Morten Schakenda (7 June 1966[ Lom Bakery] – 14 March 2022) was a Norwegians cook, known as one of the leading chefs in the country.
Career
After working on the school ship Gann, he worked at
Hotell Ulstein. Later, he was leader of the Gastronomisk institutt in
Stavanger for eight years, and made his debut for the national cooking team (1997). He worked in
Oslo restaurants such as Bagatelle, Jans Mat og Vinhus,
Terra Restaurant, D'Artagnan and Holmenkollen Restaurant. After three years as the
apprentice at Åpent Bakeri, he established a bakery in Lom Municipality (2004-).
[ Det bur ein superbakar i Lom from kulturarv.no (July 2005).] Schakenda had, along with
Stein Mortensen and
Charles Tjessem, written
Med skjell på gaffelen (2004).