Nomaのヘッドシェフ、ルネ・レゼピ氏は、2009-2017年の職場虐待を詳述したニューヨーク・タイムズの調査に対し謝罪した。同レストランの16週間のロサンゼルスポップアップ（1席1,500ドル）が3月11日に始まる直前だ。元従業員らは身体的・感情的危害を主張しており、会場外で抗議が予定されている。
コペンハーゲンのNoma共同創業者であるルネ・レゼピ氏は、高プロファイルの16週間レジデンシー（3月11日から6月下旬まで）がロサンゼルスのシルバーレイク・パラムールエステートで始まる直前に、過去のレストランでの虐待疑惑で再び注目を集めている。このイベントは60秒で完売した。
X上でのNomaシェフ、ルネ・レゼピ氏に対する過去の虐待疑惑再燃への反応は主に否定的で、利用者やジャーナリストらが2009-2017年の身体的暴力と感情的虐待の報告に衝撃を表明し、高額LAポップアップを前に今頃表面化した理由を疑問視し、料理業界の寛容さを批判している。一部は予定されている抗議を強調し説明責任を求め、他は擁護者を嘲笑している。
This scumbag should be in jail. And if his abuse had been sexual in nature he probably would be. Abuse is abuse.
— John Norris (@Jonnynono) 7 de marzo de 2026
Punching, Slamming, Screaming: A Chef’s Past Abuse Haunts Noma, the World’s Top-Rated Restaurant https://t.co/ymk5o2O8R0 via @NYTimes
The head chef at Noma regularly hit his employees and engaged in ritual humiliation. Jaw dropping story. I assumed the guy is a major prick. I was not prepared for how bad it would be. https://t.co/NAtReZGflk
— Gregory Royal Pratt (@royalpratt) 7 de marzo de 2026
nyt article about the abuse of rene redzepi at noma published now suddenly every dude bro chef coming out the wood work with “we forgive you, king” headass behavior bsffr pic.twitter.com/2SJfv6s2kT
— ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ (@femmefriction) 8 de marzo de 2026
Amazing that a decades-long history of abuse by this dude (and his enablers) is just coming out now. Even the fear of retaliation doesn’t quite explain why so many kept quiet about stuff like being poked in the legs with a barbecue fork. https://t.co/PYjxkiHKrh
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) 7 de marzo de 2026
"At least they're being abused and belittled by someone talented" is that the message? Lordy. https://t.co/1ZosUOdhvV
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) 7 de marzo de 2026
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René Redzepi resigned from daily operations at Noma on March 11, 2026—the opening day of its 16-week Los Angeles pop-up—following a New York Times report on abuse allegations detailed in prior coverage. Protests by former employees disrupted the event, and sponsors American Express and Blackbird withdrew support. Redzepi also left the board of his non-profit MAD.
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