Trevor Moran: 'My first meal at Noma changed my life and forced me to quit my job, sell my car and leave everyone behind'

Trevor Moran 

Chef Trevor Moran has spent much of his career cooking abroad, working in some of the world’s most influential kitchens before opening his own restaurant in Nashville.

A former chef at René Redzepi’s Noma in Copenhagen, Moran is now co-owner of Locust, which earned a Michelin star in 2025 and has been recognised by both Food & Wine (which named it Restaurant of the Year in 2022) and made The New York Times Restaurant List that same year.