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Chef LaDuke is Senior Executive Chef at Red Lobster, responsible for leading the Culinary Development team in the creation of fresh, delicious, Simply Great food. Before joining Red Lobster in 2005, Michael spent 17 years at Walt Disney World, where he held a variety of increasingly responsible culinary positions. Most recently, he served as executive chef at EPCOT Center, where he was responsible for all EPCOT restaurant menus and its Food Court, which he redesigned and re-launched with more innovative food. He also directed EPCOT’s International Food and Wine Festival. Michael was recognized as Central Florida Chef of the Year by Restaurant Forum Magazine for his menu improvements to the Brown Derby Restaurant at MGM Studios and was named to the Premier Chefs of America list in 1996. | 