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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sam Levin in Los Angeles and Isaaq Tomkins

Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff

Man in chef's whites and brown apron in white, bright commercial kitchen
René Redzepi, chef and co-owner of Noma, in the restaurant in Copenhagen on 25 October 2012. Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

René Redzepi, the head chef and co-founder of Noma, has announced his resignation from his internationally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant following allegations he physically abused his staff.

Redzepi had been facing protests in Los Angeles before a four-month pop-up that launched this week. His resignation on Wednesday comes after the New York Times detailed allegations of physical and psychological abuse, including claims that he “punched employees in the face, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls”.

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