Trevor Moran

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Trevor Moran made his US culinary debut in January 2014 as the executive chef of Strategic Hospitality’s award-winning tasting room, The Catbird Seat.  Moran brought with him an affinity for fresh, seasonal produce and a simplistic, yet highly refined cooking style. Moran and his talented team of chefs transformed the intimate dining experience with a multi-course menu that celebrated the elements. 

Moran left The Catbird Seat in December of 2015 but his love for Nashville remained.  He joined the Strategic Hospitality team as Culinary Consultant in 2016, assisting throughout the restaurants and off-site events.  

In October of 2020, Moran partnered with Strategic Hospitality to open Locust in the 12South neighborhood of Nashville. The restaurant, which Moran opened with the intention of versatility, launched with a menu largely focused on seafood, dumplings, and shaved ice. Today, in 2023, Locust continues to be fully, uncompromisingly, and unapologetically itself, featuring a menu that leans into Moran’s Irish roots and past experiences in some of the world’s most prestigious kitchens. With a present focus on modern, classical cooking, seafood, and precise sauce work, the menu represents the Irish and British fare that Moran was first introduced to as a young chef.  

In September 2022, Locust was named Food & Wine Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year and honoured on The New York Times’ Restaurant List 2022.  In January 2023, Chef Trevor Moran was nominated as semifinalist for Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation.

Born and raised in Ireland, Moran’s culinary path began in his early 20’s.  After working his way through several restaurants throughout Dublin, the young chef landed at Rene Redzepi’s acclaimed Noma restaurant in Copenhagen.  Moran began his Noma journey in 2009 and spent nearly four and a half years learning the ins and outs of the Nordic kitchen, sourcing local, seasonal products that showcased different regions of Scandinavia.

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