Regenerative Oceans Masterclass at Esse with Matt Orlando

Calling chefs, fishers, students, food professionals and curious eaters.

Step inside Esse as Matt Orlando opens his kitchen for a rare masterclass in working with fish that respects both craft and ocean. This is where technique meets responsibility, and where every part of the fish, from fin to gill, finds its place on the plate.

Together with Johan Flyvbjerg from Ingen Burfisk i Havet (No Farmed Fish in the Ocean), we dive into the realities behind the fish we eat. What are the true conditions of farmed fish in the Nordics? And how can kitchens, boats and buyers help restore marine ecosystems instead of depleting them?

Expect an afternoon of hands-on insight, shared knowledge, and new connections across the value chain from sea to kitchen to plate.

This is for those who cook, catch, serve, study, source and for anyone who wants to be part of shaping a different future for our oceans and the blue food system.

Programme:

13.00 Welcome and arrival

Step into Esse, meet fellow participants and get a first taste of the afternoon.

13.15 Masterclass: From fin to gill

Matt Orlando shares techniques, approaches and thinking behind working with sustainably caught fish – with respect for the whole animal and the ecosystems it comes from.

14.30 Break

14.45 The state of the sea

Johan Flyvbjerg from Ingen Burfisk i Havet (No Farmed Fish in the Ocean) unfolds the realities of farmed fish in the Nordic countries – and what it takes to move towards regenerative practices.

15.30 Open floor and exchange

Questions, reflections and shared perspectives across professions.

16.00 Off the Table

Take it with you: into your kitchen, your boat, your workplace, your everyday. What we choose not to serve matters too.

The event is co-funded by the European Union