About Adam Wells-Morgan

Born and raised in Columbia, Adam developed his passion for food in his grandmother’s kitchen at age 10 helping her prepare family dinners. During his senior year at Hickman High School he started his professional culinary career at Columbia’s Trattoria Strada Nova and Cucina Sorella.

In the Summer of 2001 he moved to Hyde Park, New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America, where he got a world-class culinary education and completed internships at renowned restaurants such as New York’s Babbo, and Kansas City’s Lidia’s.

In March of 2003, Adam moved back to Columbia to work as the head chef at Jack’s Gourmet, Village Wine and Cheese, and The Club at Old Hawthorne. In the summer of 2014 Adam and his long-time friend Dan Dethrow began developing the concept for Flyover, which opened July 27th, 2016. At Flyover, Chef Adam aims to celebrate regional Midwest ingredients by providing guests with meticulously crafted, yet approachable dishes that focus around their wood burning oven.