3737 Rutledge Rutledge Street Street www.husknashville.comwww.husknashville.com Nashville,Nashville, TN TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurantwww.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615)(615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashvillewww.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville PRESIDENT, NEIGHBORHOOD DINING GROUP David Howard EXECUTIVE CHEF / PARTNER Sean Brock CHEF DE CUISINE Tim Moody PASTRY CHEF Lisa Donovan 76 Queen St. www.huskrestaurant.com Charleston, SC 29401 GENERAL MANAGER www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant 843.577.2500 Kenny Lyons www.twitter.com/HuskRestaurant OVERVIEW ocated in Rutledge Hill— any given moment. Like the decor inside this historic L just a few blocks south building the food is modern in style and interpretation. of Historic Broadway, in the At Husk, there are some rules about what can go on heart of Downtown Nashville— the plate. “If it doesn’t come from the South, it’s not is the newest outpost of the coming through the door,” says Brock. The resulting Neighborhood Dining Group cuisine is not about rediscovering Southern cooking, and James Beard Awardwinning but rather exploring the reality of Southern food. Chef Sean Brock’s renowned Seedsaving, heirloom husbandry, and in-house restaurant, Husk. Led by Brock pickling and charcuterie programs by the and Chef de Cuisine Tim Moody, the kitchen reinterprets the bounty of the surrounding area, exploring an ingredient-driven cuisine that begins in the rediscovery of heirloom products and redefines what it means to cook and eat in Nashville. Starting with a larder of ingredients indigenous to the South housed in a complex of buildings dating back to the 1890’s, which has been listed in the National Registry of Historic homes since the 1970’s, Brock and Moody craft menus throughout the day inspired by what the local farmers are hauling in to the kitchen at 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville OVERVIEW culinary team are the basis of Husk’s cuisine. The restaurant is as causal as it is chic, evoking a way of life focused on seasonality and the grand traditions of Nashville life—one lived at a slower pace, preferably with a cocktail and fantastic music in the late afternoon. It’s a neighborhood gathering place for friends and family and a dining destination spot for travelers, with a taste of the South for everyone’s palate. 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville CUISINE rock brings this evolving working his way up to sous chef under opening chef, B vision of a new Southern Michael Kramer. In 2006 when Brock took over the kitchen, cuisine from his successful Moody stayed on board. While Brock travels between kitchens at McCrady’s and Charleston and Nashville, Moody manages the day-to- Husk Charleston. As one of day operations at Husk Nashville. His food philosophies the South’s most decorated closely mirror those of Brock and Travis Grimes, his culinarians, Brock received counterpoint at Husk Charleston, focusing on preserving the James Beard Award techniques and the recovery of lost flavors, especially for Best Chef Southeast in 2010, and was a finalist for Outstanding Chef in 2013 and 2014. He has appeared on Iron Chef America and hosted Season Two of Anthony Bourdain’s The Mind of a Chef on PBS. His first cookbook will be released in 2014 by Artisan Books. Moody grew up ion a farm in Asheville, NC and always felt the food world calling to him. After graduating from Johnson & Wales University’s Culinary Arts program in Charleston, SC, he accepted a position at McCrady’s, 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville CUISINE vegetables that once flourished in the region, but were lost to 20th-century industrial agriculture. Utilizing nearby farms to gain immediate access to what is fresh and available today, or even this hour, they transform the ever-changing ingredients into an evolving menu. Seasonal bounty comes in waves, so what can’t be used immediately is preserved, pickled, smoked, or saved. heirloom varietals. Each brings a love for the region and its history to the creation of Husk Nashville. Diners at Husk Nashville observe an open, collaborative kitchen, where chefs freely interact with guests and personally deliver food to tables, but the work begins well before a pan starts to heat. Brock and Moody exhaustively research Southern and Nashville food histories and provenance in their process to reconstitute flavors and ingredients lost in time. Their dedication extends to sourcing heirloom grains and 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville COCKTAILS AND WINE ocated directly below the main dining room, grape varietal, further connect the concepts of Husk’s L Husk’s bar is outfitted with an ever changing menu bar to the mission of the restaurant. Husk is proud of emphasizing classic cocktails and continuing the city’s its boutique wine program emphasizing organic and historic tippling traditions, all while mirroring the biodynamic, family-style producers who share the restaurant’s commitment to seasonality. An on-site restaurant’s focus on environmental preservation. cocktail apothecary program gives the impressive bar team a cadre of housemade ingredients to make some of the most delicious drinks in the south while highlighting spirits from distilleries in and around Nashville like Belle Meade, Prichards, and Corsair. Beyond the bourbon- focus that’s become synonymous with Husk’s bar program, patrons can sip artisanal microbrews from Yazoo, Fat Bottom, Jackalope, Tennessee Brew Works, and Calf Killer on the attached porch while overlooking the sights of the city. It’s a place to relax, to enjoy a drink before dinner, and always a discovery of new tastes derived from old virtues. A wine list grouped by terrior and soil type, rather than the traditional classifications of political geography or 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville DESIGN usk Nashville, located at H 37 Rutledge Street, was constructed into the side of a hill between 1879 and 1882 by Dr. John Bunyan Stephens. Its storied history includes serving as Mayor Richard Houston Dudley’s home, where he lived when elected in 1897. The area was settled by the Rutledge and Middleton families of Charleston who were descendants of two of the South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mayor Dudley added the Carriage House located on property in 1890—which will serve as a space to satisfy The Neighborhood Dining Group’s President David the restaurant’s culinary whims and host private/special Howard set into motion an extensive remodeling effort to events. The design of the Husk’s interior spaces enhances preserve and retrofit their vision of Husk Nashville. The the building’s roots while demonstrating a sense of building retains its antique charm and stately exterior Southern style, modernity, energy, and cosmopolitan flair. while the interior has been renovated with a modern, 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville DESIGN minimalist theme. Like the reinterpreted food served on its tables, each space has been reinvigorated to reveal its original floors, windows, and walls. Located on the second floor, the main kitchen is an open space where guests will catch a glimpse the chefs in action as they are escorted to tables in either the main dining room or glass-enclosed atrium below. A more intimate dining space is located off the entranceway with large bay windows to take in the city. The bar is housed just below the main dining room and next to the atrium where it’s attached patio gives guests the opportunity to relax outdoors, cocktail in hand, and (when the season’s right) check the score of the Titans game. Designed by Michael Shewan of Michael David & Associates of Charleston, SC. 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com 37 Rutledge Street www.husknashville.com Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant Nashville, TN www.facebook.com/HuskRestaurant (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville (615) 256-6565 www.twitter.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville www.instagram.com/HuskNashville THE STABLES alk across the yard, past half-a-dozen raised W vegetable beds supplying produce and herbs to the kitchen, and guests will find themselves at the historic Carriage House now named The Stables.