Born and raised in Nashville, TN, Stuart Murphy has been in the food industry for the last 12 years, with a heavy focus on whole animal butchery. He started out as a dishwasher at Porter Road Butcher and climbed his way to being one of the lead butchers there. He is very passionate about food and meat, especially when it comes to the ethics of how things are cultivated and raised. Between working in a couple butcher shops and getting the full restaurant experience at Henrietta Red (a truly magical experience), he has had the opportunity to experience the full circle of the food industry and cooking world. But he knows that there is a seemingly infinite amount to learn.

What brought Stuart to TNFP is their mission. He says, “Quality food shouldn’t be hard to come by no matter what a person’s socioeconomic status is. Everyone deserves to eat well and that really struck a (positive) chord with me, and something I wanted to be a part of!”

In his spare time, Stuart likes to play Rocket League (it’s soccer, but with cars that can fly), work on pencil drawings when he is feeling motivated, cooking and eating food, and petting all the dogs in the world.