René Redzepi quit his famed restaurant on the first day of a $1,500/person Los Angeles residency
NEED TO KNOW
- Noma founder and chef René Redzepi is stepping away from the Copenhagen restaurant following multiple allegations of abuse from former employees
- The allegations were published in a report in The New York Times in which the chef is accused of physical and verbal abuse
- “An apology is not enough; I take responsibility for my own actions,” Redzepi wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday, March 11
Chef René Redzepi is stepping away from his acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant Noma following multiple allegations of abuse from his former employees.
Redzepi acknowledged the recent report from The New York Times, in which he is accused of both physically and verbally abusing his employees, as he announced his departure from Noma in an Instagram post on Wednesday, March 11.
“The recent weeks have brought attention and important conversations about our restaurant, industry, and my past leadership,” Redzepi wrote. “I have worked to be a better leader and Noma has taken big steps to transform the culture over many years. I recognize these changes do not repair the past. An apology is not enough; I take responsibility for my own actions.”…