About

Chef Brian Malarkey has created 15 wildly successful restaurants across the United States. He serves as the Partner of seven other concepts in Southern California, including Herb & Wood, Herb & Eatery, Herb & Sea, Animae, NIMA Cafe, and Herb & Ranch. He was the founding executive chef/partner of the Searsucker and Herringbone restaurants, which sold majority stake to the Hakkasan Group in 2014. Under his guidance, the brands expanded both across the country and internationally to 10 locations.

 

Brian was a semi-finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars (2020) and is a past Top Chef finalist (Season 3). He makes regular appearances on the Today Show and Good Morning America, and was a winning mentor on ABC’s The Taste, which he co-hosted alongside Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson and Ludo Lefebvre. Malarkey has judged a variety of television cooking programs, including Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook Off, Chopped All-Stars, and Cutthroat Kitchen, in addition to regularly headlining food and wine festivals around the country.

 

Always eager to give back to the community, Malarkey has supported dozens of organizations and nonprofits throughout the years, including Rady Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Berry Good Food Foundation, Chimps Inc., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Surfer’s Healing and more.

 

Brian’s most recent venture, Chefs Life, is a line of cooking oils custom blended for the home chef available online and grocers nationwide. Each oil is designed for a specific step in the creation of a dish from high-heat sautéing or frying, to making salad dressings or sauces, or for dipping or drizzling over a finished dish. Chefs Life is partnered with Golden Rule Charity, an organization providing timely relief to restaurant and hospitality employees in need, by donating a portion of all proceeds back to the hospitality industry.

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