Hush Public House – Scottsdale, Arizona
During a February, 2024 episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, host Guy Fieri asked Chef Dom Ruggiero what type of cuisine her served at his North Scottsdale restaurant Hush Public House. Chef Ruggiero explained Hush features “New American,” a term which basically “let’s me do whatever I want.” Chef Ruggiero could have said “Martian” and it’s unlikely he would have received any argument from the periphrastic host. In part that’s because Chef Ruggiero is a former United States Marine. With tatooed guns nearly the size of Hulk Hogan’s, he still looks like he could take on a regiment of terrorists single-handedly. Despite the chef’s enviable musculature, Fieri observed a culinary technique he described as “such a big hand doing it so daintily.” You might wonder how a former Marine became one of the Valley’s most highly regarded chefs. After leaving the service, Chef Ruggiero worked in an office in which Cordon Bleu occupied the third floor. The chef related that he “saw all these guys with tatoos playing with knives and fire.” His instant reaction was “sign me up.” Originally from Scottsdale, Chef Ruggiero has been in the culinary arena for nearly fifteen years. He launched Hush Public House in 2019…