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MAD Recommends | November 2025

Hot on the heels of a sizzling MAD Monday in LA on borders, this month's picks feature a book exploring North America before borders existed, chef bank robbers, and time-travel French-Korean fusion
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The Restaurant Resistance
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MAD Recommends | October 2025
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The Seed of an Idea
A new MAD initiative harnesses the power of chefs for a better vegetable future. Plus glimpses of Academy 2025, and a Save the Date for our SoCal…
MAD Recommends | September 2025
Summer vacation is long gone, but at least there's some smart insight into restaurant culture, more moral courage from Yvon Chouinard, and a lot more…
In the Tariff Weeds
The only thing that seems certain these days is uncertainty. So we got some expert advice on how to navigate
MAD Recommends | July 2025
This month brings probing looks at the Ukraine war, the rhetoric protecting industrial ag. But also a convincing suggestion that we dump the…
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An Illustrated Guide to Day 2 of MAD7, plus some big news about Academy
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