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Author: Mads Schmidt

A lifelong food-industry professional and the writer behind Pickup Table 4 — a chef, waiter and restaurant owner who today invests in restaurants and food projects. A dedicated foodie with a deep love of chefs and culinary culture, profiling the people who shape how the world eats.
Epicurious
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Epicurious

Epicurious is the Conde Nast-owned food media brand launched in 1995 as a digital recipe archive aggregating Bon Appetit and Gourmet content, eventually…

by Mads Schmidt•24 February 20262 August 2026
Sorted Food
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Sorted Food

Sorted Food is the British YouTube food channel and food community founded on March 10, 2010 by four school friends from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire: chef…

by Mads Schmidt•24 February 20262 August 2026
Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
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Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

The Bon Appetit Test Kitchen was the Conde Nast-owned video YouTube channel that defined personality-driven food content from roughly 2016 to 2020,…

by Mads Schmidt•23 February 20262 August 2026
Nisha Madhulika
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Nisha Madhulika

Nisha Madhulika is the Indian YouTube vegetarian cooking creator, cookbook author, and Padma Shri recipient who became one of YouTubes top-earning female…

by Mads Schmidt•23 February 20262 August 2026
Maangchi
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Maangchi

Maangchi, real name Emily Kim, is the South Korean-American YouTube cooking creator and cookbook author who has become the most globally recognized…

by Mads Schmidt•22 February 20262 August 2026
Laura Vitale
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Laura Vitale

Laura Vitale is the Italian-American cook, YouTube creator, and cookbook author behind Laura in the Kitchen, the long-running family-cooking channel she…

by Mads Schmidt•22 February 20262 August 2026
Sam the Cooking Guy
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Sam the Cooking Guy

Sam the Cooking Guy is the on-camera name for Sam Zien, the Canadian-American YouTube cooking creator, multi-Emmy-winning television host, and San Diego…

by Mads Schmidt•21 February 20262 August 2026
Ethan Chlebowski
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Ethan Chlebowski

Ethan Chlebowski is the American YouTube cooking creator and Cook Well newsletter founder whose science-and-engineering-driven approach to home cooking…

by Mads Schmidt•21 February 20262 August 2026
Kenji López-Alt
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Kenji López-Alt

J. Kenji López-Alt, born James Kenji Alt on October 31, 1979 in Boston, is the American chef, food writer, three-time James Beard Award winner, and…

by Mads Schmidt•20 February 20262 August 2026
Priya Krishna
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Priya Krishna

Priya Krishna is the American food writer, cookbook author, and New York Times food staff writer whose 2019 cookbook Indian-ish helped reframe…

by Mads Schmidt•20 February 20262 August 2026
Rick Martinez
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Rick Martinez

Rick Martinez is the Mexican-American chef, cookbook author, and former Bon Appetit food editor whose 2022 cookbook Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My…

by Mads Schmidt•19 February 20262 August 2026
Sohla El-Waylly
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Sohla El-Waylly

Sohla El-Waylly is the Bangladeshi-American chef, cookbook author, and YouTube creator whose 2023 cookbook Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better…

by Mads Schmidt•19 February 20262 August 2026
Andy Baraghani
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Andy Baraghani

Andy Baraghani is the Iranian-American chef, cookbook author, and former Bon Appetit senior food editor whose 2022 cookbook The Cook You Want to Be…

by Mads Schmidt•18 February 20262 August 2026
Molly Baz
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Molly Baz

Molly Baz is the American chef, cookbook author, and former Bon Appetit food editor whose Cae-Sal (Caesar Salad) recipe became one of the defining viral…

by Mads Schmidt•18 February 20262 August 2026
Carla Lalli Music
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Carla Lalli Music

Carla Lalli Music is an American chef, cookbook author and video host who became widely known through her work at Bon Appetit and her James Beard…

by Mads Schmidt•17 February 20262 August 2026
Chris Morocco
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Chris Morocco

Chris Morocco is an American chef, food editor and YouTube personality, best known as the test kitchen director of Bon Appetit and as the host of the…

by Mads Schmidt•17 February 20262 August 2026
Brad Leone
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Brad Leone

Brad Leone is an American chef and YouTube personality who became one of the most beloved figures in online food media through his work at Bon Appetit,…

by Mads Schmidt•16 February 20262 August 2026
Claire Saffitz
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Claire Saffitz

Claire Saffitz is an American pastry chef, cookbook author and video host who became one of the most beloved figures in online food media. She first…

by Mads Schmidt•16 February 20262 August 2026
Adam Ragusea
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Adam Ragusea

Adam Ragusea is an American YouTuber and educator known for his clear, practical and science-minded videos about cooking, food and culinary culture. A…

by Mads Schmidt•15 February 20262 August 2026
Matty Matheson
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Matty Matheson

Matty Matheson is a Canadian chef, restaurateur, television personality and author who has become one of the most recognisable faces in modern food media….

by Mads Schmidt•15 February 20262 August 2026
Andrew Rea (Binging with Babish)
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Andrew Rea (Binging with Babish)

Andrew Rea, better known by his online persona Babish, is an American YouTuber, cook and author who created Binging with Babish, one of the most popular…

by Mads Schmidt•14 February 20262 August 2026
Joshua Weissman
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Joshua Weissman

Joshua Weissman is an American chef, YouTuber and best-selling author who became one of the biggest cooking creators on the internet. Trained in…

by Mads Schmidt•14 February 20262 August 2026
Jesper Koch
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Jesper Koch

Jesper Koch is one of Denmark’s best-known chefs: the Sønderjylland-born cook who earned a Michelin star at Restaurant Syttende on the 17th floor of Hotel…

by Mads Schmidt•13 February 20262 August 2026
Nicolai Tram
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Nicolai Tram

Nicolai Tram is a Danish chef who walked away from a conventional restaurant career to build one of the most unusual and admired restaurants in…

by Mads Schmidt•12 February 20262 August 2026
Christian Gadient
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Christian Gadient

Christian Gadient is an Austrian-born chef who made his name in Copenhagen’s new-Nordic scene, best known for the Michelin-starred Marchal at Hotel…

by Mads Schmidt•11 February 20262 August 2026
Samuel Nutter
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Samuel Nutter

Samuel Nutter is a British chef and co-founder of a celebrated Copenhagen restaurant, best known for BROR in Copenhagen, which he co-founded with fellow…

by Mads Schmidt•11 February 20262 August 2026
Jakob de Neergaard
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Jakob de Neergaard

Jakob de Neergaard is one of Denmark’s foremost masters of French gastronomy, best known for the Michelin-starred Marchal at Hotel d’Angleterre and…

by Mads Schmidt•10 February 20262 August 2026
Anders Selmer
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Anders Selmer

Anders Selmer is a well-known figure in Copenhagen’s food and wine world – a sommelier and restaurateur who helped shape the city’s dining scene during…

by Mads Schmidt•10 February 20262 August 2026
Torsten Vildgaard
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Torsten Vildgaard

Torsten Vildgaard is a Danish chef who spent eight formative years at Noma – as sous chef and head of research and development – before opening the…

by Mads Schmidt•9 February 20262 August 2026
Mads Refslund
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Mads Refslund

Mads Refslund is a Danish chef and one of the co-founders of Noma, the Copenhagen restaurant that helped redefine modern gastronomy. A pioneer of New…

by Mads Schmidt•9 February 20262 August 2026
Jesper Boelskifte
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Jesper Boelskifte

Jesper Boelskifte is a Danish sommelier and restaurateur, best known for co-founding Le Sommelier in Copenhagen and the Copenhagen Concepts group.

by Mads Schmidt•8 February 20262 August 2026
Henrik Yde Andersen
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Henrik Yde Andersen

Henrik Yde-Andersen is a Danish chef who achieved something remarkable: he made a Thai restaurant in Copenhagen one of the very few in the world to hold a…

by Mads Schmidt•8 February 20262 August 2026
Per Hallundbæk
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Per Hallundbæk

Per Hallundbaek is a Danish chef best known for leading the kitchen at Falsled Kro, the historic gourmet inn on the south coast of Funen, from 2008 to…

by Mads Schmidt•7 February 20262 August 2026
Allan Poulsen
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Allan Poulsen

Allan Poulsen is a Danish chef with a background in some of the country’s leading kitchens, who has become known for an unusually intimate restaurant…

by Mads Schmidt•7 February 20262 August 2026
Michael Björklund
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Michael Björklund

Michael Björklund is an Åland-born Finnish chef, author and television personality, best known as the owner … Michael BjörklundRead more

by Mads Schmidt•6 February 20262 August 2026
Søren Gericke
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Søren Gericke

Soren Gericke is one of the founding fathers of modern Danish gastronomy – a pioneering chef, restaurateur and author who, together with Erwin Lauterbach,…

by Mads Schmidt•6 February 20262 August 2026
Thomas Rode Andersen
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Thomas Rode Andersen

Thomas Rode Andersen is a Danish chef best known for his long tenure as head chef of Kong Hans Kaelder, one of Copenhagen’s most historic and celebrated…

by Mads Schmidt•5 February 20262 August 2026
Paul Cunningham
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Paul Cunningham

Paul Cunningham is an English-born chef who has spent his career in Denmark and become one of the most respected figures in Danish gastronomy. Best known…

by Mads Schmidt•5 February 20262 August 2026
Claus Meyer
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Claus Meyer

Claus Meyer is a Danish chef, food entrepreneur and one of the driving forces behind the New Nordic Cuisine movement that transformed Scandinavian…

by Mads Schmidt•4 February 20262 August 2026
Erwin Lauterbach
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Erwin Lauterbach

Erwin Lauterbach is one of the great elder statesmen of Danish cooking – a chef whose career stretches back long before the celebrity-chef era, and who is…

by Mads Schmidt•4 February 20262 August 2026
Merete Holst
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Merete Holst

Merete Holst is a Danish chef and gastronomic entrepreneur with three decades of experience, known for raising the standard of everyday food and for her…

by Mads Schmidt•3 February 20262 August 2026
Francis Cardenau
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Francis Cardenau

Francis Cardenau is a French-born chef and restaurateur who made a major impact on Danish gastronomy, earning two Michelin stars in Copenhagen and…

by Mads Schmidt•3 February 20262 August 2026
Jakob Mielcke
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Jakob Mielcke

Jakob Mielcke is one of Denmark’s most artistic and internationally minded chefs, the creative force behind Mielcke & Hurtigkarl, a restaurant set in a…

by Mads Schmidt•2 February 20262 August 2026
Kamilla Seidler
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Kamilla Seidler

Kamilla Seidler is a Danish chef who became one of the most admired figures in Latin American gastronomy – the woman who led the celebrated restaurant…

by Mads Schmidt•2 February 20262 August 2026
Lisa Lov
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Lisa Lov

Lisa Lov is a chef based in Copenhagen, known for the Asian-inspired cooking she serves at her Norrebro restaurant Tigermom. Born in New Zealand to…

by Mads Schmidt•1 February 20262 August 2026
Rosio Sanchez
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Rosio Sanchez

Rosio Sanchez is a Mexican-American chef who transformed the way Copenhagen eats Mexican food. A former head pastry chef at Noma, she left the world’s…

by Mads Schmidt•1 February 20262 August 2026
Jonathan Tam
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Jonathan Tam

Jonathan Tam is a Canadian chef who rose through Copenhagen’s fine-dining scene, best known for being executive head chef of the Michelin-starred Relae…

by Mads Schmidt•31 January 20262 August 2026
Christoffer Hruskova
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Christoffer Hruskova

Christoffer Hruskova is a Danish chef who helped bring Nordic cooking to London, best known for founding the Michelin-starred North Road restaurant in London.

by Mads Schmidt•31 January 20262 August 2026
Klavs Styrbæk
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Klavs Styrbæk

Klavs Styrbaek is a well-known and award-winning Danish chef, author and food educator, based in Odense, where he runs the restaurant and gastronomic…

by Mads Schmidt•30 January 20262 August 2026
Frederik Bille Brahe
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Frederik Bille Brahe

Frederik Bille Brahe is one of the most influential figures in modern Copenhagen food culture – a chef and restaurateur whose cafes and bars have become…

by Mads Schmidt•30 January 20262 August 2026

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