The fall of Noma’s chef reverberates in the restaurant world

A protest outside the gates of Noma Los Angeles a few hours before its celebrated chef Redzepi, stepped down following an uproar over allegations of past physical abuse.— MARK ABRAMSON/ The New York Times

One morning last week, the staff of pop-up restaurant Noma Los Angeles gathered just before opening for a meeting with the chef, René Redzepi.

Redzepi was there, teary-eyed, to announce that after 20 years at the peak of the world’s culinary scene, he was stepping down from Noma – the Copenhagen, Denmark-based restaurant and innovation engine that has topped best-of lists for years.