Nashville-based chef Trevor Moran was back home in Dublin recently when his restaurant Locust was named 20th on the coveted North America’s 50 Best Restaurants List for 2025. As he streamed the glitzy Las Vegas ceremony on his laptop, his staff assured him he came close to attending in person after they brought a cardboard cut-out of their boss to enjoy proceedings with them. Achieving 20th position was “an honour, mad stuff”, he says, joking that he was relieved to have avoided the worst spots: “49 or two”.
He also admits that he was more than a little relieved at not having missed being shortlisted for the ranking. The relevant email rested in his work inbox for several weeks before he noticed it. “I’m just happy we caught it,” he says, more calmly than most people might.
Moran exudes a low-key Ze
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