Noma was rated the top restaurant in the world by world's 50 best five times. The $500 tasting menu served dishes like Scandinavian beetle made of berry leathers, black garlic and seared reindeer served on pine needles. Noma is turning itself into a giant lab becoming as they describe a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation.
The global elite’s annual Alpine jamboree may have lost some of its convening power, our editor-in-chief says, but the many encounters it enables still have enormous value. Our correspondent considers what the closing of Noma, a legendary Danish restaurant, means for the world of fine dining. And remembering Adolfo Kaminsky, whose expertly forged documents saved thousands of Jews’ lives.
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