Is star cuisine in crisis? Super chef René Redzepi has just announced the closure of his Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, which has been voted the best in the world several times. He had reached a point where he couldn’t go any further, neither financially nor emotionally.

The news reminded viewers of the character Carmy from “The Bear”; this cook breaks down at work in the gourmet temple. When pop culture discovers the downside of gastronomy, one suspects: things are bubbling up behind the counter.

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