Our Story

Created by Chef Ferrell Alvarez (2017 James Beard Foundation semi-finalist, Best Chef South), his longtime business-partner, friend and restaurateur, Ty Rodriguez and entrepreneur Chon Nguyen.

Proper House Group, a Tampa-based hospitality group known for several widely acclaimed restaurants in  the Tampa Bay region, including Rooster & the Till (2022, 2023 Michelin Bib Gourmand Recipient, named No. 1  restaurant in the Tampa Bay Times - 2018 + 2019), Ash (Italian-inspired cuisine in Water Street), Alter Ego (Water Street), Gallito Taqueria (three locations: The Collective, Sparkman Wharf and The  Joinery), and Dang Dude (two locations: The Collective and Sparkman Wharf).