Rye Craft Food and Drink

Specialties

Part of our mission is to cultivate relationships within our community. To that end, we have partnered with many local purveyors to bring the best products to your table. As seasons change, so will the menu at Rye. Working with seasonal produce helps us create value in our menu, but also ensures we are serving our guests the best of what the season offers.

History

Established in 2015.

Rye opened November 17, 2015 in the former law office of Texas Governor James W. Throckmorton (1866 – 67) at 111 W. Virginia Parkway in Historic Downtown Mckinney, Texas.

Meet the Business Owner

Jeff Q.

Business Owner

A long time McKinney resident, Chef Jeff attended the world renowned Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, training under some of the best Certified Master Chefs in the world.

In 2001, Jeff moved to California’s fabled Napa Valley to study wine and its vital interaction with various types of cuisine. Jeff trained at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, the CIA’s sister campus, where he fine-​tuned his skills in patisserie and artisan bread baking.

In the winter of 2002, Jeff opened McKinney’s premier golf facility, the PGA Tour’s TPC Craig Ranch, alongside Dallas’ chef restauranteur Brian Lusher. In 2005, Jeff opened Poppy’s Garden Café in downtown McKinney earning 4 stars from the Dallas Morning News and was named one of the top 5 young chefs to watch by D Magazine. After stops at at Hibiscus and the historic Zodiac café in Neimen Marcus, Jeff joined Kent Rathbun Catering in 2012 and was entrusted with opening Chef Rathbun’s latest offering, Hickory.