Adam Newell

Adam Newell, owner/chef of Zibibbo restaurant in Wellington, is one of only two holders of a Michelin star - the most exclusive, hard-to-win and desirable of restaurant awards - in New Zealand. He started out as an apprentice chef in London, working in Le Gavroche, a high quality French restaurant run and owned by the famous Roux brothers. He won his Michelin star (sald to be the fastest earned in history) two years later, as chef at Fulham Road, London. He has since set up or worked in...See more

Adam Newell, owner/chef of Zibibbo restaurant in Wellington, is one of only two holders of a Michelin star - the most exclusive, hard-to-win and desirable of restaurant awards - in New Zealand. He started out as an apprentice chef in London, working in Le Gavroche, a high quality French restaurant run and owned by the famous Roux brothers. He won his Michelin star (sald to be the fastest earned in history) two years later, as chef at Fulham Road, London. He has since set up or worked in restaurants in New York, Tokyo and Auckland before setting up Zibibbo in Wellington. See less