The news isn't just that Noma abused the practice of internships, it's that people have decided that interning at these high end restaurants is no longer worth

The news isn't just that Noma abused the practice of internships, it's that people have decided that interning at these high end restaurants is no longer worth it. In the old days, a few years at the high end then a year at a Noma-esque place and investors would line up for you to recreate it in your hometown. Nowadays that's not the case. While the remaining fine dining restaurants are busy enough, it's still not the same as before and prices aren't high enough, considering inflation. That's why Noma is closing, Manresa closed, Faviken closed (before COVID even, but the writing was on the wall then too), a bunch of David Chang's restaurants closed, and countless other less famous spots. Of course, people still need to eat and odds are the economics are still good enough for plenty of restaurant concepts. But you need to find efficiency and Noma was anything but efficient (30 interns SMH).