Chef Brian Huston

Chef de Cuisine The Publican

Chef de Cuisine Brian Huston’s unassuming style is perfectly suited to The Publican, a restaurant whose goal is to be as simple as possible. The Evanston, Illinois native boasts a solid career of building on classical culinary training, including stages at some of the country’s finest restaurants.

Brian comes to The Publican from Boulder, Colorado, where he worked as Chef at The Kitchen. Prior to that, Brian worked under Executive Chef Paul Kahan at Blackbird from 1998 to 2000. At 37, Huston’s resume also includes Zuni Cafe in San Francisco,and both Spiaggia and Heaven on Seven in Chicago.

Huston holds a Bachelor of Science from Ohio University.