. Notable guests and features to these publishings include chefs Dan Barber and Margot Henderson, musician James Murphy, and artist Olafur Eliasson.

Notes and References

  1. News: Jay. Cheshes. The Food World's G-20 -- At the annual MAD Symposium in Copenhagen, international tastemakers convene to eat, drink and be mindful. 25 March 2014. The Wall Street Journal. 2013-09-20.
  2. Web site: Food Snob . 2 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807004114/http://foodsnobblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/vegetation-planting-thoughts/ . 7 August 2013 .
  3. News: Howard . Chua-Eoan . No Guts, No Glory . 24 March 2014 . Roads&Kingdoms . 2013-08-29 .
  4. News: Eater . Staff . Hangover Observations From the 2013 MAD Symposium . 25 March 2014 . Eater . 2013-08-27 .
  5. News: MAD Symposium – Copenhagen . 10 September 2012 . 24 September 2016 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927054756/http://amagazine.com.au/mad-symposium-copenhagen/ . 27 September 2016 . dead .
  6. News: Luciana. Bianchi. Rene Redzepi's MAD Food Camp. 24 March 2014. The World's 50 Best Restaurants. 2011-07-21.
  7. News: Hilary. Dixler. Top 10 Quotes from MAD Panel on Defining the Chef. 24 March 2014. Eater. 2014-03-11.

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