Star chef Redzepi steps away from Noma, acknowledging past harm to staff - Reuters

"I have worked to be a better leader and Noma has taken big steps to transform the culture over many years."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"René Redzepi is the face of Noma, he is Noma."

— Kristoffer Dahy Ernst , Academic

"I’ve decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant into its next chapter."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"Although I don’t recognize all details in these stories, I can see enough of my past behavior reflected in them to understand that my actions were harmful to people who worked with me."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"an apology is not enough; I take responsibility for my own actions."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"I cannot change who I was then. But I take responsibility for it and will keep doing the work to be better."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"I must take responsibility for my own actions, acknowledging that my past leadership had left a trail of damage."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"After more than two decades of building and leading this restaurant, I’ve decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant into its next chapter."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"Although I don’t recognize all the details in these stories, I can see enough of my past behavior reflected in them to understand that my actions were harmful to people who worked with me."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"I apologize to staff who suffered under my 'leadership,' 'bad judgment,' and 'anger.'"

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"These claims do not reflect the workplace Noma is today."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"Although I don’t recognize all details in these stories, I can see enough of my past behavior reflected in them to understand that my actions were harmful to people who worked with me."

— René Redzepi , Celebrity

"René’s past practices, by his own admission, were unacceptable and abhorrent. We cannot lean on time elapsed and rehabilitation claims when these things resurface."

— Ben Leventhal , Executive