Nat Cutler

Owner

Nat was born and raised in Seattle WA, but chose the Bay Area as his home at the start of 2007. Armed with a BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna, and absolutely no restaurant experience, he planned to team up with partner Christian Albertson to open The Monk’s Kettle later that year. Fortunately, he was able to cut his restaurant teeth with a brief stint at San Francisco institution Zuni Café, as well as hone his beer acumen with the help of City Beer Store, before Monks opened its doors.

Nat spent the first two years of Monk’s life splitting time between bartending, managing, and creating and overseeing all administrative aspects of the company: accounting systems, budgeting, financial analysis and any other random tasks that fell his way. Since then, he has removed himself from floor duties to focus all his efforts on creating a long-term, sustainable model for the efficiency and growth of the company.

The Monk’s Kettle has become universally known for its beer program, consistently rated as one of the top beer bars -- locally, nationally, internationally.

In his free time, you can find him with his wife and two daughters.