Chef Zach Laidlaw of Maui’s Hua Momona Farms competes on the upcoming season of the FOX show “Next Level Chef” hosted by Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay.
Chef Zach competes against 24 other aspiring culinary talents as the show debuts on January 28, right after the NFC Championship, and on HULU the following day.
Raised in the small town of Burlington, Illinois, Chef Zach started his career in food and beverage as a dishwasher at 13. At age 16, he pivoted to cooking and quickly realized his passion and creativity for the profession. With a degree in both Culinary Arts & Hospitality Restaurant Management from Elgin Community College, Chef Zach quickly stood out with his culinary talent taking him all around the globe.
From Chicago to South Beach Miami, followed by the British Virgin Islands, onto Australia, and then finally landing on the island of Maui, where he started as the Chef de Cuisine position at Fleetwood’s on Front St., Mick Fleetwood’s Lahaina landmark restaurant.
In 2017, he had the opportunity to partner with Gary Grube, an inventor, entrepreneur, and mentor from his Chicago days, to start up Hua Momona Farms, a 25-acre organically managed endeavor specializing in microgreens and small batch vegetables.
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