Lamar Moore

Lamar Jerome Moore
Born	September 7, 1981 United States of America
Website	https://lamarmoore.com

Lamar Moore (born September 7, 1981 in Chicago, IL) is a celebrity chef[1] and serves as an advocate and mentor, supporting youth transitioning into the culinary field.

Early Life and Education

Lamar Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois, Lamar attending Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in early 2000's. Lamar has served as a mentor at “ProStart, a two-year educational program for teens through the National Restaurant Association, where he shares his culinary experience with local Chicago Public School students by conducting demonstrations and workshops.” [2] and he is an advocate for Youth within the Culinary Industry.[3]

Career

Lamar brings over 20 years experience working for the likes of McCormick and Schmicks Seafood Restaurants, The Chicago Bears, to make a few. Lamar used his culinary skills for a social experiment on the show Welcome to Waverly[4] Lamar competed on "Chopped," showcasing his soon to be award winning burgers and Beat Bobby Flay, where he was eliminated in the first round.[5] Lamar made history winning Food Networks Vegas Prizefight competition to become the Executive Chef of Bugsy and Meyers Steakhouse at Caesars Entertainment at Flamingo Hotel [6] in July, 2020. He left that position four months later.[7] Now December 2024 Lamar is chef and owner of ETC. Restaurant in downtown Chicago.

Lamar partnered with World Kitchen to feed many during COVID-19[8] Lamar used his celebrity status to raise funds for Door Dash and RED's COVID-19 Relief fund[9]

References

1. Lukach, Adam (2020-04-10). "Chicago's Lamar Moore wins Food Network's Vegas Chef Prizefight" (Press release). Chicago, IL: Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-21. Im humbled to be crowned as the winner in the finale of Vegas chef prizefight...
2. "LAMAR MOORE". 2020-05-22. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
3. "Why Young Black Chefs Need Black Mentors". 2020-05-22. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
4. "Seeking some rare civility Then watch Bravos newest reality show". washingtonpost.com. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
5. "Tailgate Fate". Chopped. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
6. "Food Network TV series to determine top chef at new Vegas restaurant". latimes.com. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
7. Stapleton, Susan (2020-11-30). "Chef Lamar Moore Departs His Post at Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse". Eater Vegas. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
8. Barnas, Tom. "Food Network's Chef Lamar Moore Dishes on Community Service during COVID-19". WGN 9. wgntv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
9. None, RED. "DoorDash And RED Partner To Support COVID19 Relief Efforts". CISION. PRNewswire. Retrieved 21 June 2020.