René Redzepi, chef-owner of Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark, has long been relentless in using whatever products were available from his surrounding region, even when it presented significant challenges, earning in the process the no. 1 spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list four times. His influence extends world-wide, namely for having had the vision and creativity to center a tasting menu around local, heavily plant-based ingredients in a country not known for its seasonal cooking or its use of vegetables and for putting nature at the center of the plate with beautiful aesthetics.
