BRYAN CASWELL

Executive Chef & Co-Founder

Bryan Caswell is Texas through and through. Reared on the Gulf and fully invested in revered Lone Star State traditions (fishing, hunting, sports, and a deep appreciation for local foodways), the native Houstonian is known as a larger-than-life personification of the Bayou City.

Bryan’s Texas touchstones never left him, even when as a young man, he set out on a culinary odyssey that took him throughout the world, working alongside some of the greatest names in the restaurant industry. With a degree from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Bryan excelled in kitchens in New York, Hong Kong, Barcelona and the Bahamas under the watchful eyes of Michelin-recognized superstars such as Charlie Palmer, Alfred Portale, Wayne Nish and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

When he returned home after 9/11, he began laying the foundations for what was to become Reef, the groundbreaking restaurant responsible for redefining modern Gulf Coast cuisine. His work there got him short-listed for a James Beard Award and on the roster as one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs in 2009. After more than two decades on the food scene with multiple restaurant concepts, Bryan has become one of the city’s most recognized culinary ambassadors.

LATULI, his collaboration with friend and business partner Allison Knight, brings Bryan full circle. The menu resonates with his love of Texas foods and his unwavering respect for Gulf Coast waterways and culture. While stamped with global sophistication, LATULI’s heart is genuinely, unabashedly Texan. Thanks to Bryan, diners can taste that distinction in every bite.