Noma Beats Spanish Challenge for World’s Best Restaurant

Noma, the restaurant in Copenhagen whose chef Rene Redzepi forages for ingredients, was last night named the world’s best for the second straight year.

While that’s a triumph for the young Dane who has won the admiration of his peers around the globe, it’s not a great surprise: With the imminent closure of Ferran Adria’s El Bulli, north of Barcelona, Spain, the field was clear for Redzepi, 33.