Stuart Tracy of Butcher and Bee - Biography

A chef is only as limited as his or her imagination, which is why Stuart Tracy is more than happy to fill the late night hours at Charleston’s Butcher & Bee with creative, scratch-made, satisfying sandwiches. A graduate of Johnson & Wales, Tracy got his start at 14 at Harry’s Farmers Market, working his way through some finer dining (including Sienna Restaurant and the Palmetto Café) before bringing his skills to the world of sandwiches.

Butcher & Bee is where Tracy’s skills have truly taken root. As much a late-night industry hangout as a platform for haut sandwich experimentation, B&B allows Tracy to let his imagination run on the near-sublime interplay of bread and filling. Praise is reasonably copious from outlets like New York Magazine, GQ, Food & Wine, and The Huffington Post, with Tracy also earning “Best Late Night Menu” and “Best Sandwich” nods, along with a 2013 StarChefs.com Rising Star Chef Award. Understatement never tasted so good.