Chef Brendan McHale of The Eddy - Biography
New York, NY
A New England native, Brendan McHale grew up with the coastal winds, learning how to fly-fish in the Catskills and developing a penchant for seafood from a young age. His passion as a cook came to him early as well—spending summers working on Block Island and later deciding to attend the culinary arts program at Johnson & Wales University. McHale entered professional kitchen life via New England’s culinary capital: Boston. He worked and trained with some of Beantown’s biggest names—including Frank McClelland at the now-closed Sel de la Terre, and Barbara Lynch, for whom he helmed The Butcher Shop as its chef de cuisine.
McHale traded Patriot-paradise for Yankeetown to accept the executive chef position at Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar in New York City, a position he held until 2010. He then took a break from the hot line to run Tasting Table’s test kitchen, before teaming up with Jason Soloway, a one-time regular at Jack’s Luxury, to open The Eddy in 2014. The East Village eatery boasts fun bar snacks and small plates, with focus on coastal ingredients that McHale has loved since his fly-fishing days.

Chef Brendan McHale
- The Eddy
342 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003
(646) 895-9884
www.theeddynyc.com.. - formerly of Tasting Table
495 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013
www.tastingtable.com.. - formerly of The Butcher Shop
552 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
www.thebutchershopbo.. - formerly of Sel de la Terre
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
www.seldelaterre.com..