Chris Ying is the cofounder and former editor in chief of Lucky Peach. He has written and edited numerous books about food and other topics. René Redzepi is the chef and co-owner of Noma in Copenhagen, four times recognised as the world’s best by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Redzepi has twice appeared on the cover of Time magazine (and been named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World); been featured in publications from the New York Times to Wired; and profiled in two feature-length documentaries and countless national and international media outlets. His previous book Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, an IACP and James Beard Award winner, has over 150,000 copies in print. He lives with his wife, Nadine Levy Redzepi, and their three children. Find him on Instagram @reneredzepinoma and @nomacph. MAD is a nonprofit organization founded by René Redzepi as an annual symposium of food professionals with an appetite for knowledge. Every summer, 300 chefs, restaurateurs, servers, entrepreneurs, farmers, artists, and writers gather in a red circus tent in Copenhagen to discuss the nature of food. Founded in 2011, the organisation is dedicated to creating a global cooking community with a social conscience, a sense of curiosity, and an appetite for change. Find MAD on Instagram @themadfeed.