Mark Ladner is a Cambridge, Massachusetts based chef and restaurateur, who owns Bar Enza in Harvard Square. [1]
Ladner was raised in Belmont, Massachusetts. [2]
His first job was at Café Fiorella, also in Harvard Square. After graduating from Johnson & Wales University, [3] he went to work for Todd English at Olives. Ladner worked there with Marc Orfaly and Barbara Lynch. [3] He moved to Manhattan and became executive chef at Del Posto until 2017. [4] While there, he won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in New York City and two Michelin Stars. The New York Times gave the restaurant a four star review. [1] While in NYC, Ladner also worked for Scott Bryan and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. [3]
At Del Posto, he was known for his 100 layer lasagna. [5] , [6]
In 2005, he served as Mario Batali’s sous chef on Iron Chef America alongside Anne Burrell. When he appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, he competed against Flay but Flay won.
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