In anticipation of the grand closing of Noma — the Copenhagen-based “gastronomic mecca” widely regarded as the best restaurant in the world — chef-owner René Redzepi is tapping into the entertainment industry. Redzepi recently made a television cameo in Episode One of the new season of “The Bear,” appearing in one of Carmy’s flashbacks. Now, Redzepi has an on-screen project of his own that’s currently available on Apple TV+.
Titled “Omnivore,” the eight-part series centers around the beauty and complexities of the world’s most universal language: food. Each episode spotlights and celebrates the cultivation, transformation and consumption of the most essential ingredients known to man, including bananas, chilies, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt and tuna. Redzepi travels around the world — Denmark, Serbia, Thailand, Spain, Japan, India and Djibouti, just to name a few places — to unravel the history behind food and showcase it as something more than just an object of sustenance. Food, as the show portrays, has the power to transcend borders and connect us all.
