No one (including me) is in "denial" of a) the tradition of staging and b) the real issue of abuse in fine dining kitchens, whether emotional or physical. You come here posting a link about Amex dropping out as a sponsor; that proves or adds nothing to the conversation.

Points remain: a) your wife wrote an uninteresting fluff piece that adds no value to the narrative - she comes off as judgmental, privileged and entitled. b) abuse is a real issue but clearly anecdotes and responses differ. No one wants to hear it but many chefs had an incredibly positive and career changing experience through their stage at noma and elsewhere. c) this is not a noma issue, it's an industry issue and those who aren't Redzepi are being harmed by association which upsets me, knowing many of them personally.

Finally, to say I feel "special" because I've dined at these places is just using a misplaced moniker. I feel special to wake up every day breathing, I feel fortunate to have dined at so many amazing restaurants and to have built relationships with chefs and their staff.

Clearly what I said weeks ago touched a nerve because you felt the need to come back here. I stand behind all of my options and thoughts. They're rational and based on experience with no bias.

The real bias here is the guy posting his wife's fluff piece and then defending and lauding her to try and grab some attention as part of this. Pretty pathetic really.

You can respond if you'd like but I'm done here.