Overview
- Redzepi said he will not lead Noma’s Los Angeles pop-up and resigned from the board of MAD, the nonprofit he founded.
- Noma’s L.A. residency continues without him, with sold-out dinners priced around $1,500 per person.
- Roughly 30–35 former employees described incidents from 2009 to 2017 that included physical violence, public humiliation, and threats, according to the Times.
- Redzepi apologized for past behavior, accepted responsibility, and said he has worked to become a better leader as the restaurant’s culture evolved.
- Several sponsors withdrew or distanced support from the L.A. project, including Resy/American Express, Cadillac, and Blackbird, while protests organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage continued outside the venue.