Controversy-Ridden Fine Dining Restaurant Selling $150 Vinegar Online

LOS ANGELES — Critically acclaimed but controversy-ridden restaurant Noma recently announced the opening of a shop in Los Angeles, with its online product listings including a $150 bottle of vinegar.

The Copenhagen-based restaurant, which won three Michelin stars and was ranked first on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List five times, opened its Los Angeles pop-up the same day founder René Redzepi stepped down following abuse allegations. The pop-up opened in March amid protests and pulled funding in the wake of accounts detailing verbal abuse and physical assault at Noma.

The restaurant announced last week that a Noma Projects Shop would open on April 9 at 3300 Sunset Blvd.

Among the Noma Projects online listings is a $150 bottle of Barrel-Aged Wild Rose Balsamic. The website describes the 3.38-ounce bottle of vinegar as “Noma’s limited, luxurious ode to Italian balsamic. Aged in Emilia-Romagna casks and made with wild Danish roses.”

Other items listed online include a $32 bottle of Sea Buckthorn Hot Sauce, also 3.38 ounces, and a $37 jar of Pumpkin Seed Praline.

Noma’s Los Angeles pop-up is set to run through June 26.