Public beatings, humiliations, and body shaming were part of the work environment under René Redzepi at the Copenhagen Michelin restaurant, former employees tell the American newspaper. René Redzepi apologizes in a written response.
A large number of former employees at Noma accuse René Redzepi of physical abuse in The New York Times.
Public beatings, humiliations, and body shaming were part of the work environment under René Redzepi at the Copenhagen Michelin restaurant, former employees tell the American newspaper. René Redzepi apologizes in a written response.
A large number of former employees at Noma accuse René Redzepi of physical abuse in The New York Times.
René Redzepi founded Noma in 2003 together with fellow chefs Claus Meyer and Mads Refslund. Today, the others have stepped down from the business, which under René Redzepi has been named the world's best restaurant five times. Foto: Joachim Adrian
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Blows to the face and body with kitchen utensils, harsh shoves against walls, psychological terror with intimidating behavior, body shaming, public ridicule, and threats of being blacklisted at restaurants worldwide.
All of this was part of the work environment at Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, where the head chef, René Redzepi, has been at the center of a kitchen with a toxic climate. This is reported by The New York Times, which has spoken with 35 former employees of the three Michelin-starred restaurant, which is highly regarded in the U.S., where Noma is set to open temporarily in Los Angeles next week.
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