About Alex
A Wellfleet native, Alex Horowitz grew up watching his mom in the kitchen. When he took his first job in a at PJ’s restaurant, he was hooked. At Sweet Seasons he began to learn the art of French cuisine and then at the age of 19, he took on his first head chef position at the Duck Creek Tavern.
While attending Johnson & Wales University he spent time in some known establishments around the area and took an apprenticeship in Germany at a French restaurant called Veux Sinzig, where he learned the intricacies of farm-to-table and wild foraging.
Horowitz moved to Boston in 2008, working at Chiara Mediterranean Bistro before then joining the team at Ming Tsai’s Blue Ginger. Over the course of his six-year tenure at the award-winning Wellesley restaurant, he learned the ins and outs of using Asian flavors and techniques, and made good use of the restaurant’s vast pantry. His focus, organization and reliability eventually landed him the role of Executive Sous Chef.
In 2015, Horowitz took his talents to Dorchester to join the Chris Douglass team as the Chef de Cuisine of Tavolo, where he honed his pizza- and pasta-making prowess over the course of two years.
In 2017 he set about opening The James Pub & Provisions in Needham. The modern pub offers cold pints and warm hospitality alongside a menu of elevated comfort food, which left Horowitz plenty of room to get creative and have some fun.
In 2019, Horowitz opened The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint with friend Jonathan Post, working to bring authentic barbecue and Southern food to the greater Boston area.