WHO WE ARE
WE ARE
COMMUNITY THROUGH
FOOD
Tackle Box is the epicenter of fresh honest food. As a local grub shack, we provide our community with quick, simple, and unique flavors that appeal to the masses.
We are inspired by local and sustainable purveyors in delivering the best quality product. Tackle Box is an interpretation of community through food, and we are here to share our everyday catch with you.
“Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.” –
Mark Twain
ABOUT
CHEF BRIAN HUSKEY
Chef Brian Huskey is a native of
Pasadena, California. After attending and studying Economics at
UCLA, where he had his first job as a short order cook at the
Grove,
Brian moved to
San Francisco to get his formal culinary education at
California Culinary Academy (
CCA).
After CCA, Brian went on a culinary journey, traveling to places as far as the
Caribbean – but eventually landing back in
Los Angeles. For three years, Brian worked directly with Chef
Ricardo Zarate in opening his four restaurants: Picca, Mo-chica, Paiche, and
Blue Tavern. Prior to meeting Zarate, Brian was
Chef de Cuisine of LA
Prime at the
Westin Bonaventure and
Executive Chef for
Room Forty. He also was
Mark Gold’s opening chef de cuisine of Eva restaurant and part of the opening team of Fig and
Olive in
West Hollywood. As well, he spent 3 years with the Patina group at
Cafe Pinot and helped open Leatherby’s
Cafe Rouge in
Orange County as sous chef. Throughout this process, Brian has been able to travel and cultivate his culinary voice by learning how to incorporate
Asian, French,
Peruvian, and
Californian influences into his food.
Recently Brian competed
on BRAVO’s nationally acclaimed TV hit show
Top Chef season 11:
New Orleans where he had a national platform each week to showcase his talent. He cooked his way to top 5. Since Top Chef, Brian has been busy with private and corporate events, catering, consulting and cultivating concepts – and now launching Tackle Box. In his free time, he enjoys the simple things…eating, relaxing, playing tennis and spending time with friends and family, and of course
Titan, his rescue pitbull.
- published: 20 Jun 2015
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