Man works his way up from the bottom to become executive chef at top Auckland restaurant

Being an executive chef for one of the best restaurant's in Auckland is a tough gig.

But Wallace Mua climbed his way up from the bottom to become a top chef at the Hilton Hotel's FISH Restaurant.

He started working there as a humble dishwasher and put in the hard yards to attain his dream.

"I was lucky that I got a job at a restaurant, my boss said I got the job because I sat there smiling the whole interview and I didn't have any idea," Mua says.

TVNZ1's Seven Sharp learned more about his journey in the video above.