Denmark’s Noma, whose flagship Copenhagen restaurant was for several years ranked the world’s best restaurant, said it will reopen the venue in August, but with its star chef taking a less prominent role.
René Redzepi, whose avant-garde approach to Nordic cuisine made him a celebrity and earned Noma three Michelin stars, earlier this year acknowledged past mistreatment of staff.
Redzepi in an Instagram post said he will take on a new creative role when Noma Copenhagen, which closed in 2024, reopens on August 5, focusing on “long-term projects” involving insects, seaweed, legumes, fungi and technology.
After years of online stories of abuse, The New York Times reported on March 7 that dozens of former employees said Redzepi inflicted physical and psychological harm, describing incidents that occurred between 2009 and 2017.
Redzepi said at the time he did not recognize all details that were reported, but he understood that his actions “were harmful to people who worked with me” and issued an apology.
