The triple bang, straight through the Yoshi-plex…
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Pretty close in price to the last japan one if you added in the $400 wine pairing since the LA one includes wine pairings
Really we’re paying for the logistics of it all, transporting, housing, insurance for 35+ employees from out of the country
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maybe this is not unlike going to the symphony to see an out town orchestra perform something special.
130
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For reference the Alinea pop-up last year was ~$1200 all-in with the premium wine pairing. Definitely hits you with the sticker shock when you see the total cost up-front, which is one reason why places have so much trouble making service-included pricing work in America.
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130 employees
hot damn, big team.
very true. wonder if there will be an additional tip line 
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would be nice if they throw in a tote and book as well. that was ala carte before, i think about $100ish.
anyway on the type of food, i am a bit curious how they’ll approach “LA” cuisine / local ingredients. i believe that the Japan pop-ups were largely influenced by a couple of people they already had on the ground in Japan before. INUA by Thomas Frebel being a big influence, I heard. not sure if they have a similar liaison who’s already been here r&d’ing before the team arrived to LA.
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130 staff for 42 diners per seating. 3:1 ratio.
Dare I say, fuck that shit?
The main reason is that Redzepi is bringing 130 people to Los Angeles from Copenhagen and paying for their housing, transportation and, in many cases, the schooling for staff members’ children.
The article is unclear, the assumption is that it’s 130 employees. If you’re including children and possibly spouses, that doesn’t necessarily translate to that entire number working at the restaurant. Like Rene’s family will almost certainly be living in LA for a while and it seems implied that they are included in the 130 number.
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Good point. Nice work if you can get it.
they do
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Had to scramble for a new location, apparently. Bummer, as the original spot would have been very cool.
SCOOP: Noma’s “rush job” to switch LA locations.
“Way back in July, I told you all that Noma’s hotly anticipated Los Angeles residency was coming to Silver Lake. The plan was for Rene Redzepi’s three-Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant — arguably the most famous eatery in the world — to open for a five-month residency at the historic Paramour Estate (otherwise known as the Canfield-Moreno Estate) on Micheltorena Street. […] But apparently, there’s trouble in paradise. A very reliable source has confirmed that Noma will no longer be opening at the 22,000-square-foot Paramour Estate — and in fact, it won’t be opening in Silver Lake at all.”
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I’ve got a couple questions for the very clued in folks:
- What is the likelihood they run out of a certain ingredient by the last week and end up serving different dishes? My sisters birthday is that last week and she is concerned.
- What percentage of reservations/seats do you think they actually release to the public? 50%? 75%?
With a run the length they have the menu is going to see many changes through the course of things.
it’s probs 50% tops
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Yeah, if $1.5K is really the total out the door price, I actually don’t think that’s “bad.” I’d rather know the total cost up front, rather than trying to calculate it myself ahead of time (or having sticker shock when I get the bill).
I can even understand the 4-wk cancellation policy, although I can also totally understand why it’s an “F_ that,” for people who would otherwise be interested in going.
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Zero. They’ll be changing things up the whole time.
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Im curious why you’re okay with the 4-week cancellation policy. Am I supposed to believe that with three weeks notice Noma wouldn’t be able to fill my cancelled two-seat table? I wouldn’t mind the policy if it was that I have to pay the cancellation fee if they can’t fill the table.
I don’t know much about cash flow for a restaurant, but, if they want to stabilize cash flow in the context of bringing over 100 employees/family/whatever for this run, I think it makes sense that they would have a very harsh cancellation policy to make it “worth it” for them.
What if someone who had a reservation for, say, 4 cancels a wk ahead of time? Not sure how easy it would be to fill that.
What’s weird to me is that the reservation cannot be transferred to another person.
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Anti scalping measure, usually.
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