The revolutionary Danish restaurant Noma, which has reclaimed the title of world’s prime restaurant a number of instances, mentioned that it’s going to shut down and develop into “a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors.”

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The revolutionary Danish restaurant Noma, which has reclaimed the title of world’s prime restaurant a number of instances, mentioned that it’s going to shut down and develop into “a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors.”

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world’s prime restaurant a number of instances mentioned Monday it can shut down to remodel itself into “a pioneering test kitchen” devoted to “food innovation and the development of new flavors.”

Chef Rene Redzepi’s home of Nordic gastronomy will shut by the winter 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery mentioned on its webpage.

“In 2025, our restaurant is transforming into a giant lab – a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors, one that will share the fruits of our efforts more widely than ever before,” it mentioned.

Redzepi, who’s Noma’s chef and co-owner, mentioned they’ll journey to “search for new ways to share our work” and mentioned there may very well be “a Noma pop-up” however did not specify the place. After the sojourn, “we will do a season in Copenhagen.”

“But I don’t want to commit to anything now,” Redzepi instructed Berlingske, one in every of Denmark’s largest day by day newspapers.

Another main publication, Politiken mentioned the eatery’s facility in Copenhagen will likely be remodeled to develop merchandise to the Noma Projects line – fermented sauces, cooking lessons and an internet platform.

“Serving guests will still be a part of who we are but being a restaurant will no longer define us. Instead, much of our time will be spent on exploring new projects and developing many more ideas and products.”

Noma has gone by means of an earlier transformation. In 2015, the restaurant introduced it was closing on the finish of 2016 and reopened close to its waterfront premises with its personal vegetable farm within the neighborhood of the hippie enclave of Christiania in Copenhagen.

Noma — a contraction of the Danish phrases for Nordisk and Mad, that means Nordic and meals, opened in 2003. The restaurant grabbed two Michelin stars and was 3 times voted the world’s primary restaurant by Britain’s Restaurant Magazine in 2010, 2011 and 2012.