COPENHAGEN: René Redzepi, chef of Noma, one of the most influential restaurants in the world and currently the world’s top restaurant according to The World’s 50 Best Restaurant will not reopen Noma in Copenhagen after the summer season.
He said on social media that the vegetable season will be the last season for the year in Copenhagen. he and his team will be travelling again somewhere else in the world to cook and learn. The place has not been announced yet but he said that the entire team will be going somewhere else. This is not the first time that Noma reopens somewhere else in the world. Previously, it has been to Japan, Australia and Mexico.
Redzepi, one of the most influential chefs in the world said that about three years ago a plan had started to take shape in his mind and today was the day that he was beginning to take action to make it happen.
He also said that entering the 20th year of the restaurant, 2023 will be the final year of Noma as we know it.
“We have a plan and I cannot wait to share more with you later this year but for now, it is good to know that big changes are happening. We’ve been laying new foundational stones so we can continue to grow as an organisation for the next 20 years,” Redzepi said.
His wife Nadine said on Instagram that when the idea of the design of noma 2.0 had started, René wanted it to be different buildings made in different materials connected by glass hallways. The new space needed to be a place that they needed to not only grow but also evolve. “What is to come started with the words ‘what if one day we…” The end of the sentence instantly felt right and exciting. I am so happy to soon be able to talk about it and not only whisper about the idea in corners,” she said.
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