Summit strikers: Vienna's casual luxury restaurants

At the beginning of the year, a murmur went through the international culinary world, and more than a few gourmets around the globe must have shed a few tears: René Redzepi, mastermind behind "Noma" and co- founder of the much-praised new Nordic cuisine, announced the imminent demise of the legendary gourmet temple. If even the highly decorated restaurant in Copenhagen has to close, the tenor of things is likely to be bad for top gastronomy. But Redzepi's ingenuity is not to be wasted; he wants to continue to run "Noma" as a test kitchen and experimental laboratory after its last season in winter 2023/24, where he will continue to work on reinventing the principle of cooking. What's more, you don't have to look far for proof that, despite all the hurdles, Michelin-starred cuisine is alive and kicking, and not only in Vienna.