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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laurie Kellman

Out of the frying pan? Noma’s Rene Redzepi resigns, and fine dining confronts 'brigade' culture

Denmark Noma Chef - (Ritzau Scanpix)

Chef Gordon Ramsay yells at people. His mentor was known for throwing pans and plates. That chef, London's Marco Pierre White, titled his own memoir “The Devil in the Kitchen” — in part for the punishments he meted out to his chefs.

“If you don’t fear the boss, you’ll take shortcuts, you’ll turn up late,” White wrote, saying his kitchen staff at Harveys accepted that. “They were all pain junkies, they had to be. They couldn’t get enough of the bollockings."

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